935 n STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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White Silver-Skin Omon 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN. This onion has claimed a place 

 in America within recent years, and seems abundantly able to 

 maintain it. It is of medium size and of good quality, very 

 early rather flattened in shape, brown in color, and wonder- 

 fully hard and solid. It begins to form a bulb at an early period 

 ot Its growth, when only a few inches high, and quickly reaches 

 maturity. Its leading and most valuable feature, aside from 

 appearances, and quality, i* its long-keeping quality. It will 

 literally keep for a year or more. Package. 5 and 10 cents 

 ounce 1 3 cents: '4 pound. 40 cents; pr.und. S1.25. 



MAMMOTH PRIZE-TAKER ONION.-This onion is seen 

 at truit stands m the fall and is the largest and handsomest 

 onion in cultivation, and can be grown full size from seed It 

 keeps well, has white fte^h and mild, delicate flavor. Packages. 

 ""' -'"^ ■ •-: -• I' iind. 45 cents; pound, $1.50' 



ONION SEED 



One ounce will sow one hundred feet drill. Six lbs. to acre. 



CULTURE. — For sets, sow the seed as early as possible in the spring, 

 very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in summer, remove them 

 to a dry. airy place, and early in the following spring replant by placing 

 the sets in shallow drills, I2 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the 

 drills. The onions obttiined by this process are of a large size early in the 

 season. They may also be grown to full size during the first season bv 

 sowing thinly in drills i foot apart, and about one-fourth inch deep, in 

 March or early in April, in strong land, well manurea, and thinning them 

 out to 3 or 4 inches apart in drills. They delight in a strong, rich, deep, 

 loamy soil, and succeed well if grown successive years on the same ground. 

 By sowing onion seed in frames in February or Marc>, and transplanting 

 m .^pril. onions of immense size can be obtained. For this purpose Prize- 

 Taker succeeds best. 



WHITE SILVER-SKIN ONION.— This famous onion re- 

 tains Its great popularity. Its delicate and mild flavor, its 

 shapely form and size, and its pure white color make it a 

 most desirable variety for the table, for the market, and for 

 shipping. Onion sets are extensively grown from this sort, 

 and from these sets full-size onions are grown as early as 

 June and July. The onion sets and large onions are used for 

 pickling purposes because of their clean, white, silver color. 

 Packet. 5 and 10 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound; 65 cents; 

 pouna, $2.50. 



WHITE PORTUGAL ONION.— Fine color; mild flavor; 

 pure white. Fine for Onion sets and pickles; will grow to 

 large size if sown thinly and kept worked. Packet, 5 and 10 

 cents; ounce, 25 cents; % pound, 65 cents; pound, $2.50. 



and 10 ct 



White Portugal Onion Seed 

 LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD.— It is a beautiful globe-shaped 

 and rich, purplish-crimson cfAor, making it extremely desirable. It 

 always commands a good price in the market. It is a good keeper and 

 of excellent quality. Packet, 5 and 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 14 

 pound, 40 cents; pound, $1.25. 



DANVERS" FINE YELLOW GLOBE.— Is the same shape as the 

 W'ethersfield; color brownish-yellow; bulbs quite rotind and of good 

 size. This is the variety grown for sets, thousands of bushels of which 

 are annually shipped from this market to dififerent parts of the United 

 States. They are more hardy than the whites, and keep better through 

 the winter. Packets, 5 and 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; ^ pound, 40 

 cents; pound, $1.50. 



SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE.— Of all our .American varieties of 



market onions, this generally crimmands the highest price. Of true 



globe form, the onions are two to two and a half inches in diameter, 



with a thin delicate skin of purest paper whiteness. The flesh is crisp, 



fine grained, snowy white in color and very mild flavor. The bulbs 



should be stored in a cool dark loft or shed to dry as soon as they 



are ripe enough to harvest. Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 34 



nwinxr cTT'ro pound. 60 cents; pound, $2.00. 



UWIUN SETS.— Yellow Danvers and White Silver Skin at Lowest Market Prices.— For years we have made Onion 



bets one 01 our specialties, and this season our stock is larger and finer than ever. We arc prepared to of?er Onion 



bets in any quantity, from one bushel to carload. We invite you to call and inspect our sets. We will be pleased to 



quote prices and mail samples to any who cannot call. Our Onion Sets are especially fine. 



Mammoth Prize-Taker Onion 



