20 J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 
Onion 
To grow large bulbs 1 oz. to 
100 ft. of drill 4-5 lbs. to the 
acre. To grow sets 10 oz. to 
100 ft. of drill; 50 Ibs. 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 aNowed to remain pretty 
thick, no matter if they crowd 
each other. In hoeing, destroy 
weeds and keep the ground mel- 
low; do not cover the young 
bulbs with earth. It is useless 
to try to grow onions on poor, 
unsuitable soil. Three days neg- 
lect when the weeds are grow- 
ing rapidly will sometimes ruin 
@ crop, and a week too eee 
sowing makes the difference be- 
tween a good and a bad harvest. With proper EN 
onions can be grown on the same land for a score 0 
years, and it will become cleaner and better every. year- 
1 1 i This is the most popu- 
White Silver Skin, or Portugal (27 variety of an 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 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 
‘end most desirable for pickling. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25e; %4 
Ib., 75c; Ib., $2.50. 1 : te aa 
“ = Very fine an very early variety. 
White Pear 
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. 
Pkt., 5c; %4 lb., 60c; Ib., $2.00. 
B e The large bulbs are of attrac- 
Mammoth Silver King tive form, flattened, 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. 
Our stock is true American grown, of finest strain. Oz., 
25ce; 14 Ib., 75e; Ib., $2.25. 
Australian Brown 
Yellow Globe get large bulbs. 
Danvers Onion. other varieties. 
SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 
White Silver Skin Onion. 
2 (American grown). The seed we offer pro- 
Prizetaker duces. 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 jthis vari- 
ety will yield bulbs nearly three times.as large asthe 
Globe Danvers, while under special cultivation speci- 
men bulbs have been raised to weigh from 4 to 5° lbs. 
each. These are the large, mild Onions which are 
sold in small crates in the early fall, and are esteemed 
for ‘their large size, handsome appearance, mild and 
delicate flavor. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; % Ib., 55c; Ib., $1.75. 
The most popular and 
Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg 528 VEoSiy POPMAL ane 
poses. 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., 
5c; % Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.50. 
Our superior stock of this cele- 
Yellow Globe Danvers _brated 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., 
5e; oz., 20c; 14 Ib., 40c; Ib., $1.50. 
Large sized, somewhat flattened; skin 
Red Wethersfiel deep red and very hardy. Oz., 20e; 
1%4 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
An early and very hardy variety which does-especially well in 
the South. 
The skin is thick and the color is a rich brown. 
noted as a long keeper, as it keeps well into spring and much longer than 
Pkt., 5c; 4 Ib., 45e; Ib., $1.50. 
iS It is a fit companion to the new well-known 
Australian Yellow Globe Australian brown. The bulbs 
shaped, with a light brown-yellow skin. 
% Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
Should. be planted early, on low, wet ground, to 
Is especially 
are globe- 
Solid and heavy... Oz., 15e; 
Onion Sets 
We are large producers and contractors of Onion Sets, with 
best facilities for handling large quantities. 
Prices quoted below are subject to market changes. 
Plant in drills 12 inches apart and 4 inches between the sets. 
Choice Yellow Danvers 
Quart, 15¢; bushel, $2.50. 
Choice Yellow Strasburg 
Quart, 15c; bushel, $2.50. 
Choice White Silver Skin 
Quart, 20c; bushel, $3.00. i 
