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SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



Mann's Reliable Vegetable Seeds 



GROWN ESPECIALLY FOR 



MARKET GARDENERS AND TRUCKERS 



AND THEREFORE THE BEST FOR PRIVATE USE 



TN presenting this our 1913 Catalogue to our patrons and friends we wish to thank 

 ■'^ them for the very liberal support they have accorded us during the past years, and 

 trust they will favor us with their patronage in the future. The flattering reports re- 

 ceived from customers about the quality of our seeds have been very gratifying. 



While we do not set apart any part of our Catalogue especially for novelties in the 

 seed line, we wish to call attention to the items that are deserving exceptional mention. 



WE DELIVER FREE to any Post-Office all vegetable seeds mentioned in this 

 catalogue, if in packets, ounces, quarts or half pounds. Purchasers must pay charges 

 on pounds, pints, quarts, pecks or bushels, and on all agricultural tools and fertilizers. 



WHEN ORDERING, please state whether you want goods shipped by mail, ex- 

 press or freight. When this is omitted, we use our best judgment. Remittances may 

 be made by sending Post Office Order, Express Money Order, Registered Letter or 

 draft. For small amounts, postage stamps are acceptable. Catalogues are sent free to 

 all who want them. 



DISCLAIMER. — While we exercise the greatest care to have all our seeds pure 

 and reliable, we do not give any warranty, expressed or implied. If the purchaser does 

 not accept the seeds on these conditions, they must be at once returned. Yours truly, 



207 7th STREET N. W. 



P. MANN & CO. 



SPECIAL NOTICE! 



Telephone, Main 1121 



.... Owing to the unsettlement of values on the line of goods listed in this Catalogue, 

 all prices are subject to change without notice. 



Asparagus Seed Spargel, Ger. 



One ounce will sow 50 feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 



CULTURE. — Sow in April or May, in rows i foot apart, and keep 

 clean by frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant into perma- 

 nent beds, which should be well and deeply manured, and trenched to 

 the depth of 18 inches. On the approach of winter, cover with manure 

 or compost ; fork the beds early in spring and apply a dressing of salt 

 or kainit at the rate of 600 pounds an acre. Cut for u.= e the second 

 year after planting. 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS.— An early, prolific and very desir- 

 able variety. Has the reputation of being less subject to blight than 

 any other variety. The plants producing large, thick, dark green 

 shoots. Price: Packets, =;c. Ounce, loc. 14- pound, i =;c. Pound, 50c. 



EARLY GIANT ARGENTEUIL.— This very handsome variety 

 obtained by selection from seedlings of the Giant Dutch Purple As- 

 paragus ; the head is slightly pointed, and the scales with which it is 

 covered are very closely set, overlapping each other. Price per pound, 

 75c. 54 pound, 25c. Ounce, loc. Package, 5c. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE.— A variety of asparagus 

 which is sure to be in great demand, because it produces immense 

 white stalks of tender and excellent riuality. Price per pound, 50c. 

 Per 3,4 pound, 20c. Per ounce, loc. Per Package\ 5c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



TWO YEARS OLD EXTRA STRONG AND HEALTHY ROOTS. 



A bout 2,500 roots are required to plant an acre, 

 p '^ TMTTTTO. — -Vn earlv sort. Per too, y^c. Per 1,000, $4.50. 

 COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE.— Per 100, 75c. Per 1,000 



S5.00. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. 

 ASPARAGUS KNIVES. 

 Dozen, $3. 



-Per 100. $1.00. Per 1,000, $5.00. 

 -30c. each. By ma 1, 35c. each, postpaid 



