CHAPTER XV 



ONIONS 



Before a gardener decides to grow onions, he 

 should look over his land. Onions positively must 

 have rich, fine, soft earth, free from stones. Onions 

 also require sufficient care to keep them free from 



weeds at all times and 

 to insure soft, open soil. 

 If you can supply this 

 much, you can grow 

 onions as well as any 

 one. There is no trick 

 to it, but constant atten- 

 tion is necessary' to get 

 a good crop. 



Varieties 



The onions most suit- 

 able for general home 

 gardens are the globe 

 varieties, like the Dan- 

 vers and the Red Wethersfield. These are hardy and 

 develop solid' bulbs, which keep well and have a 



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Red Globe Onion 



