2 THE NEW ONION CULTURE 



Gibraltar onion, early enough for sowing in the green- 

 house when I most desired to sow, namely in January. 

 Sound, medium-sized Prizetakers are easily kept over 

 winter, and may be planted out about September first 

 or next spring, in furrows six inches deep and five or 

 six inches apart, in soil of medium fertility for seed 

 production. When most of the seeds in a head are ripe, 

 the head is cut off and put away in a dry and airy spot, 

 to dry, and the seed then thrashed out aim properly 

 cleaned. 



Fig 3 — YELLOW prizetake:^ onion 



When we depend on the seedsman for our supply, 

 however, the order must be given in good season so 

 that the seeds will be on hand when needed. Only two 

 varieties come in consideration with me, the Yellow 

 Prizetaker (Fig 3) and the Gibraltar onions. At pres- 

 ent there is little demand for red onions of any kind, 

 and for the pink (or red) Prizetaker no more than for 

 Wethersfield or Red Globe. The yellow sorts are the 



