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would form good bulbs like the Creole; I have tried all the Italian kinds before without success, 
but having no Louisiana seed at all, I imported the trae Red Bermuda seed, which is 
raised at Teneriffe and the coast of Africa. 
It is a flat shaped onion, a little lighter in color 
than the Creole, earlier, and does not shoot up like that kind; comes in the market just after 
the shipping from the West is exhausted; hits the market at the proper time; would recommend 
the Bermuda for home use and home market, but for shipping to distant markets it is unfit, as 
it decays quickly, and when dry peels off.. The Creole has the preference, even shot up Onions 
sell for a better price than the Bermuda. None of the Northern grown seeds sown here will produce 
any onion. 
White Bermuda Onion. 
This variety is of the same shape, 
size and flavor as the RedBermuda; 
the only difference is the color, 
which is pure white. Very good 
for family use. 
The Louisiana or Cre- 
Ole Onion has been cultivated 
here for a century,—supposed to 
have been brought here, first, from ] 
the south of Europe; I presume 
the. bulbs produced but few seeds. 
It is hard to say from what va- 
riety this Onion originated; having 
been planted here for so long, it 
has become a distinct kind. It is 
not as red as the Wethersfield, and 
not as light as the Strassburg; in 
flavor itis similar to the two last 
named varieties, but much strong- 
er than the Italian kinds. In this 
latitude the seed should be sown from the 15th | 
of September to about the 10th of October; if 
sown sooner a good many will throw up seed 
stalks, which impairs the keeping quality of | 
the onion. We sow the seed broad-cast, pro- 
tect the seed beds by spreading green moss 
over them, which is removed every evening 
and replaced in the morning. Some gardeners 
use Latanniers for covering the beds. When 
the seed is coming up, say in 7 or 9 days, the 
cover has to. be removed entirely; but if the 
weather is dry, the watering has to be con- | 
tinued. They thrive best in loamy soil. Can 
be planted in same ground for years; they 
require no rotation as other crops. 
When the plants have reached the size of a 
goose quill, they are transplanted into rows, 
which can be from one to two feet apart, ac- 
cording to the mode of cultivation, and about 
five to six inches apart in the rows. The 
ground should be thoroughly prepared before 
setting out the plants. We generally shorten 
the tops and roots. In April the onion will 
be ready to be taken up. 
In sections where it is too cold to sow Onion 
seed in the fall, the Creole seed can be sown 
in January and February; in that case they 
should be sown very thinly in drills, thinned | 
out to proper stand, and by the end of spring 
they will produce a good sized Onion. Grow- 
ers here use very little, if any, fertilizers, but 
it can be used with advantage. One of my 
customers used 500 pounds of. phosphated 
bone on some of his crop, and the result was 
very satisfactory. He sold from three acres, 
250 barrels of onions, flour barrels, well packed 
for shipping, not produce barrels as sent here 
from the West. He also had a lot. of small 
ones left for home use. For spring sowing I 
recommend the Bermuda seed. REN os 
The seed of the Creole Onion, which I offer, 
is raised for me by an old experienced onion 
| grower at Lafourche; he has raised seed for 
me for over twenty years. No better stock 
can be found. Ido not depend upon chance ~ 
purchases; very often seeds raised from. shot 
| up onions are seld very low, but will not pro- 
t 
| 
duce good merchantable onions, having a ten= 
dency to go to-seed again before the bulb. is” 
matured. Most gardeners here know all about 
the cultivation of Creole Onion; these re-_ 
marks, therefore, are made for those who liye 
in adjoining States where the Creole Onion 
ean be successfully cultivated — more so in 
Texas, Mississippi and Florida. The demand 
| for Creole Onion seed from these. sections in- 
creases every year, especially from Texas. 
ITALIAN ONIONS. — 
White Queen. This is a medium sized, 
white variety from Italy, very early and flat; 
can be sown as late as February, and good 
sized bulbs wiil yet be obtained. It is of mild : 
flavor and very fine when boiled: and dressed 
for the table. It cannot-be too highly recom- . 
mended. 
SHALLOTS. 
e _. Ecuatsorte (Fr.), ScHstiorren. (Ger.). - 
A small sized Onion which grows in clumps. 
in its green state for soups, stew, ete. 
It is generally grown in the South, and used 2°” 
There are two varieties, the Red and White; the latter 
