FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. Gl 



be sown to be used green, but as we have Shallots here which grow during the 

 whole autumn and winter, and multiply very rapidly, the sowing of seed for green 

 Onions is not profitable. Seed ought to be sown from the middle of September 

 to the end of October ; if sown sooner, too many will throw up seed stalks. When 

 the month of September has been dry and hot, the beds where the seeds are sown 

 ought to be covered with moss. Where this cannot be had, palmettos can be used, 

 but they should be taken off in the evening and replaced in the morning. When 

 the seeds are well up, this is no longer necessary, but watering should be continued. 

 — They are generally sown broad-cast, and when the size of a goose quill should be 

 transplanted into rows one to two feet apart, and about five inches in the rows. 

 Onions are different, in regard to rotation, from other vegetables. They do best' if 

 raised on the same ground for a succession of years. Onions did not bring very 

 high prices, owing to the very heavy yield, the largest ever made in Louisiana upon 

 the same acreage. The crop of seed has been very large the i)ast season ; the best 

 ever made since twenty-five years. Have been able to fill all orders, and plenty of 

 seed left to sow for sets. Expect to have enough Creole Sets the coming fall to fill 

 all orders. 



Louisiana or Creole Onion. This 

 is generally of a light red color, darker 

 than the Strassburg, and lighter in color 



been selling of this kind, for a number 

 ol years, has been raised on Bayou La- 

 fourche, and has never failed to make 



than the Wethersfield. The seed I have ! fine large Onions. 



The crop of Creole Onion seed having failed some years ago, I sold a good deal 

 of Italian seed and had amp>le opportunity to see the results. The Giant Koca I 

 have discarded; it takes too long to bulb and is very spongy. The Bermuria and 

 Red Tripoli have done fairly, but the Onions do not mature as early as the Creole, 

 and do not keep so well, although attaining a very large size, and more so the Ber- 

 muda. They are of mild flavor, and well adapted to be used up in spring ; but I 

 would not recommend them to be raised for shipping, except the White Queen. 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



liVliite <^ueen. This is a medium 

 sized, white variety from Italy, very 

 early and flat; can be sown as late as 

 February, and good sized bulbs will yet 



be obtained. It is of mild flavor and 

 very fine when boiled and dressed for 

 the table. It can not be too highly 

 recommended. 



SHALLOTS. 



ECHALLOTTE (Fr.), SCHALOTTEN (Ger.). 



A small sized Onion which grows in clumps. It is generally grown in the South, 

 and used in its green state for soups, stew, etc. There are two varieties, the Red 

 and White ; the latter variety is the most popular. In the fall of the year the bulbs 

 are divided and set out in rows a foot apart, and four to six inches in the rows. They 

 grow and multiply very fast, and can be divided during winter, and set out again. 

 Late in spring, when the tops become dry, they have to be taken up, thoroughly 

 dried, and stored in a dry airy place. 



PARSLEY. 



Peksil (Fr.), Petersilie (Ger.), Pertil (Sp.). 

 Plain Leaved. | Improved Garai>^hin(j. 



Double Curled. ' 



Parsley can be sown during the fall from August to October, and during 

 spring, from the end of January to the end of April. It is generally sown broad-cast. 



