PRACTICAL GARDENING 



The most advisable varieties for the home 

 garden are Prize Taker, White Globe, and 

 iYellow Danvers. 



The Potato or Multiplier onions are sep- 

 arated and planted as sets, each set producing 

 a large onion. 



The Top or Tree onion (sets) may be 

 planted in September. The plants grow rap- 

 idly, withstand the winter and are used as seal- 

 lions in the early spring. Never raise the tree 

 onion for winter storage since the bulb is very 

 small. 



Leeks. This "thick-necked onion" demands 

 practically the same treatment and culture as 

 the true or other onions. It is different from 

 the onion in that it stands the heat and cold 

 equally well. If the stem is to be tender sow 

 the seed in a furrow three to six inches in 

 depth, cover the seed one-half inch, thin the 

 plants five to seven inches apart in the row. 

 As the plants develop, keep working the soil in 

 around the plants until level cultivation is 

 reached. Plants may also be hilled like celery 



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