R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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ONION. (Zwiebcl.) 



The Onion has been cultivated as an article of food from the earliest times, and is perhaps at the present day 

 t more universally grown than any other vegetable. A good crop is impossible unless the soil is very rich and kept 

 clean. Use well-rotted manure freely, and get the crop in as early as possible in spring, even though the weather be 

 cold and unpleasant. Sow in drills one foot apart and cover about one-third of an inch, treading or roiling after 

 sowing so that the hot, dry atmosphere may not destroy the sprouting seed. When three inches high thin to two 

 inches apart. Stir the ground freely without disturbing the young plants and keep free from weeds. One ounce of 

 seed to one hundred feet of drill ; four to five pounds an acre. 



Our Onion Seed is grown from bulbs carefully selected by hand, and is of most superior quality. 



BY R.t J.FARQl>HAR & CO.] 



Farquhar's Yellow Globe Danvers Onion. 



V Farquhar's Yellow Globe Danvers. Saved from selected onions exclusively and home- 

 grown ; early; round with very small neck; ripens uniformly; onions of good size, fine 



quality, and excellent keeping properties. The best variety for general crop. Our strain plu - ° z - % lb - *- D - 



will meet the demands of the most critical .10 .25 .75 $2.50 



•/Yellow Globe Danvers. Eastern grown; fine, but not our own growth of seed ... .05 .15 .40 1.25 



vSouthport Yellow Globe. Handsome, with mild flavor; one of the best 05 .15 .50 1.50 



(/"Early Yellow Flat, or Cracker. Earliest yellow variety; excellent and keeps well . .05 .25 .75 2.50 



^^.ed Globe. Of beautiful shape; splendid quality, and an excellent keeper 05 .20 .60 2.00 



/Early Red. Very early and of most excellent flavor ; good keeper 05 .20 .60 2.00 



^arge Red Wethersfield. Of finest flavor, large and hardy; keeps well 05 .15 .40 1.25 



y/WHiTE Portugal, or American Silver Skin. Splendid when young as a Salad Onion 



* and for pickles. Early; mild flavored, and excellent for first crop 05 .20 .60 2.00 



/white Globe. A handsome Onion. Flesh firm, fine grained, mild. Our strain is excel- 



, lent 05 .20 .60 2.00 



y Queen. One of the best for very early crop ; grows rapidly, beautiful white skin; fine flavor 



and a good keeper. Especially valuable for pickling 05 .25 .75 2.50 



/Giant Rocca. An enormous globe-shaped variety; mild and sweet 05 .15 .50 1.50 



^Australian Brown. An early variety, medium size, color amber brown, unequalled for 



' keeping qualities 05 .15 .40 1.25 



