When tops turn yellow and skin becomes tough and transparent, Onions may be pulled up, dried and stored 



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Maule's Select Onion Seeds 



Cdltctre. — Onions do best on a rich loam, previously cultivated for 

 two years. Stiff clay and light sand are equally unfavorable. The laud 

 should be highly fertilized with well-rotted manure, complete fertiliz- 

 ers, etc. Fresh stable manure has a tendency to produce soft onions. 

 For dry (fall) onions a packet will sow about 60 feet of drill, an ounce 

 about 3U0 feet, 4 to 5 lbs. of seed per acre. Sow in drills 12 to 18 Inches 

 apart as early in spring as possible-and cover one-half inch deep. When 

 large enough thin to 3 inches apart. If sets are wanted, sow seed thickly i Onions should never be handled while frozen. 



Customers may order half pounds at the pound rate, 3 pounds or over at the 5 pound rate, postpaid 



and don't thin out; use 60 to 80 lbs. of seed per acre. Eight to ten bushels 

 of sets will plant an acre. Fine marketable size onions (according to 

 variety planted) are easily produced the tirst year from early spring 

 sown seed, maturing in from 60 to 120 days. Culture should be freciuent 

 though shallow. The same ground may be used for onions, season after 

 season, if well fertilized annually. Bone meal is an excellent fertilizer. 

 Winter storage demands dryness and protection from sudden changes. 



446 SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE ONION. 



m Southport Red Globe Onion 



The Standard Red Globe Onion. Rn Enormous Yielder 



In districts in New York and Ohio, we frequently ship 1,000 pounds of this Red Globe 

 onion annually. It is a perfect globe, skin being of a rich glossy red; flesh fine grained, 

 white and always mild and pleasant, maturing in 120 days. It is very hardy and a 

 splendid keeper. 



Pacfeet, 10 cents; ounce, !J5 cents; quarter pound, 70 cents; 

 pound, $3.35; 5 pounds, $10.00, postpaid. 



445 Southport White Globe Onion 



The Handsomesf and Best Winter Keeping White Onion 

 This onion, on account of its handsome appearance, always brings top prices In the 

 city markets. It is silvery white in color, globe shaped in form, flesh of delicious flavor, 

 and a fine keeper. This main crop variety is excellent for the home garden; matures 

 in 120 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; quarter pound, 80 cents; 

 poiind, $3.75; 5 pounds, $13.50, postpaid. 



446 Southport Yellow Globe Onion 



A Sure Cropper and Long Keeping Onion for Home or Marl<et 

 One of the most popular of the Yellow Globe onions, aud our annual sales run into 

 thousands of pounds. Perfectly globe shaped with rather full shoulder, rich yellow 

 skin, fine grained, mild creamy white flesh. Very productive and a good keeper; 

 matures in 110 days. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; quarter pound, 70 cents; 

 pound, $3.35; 5 pounds, $10.00, postpaid. 



Maule's Collection of Three Best Southport Globe Onions LI y^ii^w 

 One packet each of the 3 sorts for 25 cents, postpaid. One ounce each of the 3 sorts for 75 cents, postpaid. 



The 

 Three 



Best 

 GLOBE 

 SHAPE 

 ONIONS 



All 



Good 



Wioter 



Keepers 



470 



444 SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE ONION. 



Mixed Onions /^H shapes and Mors 



445 SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE ONION. 



This mixture contains a grand assortmeut of the ditferent colored 

 and various shaped onions, maturing at intervals in 00 to 120 days, so 

 as to give a supply of onions fit for the table when wanted, or for 

 saving for winter use, as all are good keepers. 



Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; quarter pound, 45 cents; 

 pound, $1.50, postpaid. 



NEW ONION CULTURE. 



Book by T. GREINER. 



New and highly valuable methods for growing onions 

 of the largest size and yield for home or market. 



Illustrated. Cloth Bound. $1.00, postpaid. 



