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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



ONIONS 



Etofcbel. 



1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 4 or 5 lbs. to acre. 



• Select in March or April, good 



• soil, and mark shallow drills one 



• foot apart, along which sow seed 



• thickly; keep the bed free of weeds. 



• In July the bulbs will be the size of 



• marbles, when they are taken and 



• spread thinly over the floor, secure- 



• ly protected from dampness and ex- 



• posed to the air. 



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! FULL SIZE ONION THE 

 FIRST YEAR. 



£ The seed we offer will grow full- 

 j sized Onions the first year. To do 



• this, they should be sown as soon 

 i as possible in the Spring, no matter 

 i if the weather is cold, so the soil 



• works up well. This gives them a 



• good start ahead of the weeds, be- 



• tore dry, hot weather sets in. Sow 

 j thinly in drills one foot apart, and 



• about one-fourth inch deep, in a 

 £ rich, deep, well-worked, light, loamy 



• soil. 



sSSuE 

 WHITE SILVER SKIN 



large size; mild in flavor, and excellent for Win 

 ter use; much esteemed for pickling. Package 



-Ripens early 



5c; oz., 15c; Y\ lb., 50c. 



LARGE WHI 

 GLOBE — Yields abundantly, 

 producing very handsome, 

 large, pure white, globe- 

 shaped bulbs; flesh firm, fine- 

 ly grained; mild flavor. Oz., 

 20c. ; Yv lb.. 50c. ; lb., $1.50. 



YELLOW GLOBE 

 BANVER — It is of a beau- 

 tiful golden yellow color. 

 Bulb medium size : quite 

 earh'; bottom nearly flat ; 

 oval top with small neck ; 

 ver)' prolific and a first-class 

 keeper and shipper. 1 oz., 

 loc. ; }4 lb-, 30c; lb.. $1.00. 



YELLOW BANVERS, 

 FLAT— A splendid Onion 

 for either market or home 

 use; more flat than the Globe 

 Danvers. 1 oz., 10c. ; \ lb 

 30c; 1 lb., $1.00. 



lb., $1.50. 

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PRIZE TAKER— The Ameri- 

 can-grown Prize-Taker seed we of- 

 fer produces large, well-ripened 

 bulbs the first season from seed; 

 flesh white, crisp, and mild in flavor. 

 The skin is thin, of a bright straw- 

 yellow; form nearly a perfect globe. 

 Under ordinary cultivation this va- 

 riety will yield bulbs nearly three 

 times as large as the Globe Danvers, while 

 under special cultivation specimen bulbs have 

 been raised to weigh from four to five and a 

 half pounds each. These are the large mild 

 Onions which are sold in small crates in the 

 jlj— - --,—;- early Fall and are esteemed 



.' ! |, ,,"| ; ■■',. for their large size, handsome 



appearance, mild and delicate 

 flavor. While the bulbs of 

 this variety bottom well and 

 ripen up quite firm and hard, 

 they do not keep well after 

 very cold weather sets in, ow- 

 ing to the tender character of 

 the flesh, and we would ad- 

 vise marketing the Onions in 

 the Fall or as soon after rip- 

 ening as possible. Oz., 15c; 

 m U lb., 60c; lb.. $1.50. 

 ■^ YELLOW STRASS- 

 BURG — The most popular 

 variety for sets grown. Skin 

 bright yellow and of a beau- 

 tiful round, plump shape. 

 1 oz., 15c. 1 /a. lb., 30c. 

 Lb., $1.00. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN. 



WHITE SILVERSKIN. 

 REB WETHERSFIELB — Large sized, some- 

 flattened; skin deep red and very hardy. 1 oz., 

 4 lb.', 20c; lb., 75c. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN. 

 A valuable new long-keeping 

 Onion. This new Onion, re- 

 cently introduced into the 

 United States, has met with 

 wonderful success, and is pro- 

 nounced the best keeper of all 

 Onions. The shape and size 

 are well shown in our illustra- 

 tion. The outside skin is of 

 deep amber brown, distinct 

 from all other Onions, ex- 

 tremely hard and firm, of fine flavor and will 

 keep almost indefinitely. Australian Brown is 

 the only Onion Australian growers will plant. 

 We offer choice American-grown seed from 

 the original importation. Oz., 15c; Y\ lb., 40c; lb., $1.50 



RED WETHERSFIELD. 



OUR SEEDS ARE GUARANTEED TO GROW. 



