22 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ONIONS 
To grow large bulbs 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 4 to 5 Ibs. to the acre. 
To grow sets 10 ozs. to 100 feet of drill; 50 lbs. 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 al- 
lowed 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. It is useless to try to grow onions on poor, unsuitable 
soil. Three days neglect when the weeds are growing rapidly will some- 
times ruin a crop, and a week too late in sowing makes the difference 
between a good and a bad harvest. With proper manuring, onions can 
be grown on the same land for a score of years, and it will become cleaner 
and better every year. 
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White Silver Skin, or Portugal {iP eres, 
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 hand- 
some appearance if the bulbs are gathered as soon as ripened and care- 
fully 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 noe most desirable for pickling. Pkt.,10c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 80c; 
¢ Very fine and very early variety. Bulbs when well 
White Pearl grown are large, round, flattened, with a delicate pure 
white skin; flesh very mild in flavor. In the pooel) this variety is largely 
planted for sets. Pkt., 10c; 14 Ib., Shc IDE, $2.7: iS a ; 2 
e large bulbs are of attractive 
Mammoth Silver King form, flattened, but quite thick 
through, with silvery white skin, frequently. measuring 20 inches in cir- 
cumference. It matures quite early, coming just after Onions grown from 
sets are gone. Must be sown thinly to produce large onions. Our stock 
White Silver Skin Onion is true American grown,of finest strain. Oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 80c; ib., $2.75. 
This new variety promises to be one of the best fon the pro- 
Japanese duction of large onions for Fall and Winter market, yielding 
almost twice as many bushels per acre than any other set cnion. 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, Pkt., 
10c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 90c; 1b., $3.00; (Prices of sets on request). 
s (American frown): The seed we offer produces large, well- 
Prizetaker 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 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 lbs. each. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 25c; 4 Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.25. 
The most popular and best 
Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg variety for Set. purposes. Is 
similar to the Yellow Danvers. Flat in shape, good color and size, but as a 
set onion it has the quality of ripening down earlier and more uniformly. 
Pkt., 10c. 4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00 
Our superior stock of this celebrated 
Yellow Globe Danvers variety is of fine round shape. It grows 
to good size, with thin yellow skin, white flesh, fine grained and excellent 
quality. It ripens early, keeps well and is very productive. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 
20c; 14 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2 00. 
Large sized, somewhat flattened; skin deep rea 
Red Wethersfield and very hardy. Pkt.10c; Oz. 25¢; 34 Ib. 60c; 
Ib., $2.00. Danvers Yellow Globe 
° An early and very hardy variety which does especially wells in the South. Should be planted early, en 
Australian Brown low, wet ground, to get large bulbs. The skin is thick and the color is a rich brown. Is especially noted 
as a long keeper, as it keeps well into spring and much longer than other varieties. Pkt., 10c; 14 lb., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
° It 1s a fit companion to the new well-known Australian brown. The bulbs are globe 
Australian Yellow Globe shaped, with a light brown-yellow skin. Solid and heavy.Oz., 20c; 4 Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
ONION SETS 
We handle Onion Sets in Carload lots and have excellent facil- 
ities for storing and shipping; therefore our prices are always at- 
tractive and quality unsurpassed. As the market fluctuates 
greatly, we cannot quote at the time our catalogue goes to press 
but we shall be pleased to name a definite price on request. 
Plant in drills 12 inches apart, and 4 inches between the sets. 
Yellow Danvers; Yellow Strasburg; Japanese; White Silverskin. 
USE A FELINS TYING MACHINE 
For Bunching Spring Onions 
See page 63 
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