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Okra or Gumbo 
CULTURE.—Plant in May, in hills about 3 feet apart, 4 or 5 
seeds per hill. When well established, thin out to 2 plants. One 
ounce to 100 feet of drill; 8 pounds per acre. 
PERKINS’ MAMMOTH LONG-PODDED—A very large- 
podded variety; popular with canners and for home use. Quality 
very fine. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % Ib. 25c, Ib. 60c. 
WHITE VELVET—Pods round, smooth, free from seams, 
very prolific. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % Ib. 25c, lb. 60c. 
DWARF GREEN PROLIFIC, or DENSITY—A very dwarf 
and prolific variety. Pods green, smooth and thickly set. Pkt. 
10c, 0z. 15c, % Ib. 25c, Ib. 60c. 
O nio Nn—Zwiebel 
Onion Seeds should be sown as early as possible to work the 
ground, in drills one inch deep and twelve to sixteen inches 
apart, in rich soil, deeply dug and lightly rolled. Thin to one_ 
When sowing for sets seeds must be put in very ~ 
inch apart. 
thick, at the rate of twenty pounds to the acre. The same 
patch may be used year after year for onions and never made 
too rich. To raise large onions, select a bed of rich soil, work 
it deeply. 
Good Onion Seed is of the Greatest Importance 
JAPANESE (Ebenezer)—This new variety promises to be one 
of the best for the production of large onions for Fall and 
Winter market, yielding almost twice as many bushels per acre 
than any other set onion. Somewhat similar to Flat Danvers 
in color and shape but a trifle thicker and very much larger 
in circumference. They are very mild, excellent keepers, rapid 
growers, and very few go to seed. The appearance, size, quality 
and wonderful yields of this variety give it a prominent place 
among the most valuable sorts. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 14 lb. 60c, 
lb. $2.00. 
WHITE SILVER SKIN, or PORTUGAL—The leading sort 
of white onion. Skin is of a beautiful clear white color; flavor 
mild and a most excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 4 Ib. 60c, 
lb. $2.00. 
RED WETHERSFIELD—tThe best-known and most widely 
used red variety. In shape it is flattish, but thick, with very firm 
flesh; is hard, and an excellent keeper, as well as a heavy 
White Silver Skin Onion. 
P. MANN & CO., Washington, D. C. 
316 Ninth Street, N. W. 
% Block North Penna. Ave. 
Hollow Crown Parsnip. 
cropper. The color is a bright, purplish-red. Pkt, 10c, oz. 20c, 
4 Yb. 60c, 1b. $2.00. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS—The popular yellow globe 
onion for market and shipping purposes is almost ball shaped, 
but a trifle flattened at both ends. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c; 4 1b. 50c, 
lb. $1.75. 
SOUTHPORT LARGE WHITE GLOBE—PKt. 10c, oz. 25c, 
4 lb. 60c, Ib. $2.00. ; 
PRIZETAKER—A superb variety where large size and 
superior keeping qualities are desired. Color a rich straw and 
flavor very mild and delicate. Pkt. 10c oz. 20c, 4 Ib. 60c, 
Ib. $1.75. 
Onion Sets 
One quart to fifty feet of row; eight to ten bushels per acre, 
according to size of sets. 
All onions attain full size and maturity for the same season 
from spring-sown seed, yet many people desire to plant out sets 
for earliest Onions for the table or to use green or for bunching. 
YELLOW ONION SETS—Grown from our select strain of 
Yellow Danvers. Pt. 10c, qt. 20c, pk. $1.00. 
WHITE ONION SETS—Grown from our select strain of 
White Portugal. Pt. 10c, qt. 20c, pk. $1.25. 
The price per bushel is subject to change with the market. 
Write for quotations. 
Parsnips—Pastinake 
One ounce to 150 feet of drill. 
Sow as early in the spring as the weather will permit, in drills 
15 inches apart and ¥% inch deep in rich, well-manured ground, 
well dug. Cultivate similar to carrots, and thin out to 6 inches 
apart. To keep well in the ground over winter, draw a little 
earth over the tops. 
HOLLOW CROWN, or LARGE SUGAR—The best variety 
in cultivation for general use; roots white, smooth, of inter- 
mediate length, sugary, of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 
1% lb. 25c, Ib. 75c. 
Parsley—Petersilie 
One ounce to 150 feet of drill. : 
Sow in rows one foot apart and one inch deep. The seed is 
slow to germinate and should be given the most favorable con- 
ditions. A deep, rich, loamy soil is required. For winter use 
a few plants placed in a box in the cellar will give a supply. 
EXTRA-DARK MOSS CURLED—The large leaves are very 
heavily crimped and curled, being quite moss-like in appearance 
and of peculiarly rich, extra dark green coloring. Very produc- 
tive, and most attractive as a garnish, both on account of this 
deep green coloring and fine mossy appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 
Y4 Ib. 25c, Ib. 75c. 
FINE DOUBLE CURLED—Pliants of dwarf compact growth, 
and the young leaves have the edges heavily crimped, being of 
quite mosslike appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, %4 Ib. 25c, Ib. 75c. 
