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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 Yellow Danvers. Quart, I5c. Write 
for prices for larger quantities. 
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White Onion Sets—Grown from our select 
strain of White Portugal. Quart, I5c. Write ap 
for prices for larger quantities. ip 
OKRA, OR GUMBO ts 
Culture.—Plant in May, in hills about 3 feet AEA 
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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. 
Perkin’s Mammoth Long-Podded.—A very 
large-podded variety, popular with canners and 
for home use. Quality very fine; plants ex- 
tremely productive of long, slender pods, 
which remain tender a long time. Packet, 5c. 
Ounce, Ioc. % pound, 20c. Pound, 60c. CHOICE GROWN ONION SETS. 
White Velvet.—Pods round, smooth, free from seams, very prolific. Packet, 5c. Ounce, toc. 
% pound, 20c. Pound, 50c. 
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Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density —A very dwarf and prolific variety. Pods green, smooth and 
thickly set. Packet, 5c. Ounce, ioc. % pound, 20c. Pound, 5oc. 
PARSLEY Petersilie, Ger. PARSNIPS 
1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
Pastinake, Ger. 
Sow in rows 1 foot apart and 1 inch 
apart. The seed is slow to germinate and 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
should be given the most favorable condi- 
tions. A deep rich loamy soil is required. Sow as early in the spring 
For winter use a few plants placed in a | as the weather will permit 
box in the cellar will give a supply in drills fifteen inches apart 
and half an inch deep, in 
rich, well-manured ground, 
well dug. Cultivate similar to 
earrots, and thin out to six 
inches apart. To keep well 
in the ground over winter, 
draw a little earth over the 
tops. 
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Hollow Crown, or Large & 
Sugar.—The best variety \S 
in cultivation for general Ng 
use; roots white, smooth, 
| of intermediate length, 
| sugary, of excellent flavor. 
| Packet, 5c. Ounce, toc. 
% pound, 15c. Pound, 4oc. 
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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 Sa =e ee 
most attractive as a garnish, both on account of this deep-green ; Ho = awh : 
coloring and fine mossy appearance. Packet, 5c. Ounce, Ioc. 4 CRUS sS 
% pound, .15c. . Pound, 5o0c. 
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, toc. % pound, I5¢c. 
Pound, 50c. 
