CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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ONION. 



German, Zwiebel. 



French, Oignon. 



Realizing tne importance of the Onion Crop, we have for years made a spe- 

 cialty of raising Onion Seed, and by careful selection of the largest and finest 

 Onions for our seed stock, we now have seed to offer that is very superior to 

 the ordinary stock to be found on the market. Large growers in our vicinity 

 have produced upwards of 1100 bushels of large solid onions on an acre from 

 our seed. We make no claim to cheapness, but for quality and vitality our 

 onion seed is unsurpassed. Large growers should write to us for special prices, 

 naming the variety and quality they require. 



The Onion is most successfully grown in a deep, rich, loamy soil, and, un- 

 like most vegetables, does best when cultivated in the same ground for a suc- 

 cession of years. Trench and manure the ground well in fall, and turn up in 

 ridges during the winter, and as early as the ground will work in spring, rake 

 or harrow thoroughly so as to get the soil fine and level. Sow thinly in drills 

 half an inch deep, twelve inches apart, and cover with fine soil, pressing it 

 Sown with the back of a spade or light roller. Keep the ground free from 

 weeds, and thin out the young plants so they stand three or four inches apart. 



If by mail in quantities of % lb. and upwards, add S cts. per pound for postage, 

 lot. to 100 feet of drill. 6 to 6 lbs. per acre in drills. 



Yellow Globe Danvers — The 



standard variety, both for mar- 

 ket gardeners and private use. 

 It grows very uniform in shape, 

 is very productive, mild flavor- 

 ed, ripens early and a splendid 

 keeper. Of this variety we have a 

 very fine stock 

 obtained by 

 years of careful 

 selection. The 

 increasing de- 

 mand for it in- 

 duced us to 

 make an extra 

 effort to give to 

 the market gar- 

 deners a strain 

 unsurpassedby 

 any. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz. 15 ots.; 

 \i lb., 50 cts.; 

 1 lb $1 50 



Round Yellow 

 Danvers— 



Same (is the 

 preceding, 

 but flatter, 

 grows to a 

 good size, ri- 

 pens early, is 

 a first - class 

 market sort, and as aj keeper is 

 unexcelled . This variety is bet- 

 ter than the globe shaped for 

 low ground. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 



15 cts. ; \i lb., 40 cts.; 1 lb 1 35 



Large Red Globe — Matures 

 about the same time as Weth- 

 ersfield : mild and tender. Pkt., 

 Sets.; oz., 15 cts.'; % lb. 50 cts.; 

 1 lb 1 7.-. 



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YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



however, be relied upon to ripen with the earliest. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 

 cts.; 14 lb., 60 cts.; 1 lb $2 00 



Extra Early Flat Red— A medium-sized flat variety, producing abund- 

 antly and coming into use about two weeks earlier than Red Wethers- 

 field. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb 1 75 



Large White Globe — A large handsome globe shaped Onion. The 

 skin and flesh is a beautiful clear white. The flesh is firm and very 

 fine grained, and exceedingly mild in flavor. It is also a splendid 

 keeper, and always commands a high price in the market. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz.,25cts.; % lb. , 75 cts. ; lib 2 50 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin — An excellent keeper and good 

 yielder. Extensively grown for pickling. The bulb is handsome and 

 mild flavored. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; % lb.. 75 cts.; 1 lb 2 50 



Southport Yellow Globe — A very handsome Onion ; oblong shape 

 like the Large White Globe, and resembles that variety in every re- 

 spect except in color. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 50 cts.; lib 1 50 



Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch— A good keeper, bulb flat and of fair 

 size, skin darker vellow than Danvers, flesh white, solid and mild fla- 

 vored. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz.; 15 cts.; % lb., 45 cts.; 1 lb - 1 40 



Large Red Wethersfield— A large cropper, and one of the very best 

 market and shipping sorts. It grows to a large size, color of skin 

 dark red, flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger flavored than the 

 white and yellow varieties and coarser grained. Pkt., 5 cts.: oz., 15 

 cts.; \i lb., 50 cts.; 1 lb 1 75 



LARGE BED GLOBE. 



Griswold's Extra Early Red 

 Globe — A new Onion of the 

 well-known Southport type, ma- 

 turing as early as the Early 

 Flat Red and Danvers. The 

 Southport strains are much 

 sought after owing to their 

 handsome appearance and be- 

 ing much heavier croppers than 

 the flat types, and the only 

 drawback heretofore has been 

 that they could not be relied 

 on to mature in the north be- 

 fore frost. This new Onion can, 



LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. 



Onions grown from our seed were awarded first premium in all classes 

 at the Wisconsin State Fair, in 1894, in competition with all others. 



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