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Qjrri^ Bros/ horticultural Quide.- 



SPANISH AND ITALIAN ONIONS. 



All the Spanish and Italian Onions are very sweet and mild-flavored, very much milder than the 

 American sorts, and for that reason are in great demand during the summer and fall months, com- 

 manding laroe prices. All the varieties are of very handsome appearance, growing and maturing rap- 

 idly from seed, but the Italian sorts are poor keepers, and we would advise gardeners to experiment on 

 a small scale at first. The Spanish varieties are somewhat better keepers; none of them, however, re- 

 tain their firmness like the Danvers or Wethersfield Large Red, and for main crop we would advise 

 plan tins the old, woll-trif d American Onions. 



Special Prices on 5 lb. lots aud upward, free by mail or express. 

 All American grown finest stocks. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS, per lb., $ .90 YELLOWDUTCH, orSTRASBURG perlb., $ .80 

 ROUND YELLOW DANVERS, " .80 PRIZETAKER, or SPANISH KING, 1.60 



On page 28 we give 



Onions grown from our 

 Seed were awarded first 

 premium in all classes 

 at the Wisconsin State 

 Fair in 1894, in compe- 

 tition with all others. 



MAMMOTH BED VICTORIA. 



Mammoth Red Victoria-A handsome oblong- 

 shaped Onion of large size, frequently weigh- 

 ing three to four pounds each, under favorable 

 circumstances, from seed the first year. Skin 

 dark red, flesh white, slightly tinted rose, ot 

 mild flavor and very tender. Pkt., I ccs. ; oz., 



20 cts.; }£lb., 60cts ; 1 lb $<= 



riammoth Pompeii-(Red Garganue.-Grows to 

 an^enormous size, single Onions often weigh- 

 in" from four to five pounds skm pale red- 

 dilh brown, flesh white, fii.e grained, very 

 mild and tender. Pkt., 5 , „s. ; oz., 20 cts. ; k 



lb., 60cts.; lib 4 



Mammoth Silver King-Grows to an enormone 

 size, single Onions grown from the seed the 

 first season frequently weigh three pounds. It 

 matures early. The skin is silvery white, the 

 flesh is pure white and remarkably mild and 

 tender. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; X lb., 40 cts. ; 



lib - 1 



Farlv White Pearl— A splendid Italian Onion of 

 mild flavor, bulb flat, skin and flesh l pure 

 white. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz , 20 cts. ; H. lb., 60 cts. • 

 lib A 



PICKLING VARIETIES. 



Oueen— An excellent white variety, remarkable 

 for its keeping qualities and the rapidity of its 

 o-rowth. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; M, lb., 50 ^_ 

 cts.;llb .-- 1 '° .' „ . 



Silver Skin Plckline-A splendid pickling Onion of quick growth and 

 pood keeDirT^ qualities; by sowing early in spring and again in July 

 !wo crops a^ye'ar can be Raised. Sow thickly to produce nice hard 

 Pickling Onions. See cut on preceding page. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz , 20 

 cts. : J4 lb., 60 cts. ; 1 lb 



special low prices on which buyer must pay all freight charges. 



Prizetaker, or Spanish King— Our pure 

 American-grown stock of this is the 

 largest and handsomest Onion we 

 have ever grown, eclipsing in size 

 and appearance the most wonderful 

 of the Spanish and Italian varieties, 

 many of the bulbs weighing from 3 to 

 Z% lbs. each. The skin is a rich gold- 

 en color, while the flesh is white, and 

 so mild and sweet 

 that it may be eaten 

 raw like an apple. 

 This variety will 

 take a leading place 

 among the many 

 valuable sorts now 

 in general U6e, and 

 we have no doubt 

 will at all times 

 command ready 

 sales. For many 

 years this Onion 

 has been imported 

 in large quantities 

 and sold in many 

 of the first-class 

 grocery b t o r e s 

 throughout the 

 country at a very 

 high price, so that 

 its good qualities 

 are well known to 

 many in this as 

 well as other sec- 

 tions. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts. ; H lb., 

 50 cts.; 1 lb 



ONION SETS. 



Sets should be planted out as early in the spring as the ground will per- 

 mit Plant them in rows one foot apart, with sets three or four inches 

 a iart. , 



1 quart to 10 feet of drill. 



White Onion Sets-Pint 15, Quart f_ 



Yellow Onion Sets-Pint 15, Quart -f 



Top, or Button Onions— Pint 15, Quart """"„ 



Price of Onion Sets 

 subject to variation. 

 Write for prices of 

 large quantities before 

 ordering. In addition 

 to the above varieties 

 we carry a stock of 

 White and Yellow Mul- 

 tiplier Sets, Egyptian 

 or Winter Sets and 

 Shallots through the 

 season. 



CHIVES. 



®(J)Uittlrtlt(f). 



Very small, hardy 

 Onions, used for 

 salad. Per doz., 

 25 cis. ; per 100... 85 



MAMMOTH SILVER KING. 



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