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long to bulb and is very spongy. The Red Tripoli has done fairly, but the Onions do not 

 mature as early as the Creole, and do not keep so well, although attaining a good size. It is of 

 mild flavor, and well adapted to be used up in spring; but I would not recommend it to be 

 raised for shipping, except the White Queen. 



Red Bermuda. (True). The crop of 

 the Creole Onion having been a failure this 

 year, I have obtained a supply of the Genuine 

 Bermuda Seed. This is a pale red flat onion 

 of good size and does fairly well. It is not to 

 be confounded with an Onion sold by some 

 seedsmen under that name, which is the 

 Italian Bassano; it is oval in shape, of bright 



color, or if flat it is the Bed Tripoli. They Bermuda Onion 



are both inferior to the genuine Bermuda if 



planted in this section. fWhite Bermuda. Same as the fore- 



going kind; except being white in color. 



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 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. 



EcHAIiLOTTE (Fr.), SCHAIOTTEN (Gcr,). 



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 Bed 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 Tranter, 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. 



Plain Leaved. 

 Double Curled. 



PARSLEY. 



Persel (Fr.), Peteksilie (Ger.), Peejxl (Sp.). 



I Improved Garnishing. 



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. 



Plain Leaved. This is the kind raised 

 for the New Orleans market. 



Double Curled. The leaves of this 

 variety are curled. It has the same flavor as 

 the other kind, but is not so popular. 



Improved Oarnisliin^. This is the 

 best kind to ornament a dish ; it has the same 

 flavor as the other kinds. 



PARSMBP. 



Panais (Fr.), Pastinake (Ger.), Pastinaca (Sp.). 



Hollow Grown, or Svjjar. 



Should be sown in deep, mellow soil, deeply spaded, as the roots are long, in drills twelve to 

 eighteen inches apart; when the plants are three inches high, thin out to three inches apart in 

 the row. Sow from September to November for winter, and January to March for spring and 

 summer crops. 



The Hollow Crown, or Sug^ar. 



is the kind generally cultivated; it possesses 



all the good qualities for which other varieties 

 are recommended. 



