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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 





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Grown by MR. JOHN T. GORSUCH, Bear Creek, Md. 



Our improved strains are grown by the originators and when 

 better quality is produced we are always among the first to offer it. 



"I am pleased to tell you that your Reselected 

 and New Early Long Standing varieties of Savoy 

 Spinach Seed surpass all other strains that I have 

 ever grown. Crops produced have been found to 

 command the very highest market price." 



W. P. Kofskey, Dundalk, Md. 



Manns' Reselected Bloomsdale Savoy 



This new strain has been developed in response. to the urgent 

 demand on the part of large spinach growers for an improvement 

 in the quality of the regular commercialBloomsdale grown in Holland. 



The crops produced from it are so far superior in quality to the 

 regular commercial stocks of Bloomsdale Savoy, that practically 

 all large growers are using it to the exclusion of the un-selected 

 • tock. There is just a little difference in the prices of the seed but 

 tne market value of the crop is greatly increased. Mann's Reselec- 

 ted Savoy cuts more bushels per acre because of its perfectly 

 savoyed luxuriant growth, and commands a higher price per bushel 

 because of its fancy quality. 



The plants are large, heavy, uniform and in every way especially 

 re-selected to match the ideal Bloomsdale Savov type. Lb., 20c; 

 10 lbs., $1.75; 25 lbs., $4.00; 100 lbs., $14.00. 



SPINACH 



1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill; 12 to 15 

 lbs. per acre. 



One of the most staple vege- 

 tables of the American table, 

 possessing highly valuable and 

 health giving qualities; easily 

 grown, requiring but little atten- 

 tion and in sections where the soil 

 is rich, very profitable crops are 

 produced. 



Select a rich piece of ground, 

 the richer the better; and for late 

 spring and early summer use, 

 sow the seed during February, 

 March and April in drills one foot 

 to 20 inches apart, one-half to 

 one inch deep. When the plants 

 are well started thin out to 4 to 

 6 inches apart, or sow the seed 

 thinly and allow all the plants to 

 stand. 



For winter and early spring 

 use, sow either in drills or broad- 

 cast during August, September 

 and October. A top dressing of 

 Nitrate of Soda will make a vast 

 improvement in the earliness, 

 size and quality of the crop. 



Virginia Blight Resistant Bloomsdale 



A strain of Bloomsdale Savoy especially developed by the Virginia 

 Experimental Station for the purpose of resisting the disease 

 commonly called yellows. Used extensively in the vicinity of 

 Norfolk and in other sections where blight is encountered. 



Being an American sort, it matures very quickly and it 

 therefore preferred by some growers for early Fall sowing. Our 

 seed is grown from thoroughly reliable, genuine Virginia Blighr 

 Resistant stock. Lb., 25c; 10 lbs., $2.00; 25 lbs., $4.75: 100 lbs., 

 $17.50. 



Mann's Extra Dark Green Savoy . 



As with other 

 important in- 

 troductions of new strains having real merit, we are among the 

 first in America to offer this improved type of Bloomsdale Savoy. 

 It is only about two days later than Reselected, but the plants are 

 larger, less liable to bolt to seed, more heavily crumpled and of 

 more upright growth. The very dark green color, however, is its 

 chief advantage and in making the selections for this deep color 

 the expert plant breeder has also improved the strain in its savoyed 

 characteristics and absolute freedom from smooth leaved plants, 

 SomejDf the most successful spinach growers in this section have 

 already reported this new strain a very profitable crop. Lb. 25c; 

 10 lbs. $2.00; 25 lbs. $4.50; 100 lbs. $16.00. 



Manns' Reselected Bloomsdale Savoy 



