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



207 Seventh St. N. W. 

 Opposite Centre Market. 



Asparagus 



Washington Asparagus. 

 Bordeaux mixture to 



CULTURE. — Succeeds 

 well in any good rich soil, 

 but a light warm soil which 

 has been heavily manured 

 for the previous crop is 

 best. Soak the seeds for 

 24 hours ; plant 2 inches 

 deep in drills 2 feet apart. 

 When well up, thin out to 3 

 inches apart and give fre- 

 quent and thorough culti- 

 vation, keeping the plants 

 clean from weeds. The 

 roots can be transplanted, 

 either at one or two years 

 old, either in the fall or 

 spring. After the cutting 

 season is over spray with 

 control rust; put into the 

 spray mixture Paris green or arsenate of lead to 

 kill the asparagus beetles. 



An ounce will plant a row 50 feet long; 2 pounds 

 will make enough roots to set an acre. 



WASHINGTON— This asparagus, which has been 

 selected by the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C, has proven to be nearly 

 rust-free. The shoots are thick and heavy. They 

 are long and straight, with closely folded tips. The 

 color is rich dark green, tinted darker at the tips. 

 It is a heavy yielder of excecptionally fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10c, oz. 250, 14 lb. 75c, lb. $2.00. ROOTS--, 

 $2.00 per 100, $13.00 per 1,000. 



PALMETTO — A very early maturing and prolific 

 variety, producing an abundance of very large, deep 

 green shoots of the best quality. SEED — Pkt. 10c, 

 oz. 15c, 14 lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. ROOTS— $1.50 per 100, 

 $10.00 per 1,000. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL— This sort is one of 

 the largest and most extensively used green varie- 

 ties. Shoots bright green, sometimes tinged with 

 purple at the top, very tender and of the best 

 quality SEED— Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c Y^ lb. 35c, lb. $1.00. 

 ROOTS— $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. 



ASPARAGUS KNIVES— 50c and 60c each. By 

 mail, add 7c postage. 



Beans 



Dwarf or Bush, Green Pod 



One 



I INOCULATE THIS 

 I SEED WITH 



STIMUGERM 



Prices subject to change without notice, 

 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 VALEN- 

 TINE — Is the favorite sort for growers who supply 

 the early markets, because 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. 30c, qt. 60c, pk. $3.25, bu. $11.50. 



KING OF THE EARLIES— Possesses all the 

 merits of the Red Valentine, and m addition has 



other valuable points. The pod is fully one-third 

 longer than the Red Valentine and is perfectly 

 fleshy and of fine quality; very hardy. Pt. 30c, 

 qt. 60c, pk. $3.25, bu. $14.00. 



EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE— The pods are 

 fleshy and of fine quality; very hardy. Pt. 30c, qt. 

 60c, pk. $3.25, bu. $14.00.' 



NEW BOUNTIFUL— A new green-pod Bush 

 Bean, which comes into bearing very early and con- 

 tinues almost throughout the season. Absolutely 

 stringless ; good shell bean for winter use. Pt. 30c, 

 qt. 60c, pk. $4.00, bu. $15.00. 



BURPEE'S 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. 30c, qt. 60c, pk. $4.00, bu. $15.00. 



GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD— This is a 

 great improvement 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. 30c, 

 qt. 60c, pk. $4.00, bu. $15.00. 



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 hand- 

 some pods of light green color. Pt. 40c, q,t. 75c, 

 pk. $4.00, bu. $16.00. 



FULL MEASURE (New). — Large cropper; 

 Stringless, Green-podded, round Bean, not as early 

 as Burpee's Stringless, but a heavy yielder. Best of 

 quality. Pt. 30c, qt. 60c, pk. $4.00, bu. $15.00. 



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. 30c, qt. 60c, pk. $3.50, bu. $13.00. 



WHITE PEA, or NAVY— Boston Baking Bean, 

 Pt. 25c, qt. 40c, pk. $3.00, bu. $10.00. 



Burpee's Stringless Green Pod. 



