SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sis,, Baltimore, Md. 1 7 



Egg Plant 



Mammoth Smooth Stem 



1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants. 



Sow In March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high 

 Into a second hotbed, or let "them remain and thin out to 4 

 Inches apart. When the weather becomes settled, transplant 

 into the open ground 3 feet apart each way. Good culture is 

 quite as important as good seed. Work the ground deep, make 

 it rich with well-rotted manure and hoe often. 



This superior strain is a decided im- 

 provement on the New York Large 

 Purple in quality, size and beauty. The plants are large and 

 vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, stem smooth, fruit 

 large, oval, early and of a fine deep purple. Pkt., 10c; or,., 

 40c; 14 lb.. $1.35; lb., $4.50. 



Rlonlr Roiiili, Tne most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg 

 DiaCK DeaUiy Plants. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.35; lb., $4.50. 



Npw Ynrlf Imnrnvpil Pnrrl* ° val sna P 6d . thorniess, dark 



ncW IUIH lllipiUVCU rui^lc purple color, and rich flavor. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; %, lb., $1.15; lb., $4.00. 



Florida High . 



Bush vigor- 

 ous and pro- 

 ductive; of 

 upright 

 growth, hold- 

 ing the fruit 

 well off the 

 ground; color 

 light purple; 

 of oblong 

 shape. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 30c; 



y* lb.. $i.oo. 



Black Beauty. 



Endive 



Ever White Curled Endive. 



Kale 



New Floradale Savoy 



Broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill. 



The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and make 

 excellent greens for winter and spring use, and are 

 improved by frost. For early spring use, sow broad- 

 cast in September and protect during winter. It 

 must also be sown in April or May for later use. 



Of medium height, with long 

 deep curled green leaves, and 

 is one of the handsomest Kales ever developed. Its 

 graceful leaves are unmarked by frost. It is late 

 seeding, and will be found in good condition after 

 all other varieties have lost their usefulness. Pkt., 

 5c; %. lb., 40c; lb., $1.00. 



American Long Standing tSniSSwn ei G«n^n n e x ! 



tra Curled Kale; beautifully curled, of strong, vigor- 

 ous habit, perfectly hardy and slow shooting to seed. 

 Pkt., 5c,; % lb., 20c; lb., 50c; 10 lbs., $4.50. 



1 ounce to 100 feet of drill; 3 lbs. to tbe acre. 



Endive may be sown at any time. For main crop sow in June or 

 July in rows 16 inches apart. When nearly full grown it is blanched, 

 to destroy bitterness, in the following form: When dry gather up 

 the leaves and tie them by their tips in a conical shape, or lay clean 

 boards right over the plants, which thereby excludes the light an<5 

 air from the inner leaves, which then blanch to a beautiful yellowish 

 white. After 14 days or 3 weeks they will be ready for use. Tie 

 up at different times, as it only keeps a short time after blanching. 

 It makes a splendid salad, and is very useful, as it comes in after 

 lettuce is gone. 



Fwor White TlirloJ By far the most beautiful variety. 



LjVCI ITUHC VUIICU Plants moderately dense; leaves coarser 



than those of the Green Curled, but the mid-rib is yellow 



and the leaves frequently almost white, so that the plant* 



are very attractive and always 1 bring the highest prices on 



the market. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



C.raan Cnr\aA Thls is the hardiest variety, and very de- 



UICCll 1/UI1CU sirable for the home and market garden 



The deep green leaves are beautifully cut and curled, easily 



blanched and become very crisp, tender and fine flavored 



Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Kohlrabi 



1 oz. will produce 1,500 plants. 



This forms a bulb above the 

 ground and its flavor is some- 

 what similar to Cabbage. Sow 

 in April' in rows 18 inches 

 apart, thinning out to 8 inches 

 between the plants. 



Early White Vienna ^lort 



ing and of fine quality. The 

 bulbs grow to the size of an 

 apple when ready for use, and 

 are a pale whitish green. They 

 are of delicate cabbage-like 

 flavor. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 60c; lb., $3.00. 



Leek 



Kale. 



1 oz. to 50 yards of drill. 



Sow early In the spring in drills 

 1 inch deep and 12 inches apart; 

 when about 6 inches high trans- 

 plant into deep, rich soil, 5 inches 

 apart; use a dibble and plant 

 deeply, close to their leaves, 



Large London Flag ^r^ 



riety. of enormous size, leave? 

 large and broad; flavor mild 

 and pleasant. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Monstrous Carentan or Scotch 



fhamninn of extra lar & e size : 



l/UdlU|JIUII the leaves are fan- 

 shaped, of a dark green color; 

 the edible stem is 6 to 8 inches 

 long and 3 inches in diameter. 

 Pkt., 5c; 14 lb„ 65c; lb., $3.00, Monstrous Carentan l.t-ek. 



