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



GARDEN BEETS 



CULTURE. If wanted very early, sow in hot-beds and transplant. For general use, plant seed as early 



as ground can be nicely worked, usually about first of April. Sow in drills 1 foot apart, about 1 inch deep, 

 and thin out to 2 inches apart in rows. One ounce of seed to 50 feet of drill; 6 to 8 pounds per acre. 



Eclipse Beet 



CROSBY 

 EGYPTIAN 



This variety is as 

 early as the origi- 

 nal Egyptian, but 

 by careful selec- 

 tion has been 

 made thicker, and 

 of better quality. 

 For early use 

 either for market 

 or for family gar- 

 dens, this variety 

 easily takes the 

 lead. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, 15c. i/4 

 Pound, 40 c. 

 Pound, $1.60. 



s CROSBY'S IMPROVED EGYPTIAN 



CRIMSON GLOBE. — A second early variety, some- 

 what oblong, in shape, with smooth skin and very 

 dark flesh. Good quality. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. 

 % Pound,, 40c. Pound, $1.60. 



EARLY ECLIPSE. — Very early, dark red color, 

 small top and free from fibrous roots; will grow 

 without thinning the plants. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 



ic. 1/4 Pound, 35c. Pou 



DETROIT DARK RED. — Very early and an excel- 

 lent keeper. Tops small. Roots dark red and glob- 

 ular in shape. Tender and sweet. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 15c. % Pound, 50c. Pound, $1.75. 



IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— An im- 

 proved variety of the Early Blood Turnip; of deep, 

 blood-red color; fine form and flavor. An excellent 

 market sort. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. i/4 Pound, 35c. 

 Pound, $1.40. 



EXTRA EARLY BASSANO BEET.— This beet is 

 sometimes called Philadelphia Sugar Beet. Roots 

 large, turnip shape; come very early, and are very 

 sweet and tender; one of the leading varieties in 

 this market; flesh bright light red. Packet, 5c. 

 Ounce, 15c. % Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.40. 



EDMAND'S TURNIP BLOOD.— Seed grown from 

 originator's choice stock. This variety is thoroughly 

 fixed and uniform in type. The flesh is deep blood- 

 red in color, and exceedingly sweet and tender. It 

 is round, smooth, of good market size, and does not 

 grow over-large. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. i/4 Pound, 

 35c. Pound, $1.40. 



SWISS CHARD, OR SILVER SEA KALE BEET.— 



The leaves are used as greens in same manner as 

 spinach, and the stems and midribs are often cooked 

 and served as asparagus. Plants should be thinned 

 to about one foot apart in the row. They continue 

 growing until frost, furnishing a supply of the most 

 •delicious greens the entire season. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 

 15c. 1/4 Pound, 50c. Pound, $1.75. 



DEWING'S BLOOD TURNIP.— This medium early 

 table sort is tender, sweet and a good keeper. Tops 

 medium sized; leaf stems and veins dark red; leaves 

 green. Roots dark purplish red, turnip shaped with 

 medium-sized tap. Flesh carmine with purplish tinge, 

 zoned with lighter shade. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. 

 % Pound, 35c. Pound, $1.40. 



Very early. Sm^ooth globe shaped. Dark blood-red. 

 The name of this variety is misleading, as it resem- 

 bles the Egyptian only in its extreme earliness. The 

 stock we offer is of a distinct dark red color, which 

 is very attractive, not only in the Beets as pulled, 

 but after they have been cooked. They are also 

 more spherical than the extra early flat Egyptian, 

 and we know of no better quality. One of the best 

 for planting early out of doors. It becomes fit for 

 use sooner than any other variety, and is equally 

 suited for forcing in hotbeds or for transplanting. 

 Packet, 5c. Ounce, 15c. ^4 Pound, 40c. Pound, $1.50. 



MANGEL 

 WURZEL 



For 

 Stock 



IMPROVED MAM- 

 MOTH LONG RED. 



The heaviest crop- 

 ping and best long 

 mangel. This mam- 

 moth variety grows 

 to an immense size,' 

 single roots weigh- 

 ing twenty to thirty 

 pounds each, and al- 

 ways of a very fine 

 texture and good 

 quality. % Pound, 

 35c. Pound, $1.25. 



GOLDEN TANK- 

 A R D. — A distinct 

 variety, particularly 

 valuable on account 

 of its richness in 

 saccharine matter; 

 highly prized by 

 dairymen for its 

 milk-produc ing 

 qualities. Deep yel- 

 low flesh and skin. 

 1/4 Pound, 35c. Per 

 Pound, $1.25. 



BROCCOLI 



(Spargle Kohl) 



Mammoth Long Red 



Sow thinly in seed beds about the middle of 

 Spring; transplant and cultivate the same as cab- 

 bage. Produces heads very nearly like cauliflower, 

 but more hardy. 



EARLY LARGE WHITE.— Heads medium size, 

 close and compact. One of the most certain to head. 

 Packet, 10c. Ounce, 25c. i/4 Pound, 75c. 



We can supply all kinds of Vegetable 

 plants in season, such as Tomato, 

 Cabbage, Celery, Sweet Potato, 

 Eggplants, Peppers, Lettuce, etc., 

 by the dozen or hundred. 



