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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



ONIONS 



White Silver Skin Onion 



To grow large bulbs 1 ounce to 100 feet of drill; 4 to 5 pounds to the acre. 

 To grow setts 10 ounces to 100 feet of drill; 50 pounds to the acre. 



The Onion must have a clean and very rich soil. Use well rotted 

 manure freely, and get the seed in as early as possible in the spring, no 

 matter if it is cold and unpleasant. If onions do not get a good growth 

 before hot, dry weather, the crop is sure to be a failure. Keep the soil 

 mellow and clear of weeds. Sow in shallow drills, not less than a foot 

 apart nor more than half an inch deep. As onions grow on top of the 

 ground, they may be allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they 

 crowd each other. In hoeing, destroy weeds and keep the ground mellow; 

 do not cover the young bulbs with earth. 



White Silver Skin, or Portugal ™*Jy th e f m0 a S n po white 



Onions; is almost exclusively used for growing sets. It is a good keeper. 

 The bulbs grow to good size, ripening early and quite evenly. The flesh 

 is mild and sweet, the thin skin a clear silvery white, of handsome appear- 

 ance if the bulbs are gathered as soon as ripened and carefully dried 

 under shelter away from the strong sunlight. When seed is sown at the 

 rate of 20 to 25 pounds per acre, it makes bulbs of suitable size and most 

 desirable for pickling. 



White Pearl Ver y nne and ver y eal "ly variety. Bulbs when well 

 grown are large, round, flattened, with a delicate pure 

 white skin; flesh very mild in flavor. In the South this variety is largely 

 planted for sets. 



Mammoth Silver Kina The large bulbs are of attra etive form, 



lUUmmUlH OIH/W I\Uiy flatte ned, but quite thick through, with 

 silvery white skin, frequently measuring 20 inches in circumference. It 

 matures quite early, coming just after Onions grown from sets are gone. 

 Must be sown thinly to produce large onions. 



Smith nart WhltP (iJnhp Pure white > true globe form with very 

 dOUllipori W mie IrlOOe crigp flesh) exceedingly mild and fine 



grained, usually commands highest prices. 



FnnriHf><tP ^ne of the best for the production of large onions for Fall 

 rfupwucac and Winter mar ket, yielding almost twice as many bushels per 

 acre than any other set onion. Somewhat similar to Flat Danvers in color 

 and shape but a trifle thicker and very much larger in circumference. They 

 are very mild, excellent keepers, rapid growers and very few go to seed. 

 The appearance, size, quality and wonderful yields of this variety give it a 

 prominent place among the most valuable sorts. 



Pri yf>tn\cPY Produces large, well-ripened bulbs the first season from 

 m i i^viuiivi seed . flegh white . crisp and , mild in navor . The skin is 



thin, of a bright straw-yellow; form nearly a perfect globe. Under ordinary 

 cultivation this variety will yield bulbs nearly three times as large as the 

 Globe Danvers, while under special cultivation specimen bulbs have been 

 raised to weigh from 4 to 5 pounds each. 



Riverside Sweet Spanish or Valencia t R a l s e e r m ^ u e t s J l\ z ^ 



larger size. Very mild, has golden yellow skin and white flesh. Rapidly 



growing in popularity. 



Yell nil) fllnho Tinni'iCYft 0ur superior stock of this celebrated va- 



i euow irioue uanverh riety is of fine round shape _ It grows t0 



good size, with thin yellow skin, white flesh, fine grained and excellent qual- 

 ity. It ripens early, keeps well and is very productive. 



ONION SETS 



FINE QUALITY MARKET GARDENERS STOCK SCREENED TO % INCH 



Danvers Yellow Globe 



Use a 

 FELINS TYING MACHINE 



FOR BUNCHING SPRING ONIONS 



See Page 61 



PRICES 



Variety Pkt. Oz. M Lb. Lb. 



Australian Brown $.10 $.20 $.60 $2.00 



Japanese 10 .20 .60 2.00 



Mammoth Silver King 10 .30 .80 2.75 



Prizetaker 10 .20 .60 2.00 



Red Wethersfield 10 .20 .60 2.00 



Riverside Sweet Spanish .10 .30 .90 3.00 



Southport White Globe .10 .30 .80 2.75 



White Pearl 10 .30 .80 2.75 



White Silver Skin, or Portugal .10 .25 .75 2.25 



Yellow Globe Danvers 10 .20 .60 2.00 



Bu. 



ONION SETS Qt. Pk. 32 lbs. 



Japanese (Yellow) $.25 $1.10 $3.75 



White Silverskin 25 1.15 3.85 



Yellow Danvers 25 1.00 3.50 



Prices subject to change. Postage Extra. 



