p. MANN & CO., Washington, D. C. 



316 Niflth Street, N. W. 

 Vi Block North Penna. Ave. 



Beans 



Dwarf or Bush, Green Pod 



Prices subject to change without notice. One quart will plant 

 100 feet of drill. 



CULTURE.— Dwarf Beans may not be 



safely planted until the middle of April, 



owing to the late frost, but may be 



planted thereafter as desired, until the 



middle of August. 



Select high, rich soil, make drills two feet apart, drop beans 



along the rows and cover with earth. Hoe often to keep earth 



to the stems. 



IMPROVED EXTRA EARLY RED VALENTINE— Is the 

 favorite sort for growers who supply the early markets, because 



INOCULATK THIS 

 SEED \VITH 



STIMUGERM 



Red Valentine. 



its growth is so rapid, and because it stands shipment perfectly. 

 It is a heavy cropper, and ready to pick in about forty days. 

 Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



TENDERGREEN— This new variety is of superior quality. 

 The plants are strong and vigorous, and bear attractive light 

 green pods 7 inches long. They are round, meaty, and tender. 

 Early, very prolific, and absolutely stringless. Pt. 25c, qt. 50c, 

 pk. $2.25, bu. $8.00. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE— The pods are fleshy and of fine 

 quality; very hardy. Pt. 20c, qL 40c, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



NEW BOUNTIFUL— A new green-pod Bush Bean, which 

 comes into bearing very early and continues almost throughout 

 the season. Absolutely stringless; good shell bean for winter 

 use. Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



BURPEE'E STRINGLESS GREEN POD— This new bean 

 produces a vine similar to Red Valentine, but develops pods to 

 edible condition two or three days earlier than the Valentine; 

 that is to say, in thirty to thirty-one days from germination, 

 which extra-ordinary maturity for table at once advances the 

 Stringless Green Pod to the first rank among table beans. 

 Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD— This is a great im- 

 provement on the old-time popular favorite Valentine Bean. 

 The pods are fully one-third longer, averaging 5 to 6 inches 

 in length ; absolutely stringless, very crisp, round, full and 

 fleshy. Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



Mann's Stringless Green Pod Beans 



(SPECIALTY, see page 2.) 



A new second early variety. The plant is of true bush habit 

 and bears an enormous quantity of handsome pods of light 

 green color. Pt. 25c, qt. 50c, pk. $2.25, bu. $8.00. 



FULL MEASURE (New)— Large cropper; Stringless, Green- 

 podded, round Bean, not as early as Burpee's Stringless, but a 

 heavv vielder. Best of quality. Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, pk. $2.00, 

 bu. $7.00. 



DWARF HORTICULTURAL— Large green pods, splashed 

 with carmine. Excellent either as snaps in the green state, or 

 shelled green or dry. In this neighborhood it is one of the very 

 best selling beans on the market. Pt. 20c, qt 40c, pk. $2.00, 

 bu. $7.00. 



WHITE PEA, or NAVY— Boston Baking Bean. Pt. 15c, 

 qt. 30c, pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. 



Pole Beans 



Use one quart of seed for 100 hills. 



KENTUCKY WONDER— Also known as Old Homestead. 

 We believe this variety is the most practically useful of the 

 green-podded pole Beans suitable for use as snaps. It is an 

 early, very prolific sort, with showy pods which are of most 

 excellent quality. The vines are vigorous, climbing well, and 

 very productive, bearing pods in large clusters. Pt. 20c, qt. 40c, 

 pk.'$2.25, bu. $8.00. 



Kentucky Wonder. 



