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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 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 4 to 5 lbs. 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. 



White Silver Skin, or Portugal ^Uty^oVTfi 



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 and most desirable for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 25c; ~%, lb., 65c; 

 lb., $2.25. 



I^tt-, «. pi Very fine and very early variety. Bulbs when well 

 WlllXe rcdll 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; M lb., 60c; lb., $2.00. 



Mammoth Silver King Sm/Tanened! bift °quhf "hick 



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 

 is true American grown,of finest strain. Oz., 25c; M lb-> 60c; lb., $2.00. 



TdTlCinPCA This new variety promises to be one of the best fox the pro- 

 J <Ap<Hlc!»fc; duction of large onions for Fall and Winter market, 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, Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 30c; }± lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50; (Prices of sets on request). 



Priypi'dl^P'T (American grown). The seed we offer produces large, we 11- 

 I 1 IZ,t lilKtl 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., 5c; 

 oz., 20c; U lb., 50c; lb., $1.50. 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg £*£"& *%%£l b 1s 



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; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.40. 



V^llnw filrtHp Hcinuprs 0ur su P erior stock of this celebrated 

 I eilOW VjlODe I^anVerS var i ety ; s f nne r0 und 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., 5c; oz., 



20c; M lb., 40c; lb., $1.40. 



Red Wethersfield 



S1.75. 



Large sized, somewhat flattened; skin deep red 

 and very hardy. Oz., 20c; M lb., 50c; lb., 



Danvers Yellow Globe 



A 1 1<! trill ifin Rmwn ^ n ear ' y an< ^ ver v hardy variety which does especially well in the South. Should be planted early, on 

 /lUMIdlldll UIUWll 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 ether varieties. Pkt., 5c; J4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



Australian Yellow Globe 



It is a fit companion to the new well-known Australian brown. The bulbs are globe- 

 shaped, with a light brown-yellow skin. Solid and heavy. Oz., 15c; J4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.25. 



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; White Silverskin. 



USE A FELINS TYING MACHINE 



For Bunching Spring Onions 



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