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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



ONION. {Zwiebel.) 



Southport Red Globe Onion. 



low variety; excellent and keeps well. Pkt., .05; oz., .15: i, Ih , .50; lb., .ft.so 

 Southport Red Gi.ohe. Of beautiful shape; splendid qualiiv. and ,an excellent 



i/i lb., $1.00: 11)., $3.00. 

 Early Red. Very early and of most excellent flavor; good 



keeper. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; 1.4 H'-, -60; lb., $2.00. 

 White Portugal, ok .\merican .Silver Skin. Splendid 



when young as a Salad Onion and for pickles. Early; mild 



flavored, and excellent for first crop Pkt , .10: oz., .30- 



%lb., $1.00; Ih., $3.00. 

 Southport White Globe. \ handsome Onion. ?"lesh firm, 



fine grained, mild. Our strain is excellent. Pkt., .10; oz., 



.35; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 

 Queen. Oneof the best for very early crop; grows rapidly; beau- 

 tiful white skin; fine flavor and a good keeper. Especially 



valuable for pickling. Pkt., .05; oz., .25; '4 lb., .75; lb., $2.50. 

 Giant Rocca. An enormous globe-shaped variety; mild and 



sweet. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; 141b., .60; lb., $1.75. 

 Australian Brown. An early variety, medium size, color am- 

 ber brown, unequalled for keeping qualities. Pkt., .05; oz.. 



.20; \\ lb., .60; lb., $1.75. 

 Giant White Tripoli. Excellent; of quick growth and nuld 



flavor. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; 1,4 lb., .60; lb., $1.75. 

 Adriatic Barletta. The earliest of all; a small white Italian 



sort. Pkt., .10; oz., .30; 1,41b., $1.00; lb., $3.00. 

 Silver King. Enormous size; skin silvery white; mild and 



pleasant flavor. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; % lb., .60; lb., $1.75. 

 Prize-Taker. Color yellow, flesh white; globular; of immense 



size; medium early, mild. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; V4 lb., .60; 



lb., $1.75. 



The Onion has been cul- 

 tivated as an article of food 

 from the earliest times, and 

 is perhaps at the present day 

 more universally grown than 

 any other vegetable. A good 

 crop is impossible unless the 

 soil is very rich and kept 

 clean. Use well-rotted ma- 

 nure freely, and get the crop 

 in as early as possible in 

 spring , even though the 

 weather be cold and unpleas- 

 ant. Sow in drills one foot 

 apart and cover about one- 

 third of an inch, treading or 

 rolling after sowing so that 

 the hot, dry atmosphere may 

 not destroy the sprouting 

 seed. When three inches 

 high thin to two inches apart. 

 Stir the ground freely with- 

 out disturbing the young 

 plants and keep free from 

 weeds. One ounce of seed 

 to one hundred feet of drill; 

 four to five pounds an acre. 



Our Onion Seed is grown 

 from bulbs carefully selected 

 by hand, and is of most supe- 

 rior quality. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. 

 (Californiagrown. ) Pkt., 

 .05; oz., .20; 1,4 lb., .60; 

 lb., $2 00. 



.Southport Yellow Globe. 

 Handsome, with mild fla- 

 vor; oneof the best. Pkt., 

 .05; oz.. .25; i/t lb., .60; 

 lb., $2.25. 



Early N'ellovv Flat, or 

 Cr.vcker. Earliest yel- 



kceper. Pkt., .10; oz., .30; 



Southport White Globe Onion. 



