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From Bulletin, Jamaica, June, 1892. 



Mr. 0. L. Walker has been most successful in growing onions at 

 Ballard's Valley, St. Mary, some of tlie bulbs weighing as much as 1 lb. 



The seed was " Pale Red Bermuda," purchased from Mr. Ed. D. Kin- 

 kead (Kingston). 



Mr. Walker writes : — I sowed Is. worth of onion see^l, the weather 

 being very heavy at the time, I suppose, one half was washed away. No 

 account was kept of the weight harvested but I estimate that when all 

 have been taken up 3 beds 14x4, 14x3, and 15x12, will yield say 200 

 lbs. To date a great many are not yet fit, this I think is from being 

 planted too thick and were not thinned enough. Last year the trans- 

 planted onions did as well as these. 



I planted the seed without paying much attention to the cultivation 

 of them, the beds were not highly manured, just a small portion of 

 stable manure being used as the soil is rich. 



From Bulletin, Jamaica, December, 1893. 



Seeds were received from the Botanical Gardens, Saharanpur, Nor- 

 thern India, of two kinds', " red onion" and "white patna," and t'ney 

 promised well. A small packet of seed of the variety known as "White 

 Queen" was sown at the Hill Grarden and the onions gave promise of 

 being exceptionally fine. This variety has been grown by Mr. Stephens, 

 of Radnor, for some years and he speaks highly of it. The onions seldom 

 fail to bulb, and grow to a large size, often weighing as much as 16 ounces. 



One ounce and a half of seed of red and white onions from Teneriffe, 

 as supplied for Bermuda, was sown in King's House Gardens and after- 

 wards transplanted into a bed of good rich soil. A crop of 70 lbs. in 

 weight was the result. None of the onions were very large, but were 

 of fair size for ordinary use. 



Mr. 0. Plummer. Kingston— The onion seeds turned out very fairly ; 

 about half the seeds sown grew, and I transplanted them early in Feb- 

 ruary ; every one bulbed nicely, although the ground was not specially 

 prepared. I reaped a satisfactory crop. Some measured 8 inches in 

 circumference. This I consider very fair, seeing we had no rain at all 



I o speak of in the city during the time they most needed it. 



Mr. E. Griffin, Kingston (Montpelier) — Onion seed germinated well, 

 but was swept away by heavy rains. I had sown some onion seed 

 which caine direct from Bermuda, but so far as germinating is con- 

 cerned th^ t I obtained from you was far superior, and I have no doubt, 

 if the river had allowed me 1 would have grown some first class onions. 



Rev. M. A. Collins, Kingston — I sowed the seed in the rainy season 

 and only a few of them came up. Several grew to a good size. Under 

 proper conditions, I think onions will do well here. 



Mr. B. S. Gosset, Farm Hill— Weigtit of 3 onions grown, 21 oz., 



II oz, and 7 oz. respectively. 



Mr. F. H. Barker, Retreat From the packet of seed (| oz.) I got 

 20 lbs. of very fine onions and would have got much more, but during 

 my absence the onions were thinned and transplanted, when the dry 

 weather set in and all the transplanted ones died. The seed was planted 

 early in November and the onions were taken up early in April. The 

 trial has satisfied me that onions can be grown here with profit, and 

 I intend trying the cultivation on a larger scale this fall, if I can pro- 

 cure seed. 



