SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS
J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md-
.17.
EGG PLANT
1 ounce will produce 1,000 plants.
Sow in March in hotbeds, and transplant when 2 inches high into a second
hotbed, or let them remain and thin out to 4 inches apart. When the weather
becomes settled, transplant into the open ground 3 feet apart each way. Good
culture is quite as important as good seed. Work the ground deep, make it rich
with well-rotted manure and hoe often.
Mammoth Smooth Stem Lr%"pl'rp\'^^°\Tiity.°siz?ln'iTJuty'
The plants are large and vigorous, leaves of a light green shade, stem smooth,
fruit large, oval, early and of a fine deep purple.
Black Beauty The most beautiful and earliest of all large Egg Plants.
IPIrkfiflft ffirth Tiiitsh Very vigorous and productive; of upright growth
rwriUU IJiyn nunn folding the fruit well off the ground; color light
purple of oblong shape.
New York Improved Purple S, 'anfrich'^fllvor! ^^""^ ^'"'^^'
KOHLRABI
Black Beauty Egg Plant
Early White Vienna
Early White Vienna
1 ounce will produce 1,500 plants.
This forms a bulb above the ground and its flavor is
somewhat similar to Cabbage. Sow in April in rows IS
inches apart, thinning out to 8 inches between the plants.
Excellent for forcing
and of fine quality. The
bulbs grow to the size of an apple when ready for use,
and are a pale whitish green.
ENDIVE
1 ounce to 100 feet of drill, 3 pounds to the acre.
Wiit.j- "Whiie Clirlfll Plants moderately dense;
tljVer nniie f^Uriea leaves coarser than those
of the Green Curled, but the mid-rib is yellow and the
leaves almost white.
Broad-leaved Batavian K^'"S afrst
plain; color light green.
dv00rt Ciiv1t.t1 This is the hardiest variety, and
iT#ee#t K^un^K^u ^gj.y desirable for the home and
market garden. The deep green leaves are beautifully
cut and curled, easily blanched and become very crisp,
tender and fine flavored.
LEEK
1 ounce to 50 yards of drill.
Sow early in the spring in drills 1 inch deep and 12
inches apart, when about 6 inches high transplant into
deep, rich soil, 5 inches apart; use a dibble and plant
deeply, close to their leaves.
Monstrous Carentan Leek
TjnrnP Lnrtdnn Finn A favorite market variety, of
LiUrge LiOnaOn nag enormous size, leaves large
and broad; flavor mild and pleasant.
Monstrous Carentan gf e^?r7^?rgf ^s1zT.?e
leaves are fan-shaped, of a dark green color; the edible
stem is 6 to 8 inches long and 3 inches in diameter.
FENNEL (Florence)
(Finocchia) In great demand with Italian trade and de-
serves to be more generally used. The leaf stalks are clus-
tered in a bulb-like formation, and when these are about l^A
inches wide, the plants should be hilled up to about half
their height.
KALE
Broadcast, 2 to 3 pounds per acre; 1 ounce to 200 feet of drill.
The Kales are more hardy than Cabbage, and make excellent greens for
winter and spring use. For early spring use, sow broadcast in September and
protect during winter. It may also be sown in April or May for later use.
W.Yfrn CiiYlerl T.nnn Slfanilinn An improvement on the well-known
t^Xira l^Uriea L,Ong i^ianaing German Extra Curled Kale; beauti-
fully curled, of strong, vigorous habit, perfectly hardy and slow shooting to seed.
Kale, Extra Curled — Long Standing
PRICES
Variety
Pkt.
Oz.
MLb.
Lb.
EGG PLANT— Black Beauty
$
.10
$ .30
$1.00
$3.50
Florida High Bush
.10
.30
1.00
New York Improved Purple. .
.10
.30
1.00
3.50
Mammoth Smooth Stem
.10
.30
1.00
3.50
ENDIVE— Broad-leaved Batavian
.10
.20
.40
1.25
Ever White Curled
.10
.20
.40
1.25
Full Heart Batavian
.10
.20
.45
1.50
Green Curled
.10
.20
.40
1.25
FENNEL— Florence
.10
.20
.50
1.50
KALE— Extra Curled Long Standing (10 lbs.
$6.50)
.10
.25
.75
Siberian Kale (Extra Early) (10 lbs.
$3.00)
.15
.35
KOHLRABI— Early White Vienna
.10
.20
.60
1.75
LEEK— Large London Flag
.10
.20
.60
1.75
Monstrous Carentan
.10
.20
.60