SEEDS AND IMPLEMENTS 



Mann's Reliable Vegetable Seeds 



GROWN ESPECIALLY FOR 



MARKET GARDENERS AND TRUCKERS 



AND THEREFORE THE BEST FOR PRIVATE USE 



IN presenting this our 1915 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 received from customers about the quality of our seeds have been very 

 gratifying. 



In the pursuant pages we have endeavored to list and illustrate in the most concientious and trust 

 worthy manner the most dependable varieties of Seeds which we have fouud in our twenty-five years of 

 experience to be real money makers for the market gardeners, truckers and shippers, also some of the 

 newer kinds which have recently been introduced in this country and Europe, which are worthy of your 

 liberal trial. It will be noticed that we have devoted no special pages to novelties which are generally 

 found in most catalogues. We consider it more preferable to group the different varieties of one vege- 

 table family together, for in this manner they can be referred to more readily. Our prices are low. 

 Again unfavorable weather conditions during the past growing season has proved fatal to many crops. 

 However, our largely increased contracts and special preparations made far ahead, enable us to supply 

 our steadily increasing trade with the best Seeds at reasonable prices; to this we invite your careful 

 comparison. Thanking our customers, old and new, for their liberal patronage and steady support which 

 encourages us in our efforts to improve the standard of our Seed stocks and serve our customers better 

 each season. With this spirit we again solicit the business of those who may have occasion to purchase 

 Seeds, Farm Implements, etc. and feel assured that all will have most careful and business-like attention. 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



ASPARAGUS 



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



CULTURE. — Sow in April or May, in rows 1 foot apart, and keep clean by 

 frequent hoeing. When two years old transplant into permanent 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 use the second year after planting. 



PALMETTO. — A very early maturing and prolific variety, producing an 

 abundance of very large, deep green shoots of the best quality. SEED— Packet, 

 5c. Ounce, 10c. \ pound, 20c. Pound 60c. ROOTS— 75c. per 100; $5.00 per 

 1000. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL.— This sort is one of the largest and most exten- 

 si%-ely used green varieties. Shoots bright green, sometimes tinged with purple 

 at the top, very tender and of the best quality. SEED— Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 10c. } pound, 20c Pound, 60c. ROOTS— 75c. per 100; $5.00 per 1000. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE.-Introduced by us in 1893. Furnishes 

 shoots of exceptionally large size and of superior tenderness and flavor. Color 

 clear white until four to six inches above the surface. A large proportion of the 

 seeds will produce white shoots and the green ones can be easily rejected when 

 setting out the permanent bed. SEED— Packet, 5c. Ounce, 10c. i pound, 25c. 

 Pound, 75c. ROOTS— 85c. per 100; §6.00 per 1000. 



ASPARAGUS KNIVES.— 30c. each. By mail, 35c. each. 



