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



ONION SETS 



One quart to 50 feet of row; eight to ten bushels per acre, according to size of sets. 



All onions attain full size and maturity 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. 



The price per bushel is subject to change with the market; write for quotations. 



Yellow Onion Sets. — Grown from our select 

 strain of yelhv Danvers. Quart, 15c. 2 qts., 25c. 

 Write for our prices for larger quantities. 



White Onion Sets. — Grown from our select 

 strain of White Portugal. Quart, 15c. 2 qts., 

 25c. Write for prices for larger quantities. 



OKRA OR GUMBO 



Culture. — Plant in ^lay, in hills about 3 feet 

 apart. 4 or 5 seeds per hill. When well estab- 

 lished, thin out to 2 plants. One ounce to 100 

 feet of drill: eight pounds per acre. 



Perkins' Mammoth Long-podded. — A very 



large-podded variety, popular with canners 

 and for home use. Quality ver}- fine plants ex- 

 tremely productive of long, slender pods, which 

 remain tender a long time. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 IOC. ^4 pound, 20c. Pound, 6oc. 



White Velvet. — Pods round, smooth, free from 

 pound, 20C. Pound, 50c. 



Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density. — A very dwarf and prolific variety 

 thickly set. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^ pound, 20c. Pound, 50c. 





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CHOICE GROWN ONION SETS 



seams, very prolific. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^4 



Pods green, smooth and 



PARSLEY Petersilie, Qer. 



I oz. to 150 feet of drill. 



Sow in rows i foot apart and i inch deep. 

 The seed is slow to germinate and should be 

 .given the most favorable conditions. A deep, 

 rich, loamy soil is required. For winter use a 

 few plants placed in a box in the cellar will 

 give a supply. 



PARSNIPS 



-Pastinake, Ger. 



I oz. to 150 feet of drill. 



Sow as early in the spring as 

 the weather will permit, in 

 drills fifteen inches apart and 

 half an inch deep, in rich, well- 

 manured ground, well dug. Cul- 

 t'vate similar to carrots, and 

 thin out to six inches apart. To 

 keep well in the ground over 

 winter, draw a little earth over 

 the tops. 



Hollov/ Crown, or Large 



Sugar. — The best variety f 

 in cultivation for general 

 use; roots white, smooth, 



of intermediate length, 



sugar}', of excellent flavor. 



Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. 



pound, 20C. Pound, 6oc. 



Extra Dark Moss Curled. — The large leaves are very heavily 

 cripmed and curled, being quite moss-like in appearance and of 

 peculiarly rich, extra dark green coloring Very productive, and 

 most attractive as a garnish, both on account of this deep-green 

 coloring and fine mossy appearance. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. 

 ^ pound, 25c. Pound, 90c. 



Fine Double Curled. — Plants of dwarf, compact growth, and 

 the young leaves have the edges heavily crimped, being of quite 

 moss-like appearance. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. ^^ pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 90c. 



