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



ASPARAQU5.^PARQEL 



1 oz. for 60 feet drill ; 400 plants, 

 Culture.— To grow plants from seed, sow in April or May. in drills about one 

 incti deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and free from weede. 

 During the Summer " thin out," and the following Spring the plants may be set 

 out in beds, 6x6 feet wide, with a path two feet wide on each side ; set the plants 

 about a foot apart each way, with the plants four inches below the surface. The 

 deeper the soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually after 

 the nrst cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressine of manure, ashes 

 and salt, which should be well cultivated into the soil. As soon as the tops turn 

 yellow m the Fall they should be cut and removed from the beds, and just before 

 Winter cover the beds with four inches of strawy manure or leaves, which should 

 be removed in the Spring. 



Barr's Mammoth. — A favorite with market garden- 

 ers. Shoots very large, tender, quick growing and thick to 

 the top. Packet, 5c. Ounce, loc. % pound, 20c. Pound, 50c. 



Columbian Mammotli White. —A large, thick 

 variety; very white, even above ground. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 IOC. J4 pound, 20C. Pound, 50c. 



New Palmetto. — This variety is not only much earlier, 

 but is also a better yielder, and is more even than the Old 

 Favorite. The Palmetto has now been planted in all parts 

 of the country, and the reports we hear indicate that it is 

 equally well adapted for all sections, North and South. 

 Package, sc J4 pound, 15c. Pound, 50c. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Any variety, two-year-old, per 100, 75c; by mail, $1.00; 

 per 1,000, $4.00. 

 ASPARAGUS KNIVES.— 30c. each; by mail, 35c each, postpaid. Dozen, $3. 



BEANS. 



Green Podded, Dwarf on Bush Varieties. 



DWARF BEAN CULTURE. 



Dwarf Beans may not hh safely planted 

 until the middle of April owing to the late 

 frost, but may be planted thereafter as de- 

 sired, 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. 



Early Yellow Long Six Weeks.— 

 In growth and maturity is very similar to 

 the Mohawk and is a very popular variety 

 in the South, pods long and flat, very pro- 

 ductive and ripens about the same time. 

 Quart, 20c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $4.00. 



Early Round-Pod Red Valentine.- 

 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. Quart, 20c. 

 Peck, $1.00. Bushel, $3.50. 



BurpeesStringless Green Pod.— This new 

 bean produces a vine similar to Red Val- 

 entine, but develops pods to edible condi- 

 tion two or three days earlier than Valen- 

 tine; that is to say, in thirty to thirty-one 

 days from germination, which extraordin- 

 ary maturity for table at once advances 

 the Stringless Green Pod to the first rank 

 among table beans. Quart, 25c. Peck, 

 $1.25. Bushel, $4.00. 



Dwart Horticultural, or Dwarf Cherry. —A splendid bean for use on the table as a snap 

 bean or for wmter use. It is large, meaty and meets the requirements of the market, the table and 

 shipper. ^ Quart, 25c. Peck, $1.25. Bushel, $5.00. 



Whit© Pea or Navy — Boston Baking Bean. Price per quart, 15c. Peck, 90c. Per bushel, 

 $350. 



EARLY RED VALENTINE. 



