HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS 



MANN'S VEGETABLE SPECIALTIES for 1932 



Mann's Beauty Tomato. 



Mann's Beauty Tomato 



The finest large-fruited early purple variety. A decided fa- 

 vorite for home market or- shipping, being early, hardy, a strong 

 grower, productive, large, always smooth, perfect shape, and 

 excellent in quality. Color a very glossy crimson, with a tinge 

 of purple. Grows in clusters of 4 to 6 large fruits, retaining its 

 large size late in the season. Ripens early and is entirely free 

 from ribbed and elongated fruit. Flesh very firm, has a tough 

 skin and but few seeds. Seldom rots or cracks after a rain. 

 Pkt. 15c, oz. 40c, }4 lb. $1.25, lb. $3.50. 



Mann's Surprise Cantaloupe. 



Mann's Surprise Cantaloupe 



This melon is becoming more popular every year among the 

 market gardeners, owing to being blight proof and bearing fruit 

 long after the vines of most early varieties have died. It is a 

 very heavy yielder and has all the good qualities of the Rocky- 

 ford. Pkt. 15c, oz. 25c, % lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 



Asparagus 



CULTURE. — Succeeds well in any good rich soil, but a light 

 warm soil which has been heavily manured for the previous 

 crop is best. Soak the seeds for 24 hours ; plant 2 inches deep 

 in drills 2 feet apart. When well up, thin out to 3 inches apart 

 and give frequent and thorough cultivation, keeping the plants 

 clean from weeds. The roots can be transplanted, either at one 

 or two years old, either in the fall or spring. After the cutting 

 season is over spray with Bordeaux mixture to control rust; 



Washington Asparagus. 



put into the spray mixture Paris green or arsenate of lead to 

 kill the asparagus beetles. 



An ounce will plant a row 50 feet long ; 2 pounds will make 

 enough roots to set an acre. 



WASHINGTON— This asparagus, which has been selected by 

 the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 

 C, has proven to be nearly rust-free. The shoots are thick and 

 heavy. They are long and straight, with closely folded tips. 

 The color is rich dark green, tinted darker at the tips. It is a 

 heavy yielder of exceptionally fine flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, 

 % lb. 50c, lb. $1.25. ROOTS— $2.00 per 100, $13.00 per 1,000. 



PALMETTO — A very early maturing and prolific variety, 

 producing an abundance of very large, deep green shoots of 

 the best quality. SEED— Pkt. l*0c, oz. 15c, H H>. 30c, lb. 75c. 

 ROOTS— $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. 



CONOVER'S COLOSSAL— This sort is one of the largest 

 and most extensively used green varieties. Shoots bright green, 

 sometimes tinged with purple at the top, very tender and of 

 the best quality. SEED— Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, J4 lb. 30c, lb. 75c. 

 ROOTS— $1.50 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. 



ASPARAGUS KNIVES— 50c and 60 eac,h. By mail, add 7c 

 postage. 



BAUGHGRO is the ideal plant food for the home garden. 

 It produces vegetables that are succulent, crisp, and of delicious 

 flavor. BAUGHGRO enables the home gardener to grow the 

 earliest vegetables in the neighborhood, and through its use he 

 may increase the production of a given piece of land materially. 

 Odorless — Weedless — Dustless. 



5-lb. can $ .50 



25-lb. bag 1.75 



50-lb. bag $3.00 



100-lb. bag 5.00 



