20 



CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



SPANISH AND ITALIAN ONIONS. 



All the Spanish and Italian Onions are 

 very sweet and mild flavored; verv much 

 milder than the American sorts, and'for that 

 reason are in great demand during the sum- 

 mer and fall months, commanding large 

 prices. All the va- 

 rieties are of very 



handsome appear- ^. 



ance, growing and 

 maturing rapidly 

 from seed, but the 

 Italian sorts are 

 poor keepers, and 

 we would advise 

 gardeners to ex- 

 p eri ment on a 

 small scale at firsl. 

 Tin- Spanish va- 

 rieties are some- 

 what better keep- 

 ers; none of them, 

 however, retain 

 t heir firmness like 

 the Danvers or 

 Wethersfield Large 

 Red, and for main 

 crop we would ad- 

 vise planting the 

 old well-tried 

 American onions. 



RED VICTORIA. 



Mammoth Red Victoria — A handsome oblong- 

 shaped onion of large size, frequently weighing 

 three to four pounds each, under favorable cir- 

 cumstances, from seed the first year. Skin dark 

 red, flesh white, slightly tinted rose, of mild flavor 

 and very tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb., 70 

 cts.; 1 lb 2 35 



Mammoth Pompeii (Red Garganus) — Grows to an 

 enormous size, single onions often weighing from 

 four to five pounds; skin pale reddish brown, flesh 

 white, fine grained, very mild and tender. Pkt., 

 P cts.; oz.,20cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb 1 75 



Queen — An excellent white variety, remarkable for 

 its keeping qualities and the rapidity of its growth. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^lb.; 60 cts.; lib 1 90 



Mammoth Silver King — Grows to an enormous 

 size, single onions grown from the seed the first 

 season frequently weigh three pounds. It ma- 

 tures early. The skin is silvery white, the flesh 

 is pure white and remarkably mild and tender. 

 Pkt, 5 cts.; oz.,20cts.; X lb., 60 cts.: 1 lb 1 90 



SILVER KING. 



^^ oPANISH KINf*. 



Spanish; King (Prize 



|i' r : |:; "' \ __ Taker)— This is the 



^'''f Jlltt^' ' ! ■ ;i l ' largestand handsomest 



■■,, | ■ : onion we have ever 



7((" I J*<p- 5e "SL; l|" I HI grown, eclipsing in size 



' ; i and appearance the 



a^t*^' ^-_ llim!" most wonderful of the 



/ ■ lRLf^^^^^ s ^^^^RAlli31'lii i Spanish and Italian va - 



rieties, many of the bulbs 



f^^V^M" weighing from 3 to 3% 



ffliiWp W ,? \ X N^YIiff pounds each. The skin 



m' 1 ' H $ \(\\ \ \ V llfepll is a rich golden color, 



t''' 1 ' m/MW'l I lf\ \ Y : ' MB while the flesh is while, 



^im^4^MhJk\^ X ;: mjBm and so mild and sweet 



^//■ttfc/ra^^ ■ .■■ ' ,! ■''■<' '[JSg ^sm that it may be eaten raw 



Infill I ■,/} • [Jin k Hkean apple. This va- 



yf#/iJ/ff y r/ J ^^ ^^.ISS: riety will take a leading 



. vOi^^Pp5:^S&ZEfe place among the many 



valuable sorts now in 



general use, and we have 



no doubt will at all times 



command ready sales. 



EARLY WHITE 1'EARL. „ ' . 



For many years this 

 onion has been imported in large quantities and sold in many of the 

 first-class grocery stores throughout the country at a very high 

 price, so that its good qualities are well known to many in this as 



well as other sections. Pkt., 5 cts.: oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 65 cts.; lib 2 00 



Early White Pearl— A splendid Italian onion of mild flavor, bulb 

 flat, skin and flesh pure white. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 65 cts.; 

 lib 2 00 



ONION SETS. 



Sets should be planted out as early in the 

 spring as the ground will permit. Plant 

 them in rows one foot apart, with sets three 

 or four inches apart. 



Add 10 ets. per quart if to be sent by mail. 



1 quart to 10 feet of drill. 



White Onion Sets— Quart 25 



Yellow Onion Sets— Quart 20 



Top, or Button Onions — Quart 25 



Price of Onion Sets subject to variation. Write for prices of large 

 quantities before ordering. 



CHIVES— Schnittlauch. 



Very small, hardy Onions, used for salad. Per doz., 25 cts.; per 100.... 85 



