30 ONIONS FOR PROFIT. 



Globe) and Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch, are also good and 

 reliable varieties, and favorites with some planters and in 

 some markets. 



To fill the demand for a red onion, select Early Red 

 and Wethersfield ; to satisfy that for a white sort, raise 

 White Globe, White Victoria— Silverskin (White Portugal). 



All the sorts here named are standard market varieties, 

 and good keepers. For mucky soils, however, I would 

 restrict the list to Yellow Danvers and Early Round Red. 



Some people soak the seed in tepid water for from twelve 

 to twenty-four hours, and then again partially dry it by 

 '^rolling" in plaster, just previous to sowing. Years ago 

 I sometimes practiced this myself, but I soon found that this 

 special treatment of the seed is by no means necessary, nor 

 always convenient. Good seed sown in freshly-stirred 

 ground and properly firmed has, in my experience, never 

 failed to germinate promptly. Be sure to start the garden- 

 seed drill the minute that you have the ground in proper 

 shape, namely, smooth and level as a floor. The seed bed 

 then is fresh, moist, and inviting, and success will be assured. 

 • First, a word about seed drills. There are now a num- 

 ber of them in existence, and all have their good points, 

 and find their friends. People are not all constituted alike. 

 Every one has his peculiarities, and what suits one may not 

 suit another. Even for the accomplishment of the same 

 purpose it will be found necessary to have different ways, 

 and means and tools, in order to suit all tastes and views, 

 and individual peculiarities, if not even oddities. Every 

 gardener should carefully examine the different seed drills 

 before buying, and then select the one which seems to fit 

 his case. I, for my part, like the Planet Jr., and I think 

 the majority of people will agree with me that it is a good 

 and serviceable tool. If you have much use for a drill, the 

 separate implement will be the better one to buy, while the 



