MANNS' SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Representing varieties 

 which are known to our 

 customers and ourselves 

 as being the best 

 obtainable. 



Offered at lowest possible prices con- 

 sistent with the high quality of our 

 tested and proven 

 strains. 



Artichoke 



Jerusalem or Tuberous Rooted. 



Grown exclusively for their large potato- 

 like roots which are valuable for feeding 

 hogs and for table use, often yielding over 

 two tons per acre. Plant in March or April, 

 two feet apart in 3 foot rows and cover 2 

 inches deep. 3 bushels per acre or 1 quart 

 to 60 feet of row. They should not be dug 

 in the fall but allowed to remain in the 

 ground to be gathered as needed. An ex- 

 cellent hog feed, preventing cholera, and 

 exceedingly nutritious. When once planted 

 they will continuously come up afterwards, 

 hence for a field crop it is best to select a 

 piece of land which is to be devoted to 

 Artichokes exclusively and an annual crop 

 will be produced for years. Price, % Pk., 

 35c; pk., $1.00; bu., §3.50. 



Asparagus 



1 ounce to 60 feet of drill; 1 lb. per acre; 3,000 plants per acre. 



Asparagus grows easily in almost any good soil, but best results are 

 obtained in well-enriched, deeply dug, sandy loam. A well cared for bed 

 improves with age, and lasts for many years. It may be grown from 

 seed, but much time is saved by planting roots. 



The Asparagus plant is slow to die down in the fall, so that the roots 

 cannot safely be dug until about November 1st. By this time the soil 

 is so cool that the plants do not root readily, consequently many are 

 winter killed. Per this reason, We advise only spring planting for any 

 point north of Washington, D. C. 



We strongly urge all those having enough available space to put in 

 a bed for their own use, following carefully the cultural directions 

 given below. 



If you wish to grow plants from the seed yourself, pour warm water 

 on the seed and allow it to stand until cool; pour it off and repeat 

 two or three times with fresh warm water. Sow in spring in drills 

 about eighteen inches apart and two inches deep in light, rich soil, 

 planting fifteen to twenty seeds to each foot of row. When the plants 

 are well up, thin to about one inch apart and give frequent and thor- 

 ough cultivation during the summer. If this has been well done, the 

 plants will be fit to set the next spring. 



The permanent bed should be prepared by deep plowing or spading 

 and thoroughly enriching the ground with stable manure or other 

 fertilizer; a moist, sandy soil is best. If the sub-soil is not naturally 

 loose and friable, it should be made so by thoroughly stirring with a 

 sub-soil plow or spade. Set the plants about four inches deep and one 

 to two feet apart in rows four to six feet apart. After the plants are 

 well started, give frequent and thorough cultivation. Early the next 

 spring spade in a heavy, dressing of manure and about one quart of 

 salt and double the quantity of fresh wood ashes to each square rod 

 and cultivate well as long as the size of plants will permit, or until 

 they begin to die down. The next season the bed may be cut over two 

 or three times, but if this is done, all the shoots, no matter how small, 

 should be cut. After the final cutting, give a good dressing of manure, 

 ashes and salt. Cultivate frequently until the plants meet in the rows. 



In autumn after the tops are fully ripe and yellow, they should be cut 

 and burned. A bed fifteen by fifty feet, requiring about one hundred 

 plants, if well cultivated and manured, should give the following sea- 

 son an abundant supply for an ordinary family and continue productive 

 for eight or ten years. 



Pionl Ai-rTanfanil Famous French variety noted for its earliness and 

 Ulafll rtrgcIHcUll size. It resists rust better than some domestic 



sorts and is also very prolific, producing an abundance of light green, 



tender shoots. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 25c; lb., 90c. 



Palmoftn This is the most popular variety grown for general garden 

 rainicllU purposes, being more prolific than any other and very 

 uniform. Shoots are light green and tinted slightly with pink. They 

 are not so thick as the Colossal or other white types and are fre- 

 quently deep green when allowed to grow above ground. This gives 

 a really splendid flavor. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 15c; lb., 50o. 



Columbian Mammoth White t^Il 



Palmetto Asparagus. 



from Conover's Colossal. This 

 large stalked variety produces 



white shoots above the surface and requires little if any blanching. 



Does not always come true from seed, but the green sorts can readily 



be discarded. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 15c; lb., 50c. 



n 'PI 1 One of the largest and most popular green var- 



tOHOVer S tOlOSSai ieties; stalks are bright green, often tinged 



purple at the top; very tender and of fine quality. Pkt., 5c; % lb., 



15c; lb., 50c. 



Asparagus Roots 



From one to two years may be saved by planting Asparagus roots 

 instead of seed. We have found the demand for roots to be greater 

 than the quantities obtainable, and therefore suggest that orders be 

 placed early. Choice, 2-yr. old roots, all leading varieties, $1.25 per 

 100; 3-vr. old, $2.00 per 100. Special price on large quantities. 



