P. MANN &. CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



PUMPKINS. 



Large Cheese. — A good cooking variety, cheese 

 shape, creamy yellow color, flesh fine grained, and 

 one of the best for pies. Price, per packet. 5c. Per 

 ounce, ioc. Y\ pound 20c. Per pound, 50c . 



Japanese Pie.— Crooked-necked variety; ex- 

 tremely small seed cavity; nearly all solid meat; 

 quality extra fine. Seeds distinct in appearance. 

 Productive; ripens early; medium size; good keeper. 

 Easily cut and dried like apples, and makes excellent 

 pies or sauce for winter use. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 LARGE SWEET CHEESE PU3IPKIX. ioc. x £ pound 20c. Pound, 60c. 



Large Common Yellow Field (Yankee Cow Pumpkin, Connecticut Field.)-Hardiest 

 of all Pumpkins, good for pies and stock feeding.^ pound, ioc. Pound 30c. Quart, 25c. 



Mammoth Tours.— Immense size, often weighs no pounds. Packet, 5c. Ounce, ioc. J 4 pound, 

 20c. Pound. 60c. 



PEAS. 



On account of the very short crop in some 



varieties cf Peas, prices are subject 



to change without notice. 



Peas mature early in a light, rich soil. ^For a gen- 

 eral crop, a rich deep loam, or inclining to clay, 

 would be best. They thrive better if the ground has 

 been manured for a 'previous crop, but if the ground 

 is poor and requires manuring, use well rotted man- 

 ure, and for the dwarf varieties you can hardly make 

 the soil too rich. When grown for a market crop they 

 are seldom staked or brushed, but are sown in single 

 rows, I inch apart and 3 to 5 inches deep, the depth 

 depending on time of sowing, nature of soil, as well 

 as variety. Rows should be from 2*2 to 3 x i feet apart, 

 according to variety and manner of culture desired. 

 When grown in gardens it is best to sow in double 

 rows, 6 to 8 inches apart, the tall ones requiring 

 brush, which is stnck in between the rows. Com- 

 mence sowing early varieties as early as the ground 

 can be worked in the Spring, and continue, for a suc- 

 cession, every two weeks up to June, discontinuing 

 until the middle of July, when a good crop can usu- 

 ally be secured by sowing the extra early and early 

 sorts. They should be kept clean with the cultivator 

 or hoc, and earthed up twice during growth. Wrinkled 

 varieties are not as hardy as the smooth hard sorts, 

 and if planted early should have dry soil and not 

 planted deep, or they are liable to rot "in the ground ; 

 the\- are, however, the sweetest and best flavored vari- 

 eties. One quart sows 80 feet of drill ; two or three 

 bushels to the acre. 



(PEAS— Erbsen.) 



Extra Early Alaska.— The earliest blue 

 pea. The dark green color of the pods makes it 

 extremely desirable, as it can be carried long dis- 

 tances without losing color, which quality, com- 

 bined with its earliness and uniformity of ripen- 

 ing, makes it a most desirable pea for market gar- 

 deners. Height two feet. Quart, 20c. Peck, 

 $1.00. Bushel, $3.50. 



First and Best. —It is very profitable for 

 the gardener and shipper because it is very early, 

 ripens uniformily, so that all the pods may be 

 picked within seven weeks from the time of 

 planting, and that at one picking. Quart, 20c. 

 Peck, 75c. Bushel, $3.00. 



Allan's 3Iaud S.— Undoubtedly the most pop- 

 ular early pea for market gardeners yet produced. 

 Seed round, light cream color, slightlv dented ; 

 height 2}i ft. Quart. 25c* Peck, Si.oo'. Bushel. 

 $3-50. 



EXTRA EARLY ALASKA: 



Xott's Excelsior Pea.— The best and sweet- 

 est early Dwarf Wrinkled Pea. Robust and vigor- 

 ous in growth, producing in profusion long, hand- 

 some pods. Seed green, wrinkled. Height, 12 

 inches. Price, per quart, 25c. Per peck, $1.75. 

 Per bushel, $6.50. 



American Wonder. — This variety stands 

 unrivaled in point of productiveness, flavor, and 

 quality, and is without exception the earliest 

 wrinkled pea in cultivation. It is of dwarf and 

 robust habit, growing from ten to fifteen inches 

 high, and produces a profusion of good sized and 

 well filled pods of the finest flavor. Dry peas, 

 medium size, wrinkled and flattened, pale green. 

 Requires liberal fertilizing. Quart, 25c. Peck, 

 $1.60. Bushel, $6.00. 



