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



207 Seventh St. N. W. 

 Opposite Centre Market 



White Silver Skin Onions : 



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 peo- 

 ple 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. Pt. 15c, qt. 25c, pk. $1.25. 



White Onion Sets — Grown from our select strain 

 of White Portugal. Pt. 15c, qt. 25c, pk. $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 ; popular with canners and for home 

 use. Quality very fine ; plants extremely produc- 

 tive, of long, slender pods, which remain tender a 

 long time. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, M lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 



White Velvet — Pods round, smooth, free from 

 seams, very prolific. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, Vt lb. 25c, 

 lb. 85c. 



Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density — A very dwarf 

 and prolific varietv. Pods green, smooth and 

 thickly set. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, \i lb. 25c, lb. 75c. 







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Double Curled Parsley 



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 Yz inch deep in 

 rich, well-manured ground, well dug. Cultivate sim- 

 ilar 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. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 30c, lb. 90c. 



Hollow Crown, or Large Sugar 



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 attrac- 

 tive as a garnish, both on account of this deep green 

 coloring and fine mossy appearance. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 

 % lb. 40c, lb. $1.25. 



Fine Double Curled — Plants of dwarf, compact 

 growth, and the young leaves have the edges heav- 

 ily crimped, being of quite mosslike appearance. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, M lb. 35c. lb. $1.00. 



