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EICHARD FROTSCHER's ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



autumn and vrnxtev, 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. ^\Tien 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 ofE 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 generaUy sown broad-cast, and when the size of a goose quUl 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 a complete 

 failure; have not been able to fill any orders. 



Louisiana or Creole Onion. This 

 is generally of a light red color, darker than 

 the Strassburg, and lighter in color than the 

 Wethersfield. The seed I have been selling of 



this kind, for a number of years, has been 

 raised on Bayou Lafourche, and has never 

 failed to make fine large Onions, 



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

 and had ample opportunity to see the results. The Giant Roca I have discarded; it takes too 



