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



207 Seventh St., W. W„ 

 Opposite Centre Market 



Choice Criowi Onion Sets. 



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. Pint 15c; quart 25c; 

 peck $1.25. 



White Onion Sets — Grown from our select strain 

 of White Portugal. Pint 15c; quart 25c; peck 

 $1.50. 



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; pouular with canners and for home 

 use. Quality very fine; plants extremely productive, 

 of long, slender pods, which remain tender a long 

 time. Packet 10c; ounce 15c; K pound 25c; 

 pound 85c. 



White Velvet — Pods round, smooth, free from 

 seams, very prolific. Packet 10c; ounce 15c; 

 J4 pound 25c; pound 75c. 



Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density — A very dwarf 

 and prolific variety. Pods green, smooth and thickly 

 set. Packet 10c; ounce 15c; K pound 25c; 

 pound 85c. 



Double Curled Parsley, 



Hollow Crown, or Large Sugar. 



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 l /i 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 intermediate length, sugary, of excellent flavor. 

 Packet 5c; ounce 15c; Y\ pound 30c; pound 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 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 heavily 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. Packet 5c; 

 ounce 15c; % pound 35c; pound 85c. 



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 15c; % pound 35c; pound $1.00. 



