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



207 Seventh St. N. W. 

 Opposite Centre Market. 



White Silver Skin Onions. 



Onion Sets 



One q.uart 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 peo- 

 ple desire to plant out sets for earliest Onions for 

 the table or to use yreen or for launching. 



YELLOW ONION SETS— Grown from our se- 

 lect strain of Yellow Danvers. Pt. 15c, qt. 25c, pk. 

 $1.00. 



WHITE ONION SETS— Grown from our select 

 strain of White Portugal. Pt. 15c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.25. 



The price per bushel is subject to change with 

 the market. Write for quotations. 



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, 

 ^ lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 



WHITE VELVET— Pods round, smooth, free 

 from seams, very prolific. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 

 25c, lb. 85c. 



DWARF GREEN PROLIFIC, or DENSITY— A 

 very dwarf and prolific variety. Pods green, smooth 

 and thickly set. Pkt. 10c, 02. 15c, H lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 



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 14 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 Avinter, draw a 

 little earth over the tops. 



HOLLOW CROWN, or LARGE SUGAR— The 



best variety in cultivation for general use ; roots 

 white, smooth, of intermediate length, sugary, of 

 excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 30c, lb. 90c. 



Double Curled Parsley. 



Hollow Crown, or Large Sugar. 



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 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. 



EXTRA-DARK MOSS CURLED— The large 

 leaves are very heavil}' crimped 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. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, ^ lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



FINE DOUBLE CURLED— Plants of dwarf 

 compact growth, and the young leaves have the 

 edges heavily crimped, being of quite mosslike ap- 

 pearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 54 It). 35c, lb. $1.00, 



