CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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We deliver all seeds offered on this page free to any post=office 

 in the United States. 



MAMMOTH SII.VEB KING. 



ONION SETS. 



Priceof Onion Sets subject to variation. Write 

 for prices of large quantities before ordering. Sets 

 should be planted out as early in the spring as the ^ 

 ground will permit. Plant them in rows one foot 

 apart, with sets three or four inches apart. 



One quart to 30 feet of drill. 



ONION SETS. 



White Onion Sets— Pint, 15 cts.; quart 2.. 



YelloTF Onion Sets — Pint, 15 cts.; quart 25 



Egyptian, er Top Onions — This variety never forms a large bulb; 



their only value is their extreme hardiness, producing young green 



onions as soon as spring weather opens. Pint, IScts.; quart 25 



^Vliite Top Onion Sets— The finest, earliest and best Onion for the 



market-gardener or for home use. The bulbs are silvery-white, globe- 



.shaped, very sweet and mild-flavored. Pint, 20 cts.; quart S5 



Yellow Top Onion Sets (True 



Summer) — These differ from 



the Egyptian or Top Onions 



in that they form large bulbs 



of good flavor and keeping 



qualities. Pint, 20 cts.; 



quart 80 



ONIONS. 



DOiyPTAk'PP The Largest in Size. The Most Handsome In 

 rlVl^Ul /VIVLrlV. Shape. The Mildest rn Flavor. 



Our Pure American-Grown Stock of this is the largest and hand- 

 somest Onion we have ever grown, eclipsing in size and appearance 

 the most wonderful of the Spanish and Italian varieties, many of the 

 bulbs weighing from 3 to S% lbs. each. The skin is a rich golden 

 color, while the flesh is white, and so mild and sweet that it may be 

 eaten raw like an apple. This variety will take a leading place among 

 the many valuable sorts now in general use, and we have no doubt 

 will at all times command ready sales. For many j^ears this Onion 

 has been imported in large quantities and sold in many of the first- 

 class grocery stores throughout the country at a very high price, so 

 that its good qualities are well known to many in this as well as In 

 other sections. Pkt., 5 cts,; oz., 15 cts.; ^.^Ib., 50 cts.; lib., |1.60; 5 

 lbs., by express 87.00 



Yellow Strasburg, or Dutcli— A good keeper, bulb flat and of fair 

 size ; skin darker yellow than Danvers, flesh white, solid and mild- 

 ftavored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 35 cts,; 1 lb 1.15 



Large Ked Wethersfield— A large cropper, and one of the very best 

 market and shipping sorts. It grows to a large size, color of skin dark 

 red, flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger-flavored than the white and 

 yellow varieties, and coarser grained. Pkt., 5cts.; oz.,15cts.; >4 lb., 

 40 cts.; 1 lb., $1.25; 5 lbs., by express 5.50 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



^__MainmotU Silver King — Grows to an enormous 

 T^f size; single onions grown from the seed the first 

 ^^, season frequently weigh 3 lbs. It matures 

 1-=- early. The skin is silvery white, the flesh is 

 pure white and remarkably mild and tender. 



:; Pkt., 5 cts.;ioz., 25ct8.; 2 ozs., 40 cts.; ]4 lb., 75 



=;" cts.; 1 lb 2.50 



Mammoth Red Victoria — A handsome, oblong- 

 shaped Onion of large size, frequently weighing 

 3 to 4 lbs. each, under favorable circumstances, 

 from seed the first year. Skin dark red, flesh 

 white, slightly tinted rose, of mild flavor and 

 very tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; ]4 lb.. 40 

 cts,; 1 lb 150 



Slammeth Pompeii (Red Garganu'i)— Grows to an enormous size, single 

 Onions often weighing from 4 to 5 lbs,; skin pale reddish-brown, flesh 

 white, fine-grained, very mild and tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \i 

 lb., 60 cts.; lib ....„.2.00 



Early White Pearl— A splendid Italian Onion of mild flavor. Bulb 

 flat, skin and flesh pure white. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; >4 lb.. 60 cts.; 

 llt> : „..2.00 



Prizetaker Onions grown from our 

 seed were awarded First Premiums 

 at the Wisconsin State Fair in 1896-8, 

 against a large field of competitors. 



WHITE MULTIPLIER ONION SETS. 



Pure white in color, and much used for green Onions, 

 or they can be allowed to ripen off for pickling. _^ 

 Their principal qualities are extreme earliness and 

 long keeping qualities. Pint, 20 cts.; quart 30 



Shallots, or Yellow Multipliers — Pint, 15 cts.; *•- • 

 quart 25 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



Queen — An excellent white variety, remarkable for its 

 keeping qualities and the rapidity of its growth. 

 Pkt.; 5 cts.; oz., 2i cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; lb 2.50 



Silver Skin Pickling — A splendid Pickling Onion of 

 quick growth and good keeping qualities ; by sow- 

 ing early in spring and again in July two crops a 

 year can be raised. Sow thickly to produce nice, 

 hard Pickling Onions. (See cut on preceding page,) 

 Pkt., 5 cts,: oz,, 20 cts,; 2 ozs,, 35 cts,; <]4, lb., 60 cts,; 

 lib., $2.10; 5 lbs., by express , 9.50 



CHIVES. ^aiuittlauttj. 



Very small hardy Onions, used for salad. Per doz., 25 

 cts.; per 100 85 



GARLIC. 



German, SnoHaui^. French, Ail. 



The sets should be planted in well-enriched soil early 

 In spring, the rows one foot apart, and about three inches 

 between the plants in the row. Harvest same as Onions. 

 Sets— ^ lb., 15 cts.; lib 35 



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