ONION GROWING IN THE SOUTH IO7 



marketable size. There is another onion of the same 

 character but white in color, which is used at times 

 for early g^reen onions. This one never grows as 

 large as the yellow Potato onion, but is one of the 

 best keepers, and its white color makes it desirable 

 for the bunching in spring. 



Of late years there has been a great deal of talk 

 in regard to a new method of growing onions. This 

 is to sow the seed under glass in winter or early spring, 

 and transplant them later. This method is of no 

 advantage in the culture of the ordinar}^ American 

 varieties, but works very well with the big yellow 

 onion sold under the name of Prizetaker. In the 

 South the seed of this onion should be sown in a 

 cold frame protected by glass sashes about the middle 

 of January. Care must be taken to give plenty of 

 air in the frame and to keep the plants from drawing 

 up too tender. Gradually expose them to the air, so 

 that by the last of Februar}'^ or early March they 

 will be ready to set in the open ground. Set them 

 just as advised for the sets, and when well established 

 draw the earth from them so as to have the onions 

 resting on the surface and only the roots in the ground. 

 This onion makes the big yellow onion seen at times 

 in boxes in the grocery stores, and is the largest onion 

 grown and one of the mildest. 



