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DREER'5 CHOICE ONION SEED. 



Zwiebel, Ger. Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, Sp. 



One ounce of Onion seed for 200 feet of drill, 4 to 5 pounds for one acre. 



CULTURE. — For early green or bunching Onions sow seed of Silver Skin or other hardy white varieties in early August 

 in well-prepared and well-drained, rich, loainy soil, giving one foot space between the rows, and using 20 pounds of seed per 

 acre. In many localities they winter well without mulch or other protection. For dry (fall) bulbs, select a clean, rich, well- 

 drained and well-manured piece of land, prepare a perfect seed-bed, and sow seed in early spring in drills 15 inches or so 

 apart, using 4 to 5 pounds of fresh seed per acre. Use wheel-hoe and weeders freely, and thin plants to stand at least 2 

 inches apart in the rows. Pull when tops begin to die down, cure and sell, or store in a cool, dry place. For sets, select 

 , clean, sandy soil of medium fertility, prepare it well in early spring, and at once sow seed in drills a foot apart, using 40 to 

 ' 60 pounds of seed per acre. Gather the sets when ripe, cure and store in a dry, airy place. They may be wintered in a 

 slightly frozen condition, but must be protected from repeated freezing and thawing. In early spring following plant them in 

 shallow drills, 12 inches apart, and about 2 inches apart in the drill. 



By sowing seed of the Spanish type, such as the Prizetaker and Southport Globes, under glass in January, February, or even 

 March, and transplanting in April to open ground 3 to 4 inches apart in the rows, bulbs of immense size may be produced. 



Prizetaker. This is the large pale yellow Onion 

 that is offered for sale in the fruit .stores and markets 

 in the fall. Flesh white, of mild and delicate flavor. 

 The large Onions are raised first year from seed, 

 and produce enormous crops. The Onions some- 

 times go over 3 lbs. each in weight where good 

 soil and culture are given them. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 

 25 cts.; J lb., 70 cts.; lb., $2.25. 

 Rhode Island Yellow Cracker. 

 variety, excellent to raise where 

 short. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 lb., $1.75. 

 Australian Brown. The bulbs grow to a good 

 marketable size, and are very hard and solid. They 

 ripen earlier than either Yellow Danvers or Red 

 Wethersfield, are beautiful brown color and mild 

 flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 Cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., §1.75. 

 White Winter Bunching Onion. Sow seed 

 latter part of spring, keep cultivated during sum- 

 mer; in fall cover with litter. When snow is of! 

 the ground rake off litter and dead tops, scratch 

 ground gently and the Onions will soon begin to 

 show themselves. Will be ready for pulling about 

 the time ordinary sets are being planted. They do 

 not make much bottom, as they are distinctly t 

 bunch Onion. Very mild and delicate-flavored 

 Pkt, 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; £ lb., $1.00. 



An extra early 

 the seasons are 

 1 lb., 50 cts.; 



Ailsa Craig. (See Specialties, page 7.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 40 cts.; i lb., $1.25; lb., $1.00. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. (See cut. ) A standard sort and one 

 of the most desirable; an excellent keeper and very productive. 

 Our strain of this variety is the true globe shape, and not of 

 the flat type. Onion growers throughout the country prefer 

 this type of Onion to all others, and it is with this in view 

 that the bulbs from which our seed is grown are specially and 

 carefully selected as to shape. It is the best paying Onion 

 that is grown for general crop, and has been the leading vari- 

 ety for years. Pkt., 10 Cts.; oz., 20 cts.; £ lb., 50 cts.; 

 lb., $1.75. 



Southport Yellow Globe. A very large, handsome, globu- 

 lar-shaped yellow variety, very productive, of mild flavor. 

 The outer skin is a beautiful pale yellow; the bulbs are of a 

 beautiful globe shape and good keepers. Our strain of this 

 valuable variety is very flue, and produces Onions of a uni- 

 form size and shape. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; £ lb., 

 50 cts.; lb., Si. 75. 



Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. A good 

 keeper and well flavored; bright straw-colored skin and some- 

 what flattened shape. The Onions grow to a good size and 

 are very mild. This variety is largely grown for sets on ac- 

 count of its excellent keeping qualities. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 

 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Australian Yellow Globe. (See cut ) This early variety 

 of Onion originally came from Australia. The Onions are 

 globe-shaped, grow to large size and are very solid; skin is 

 yellow, flesh white and of very mild flavor. Besides being 

 an extra early Onion, it is very productive and a good 

 keeper. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., 

 $1.75. 



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