DREER’S CHOICE ONION SEED- continued 
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Southport White Globe. (See cut.) 
Pure white color, and of very mild flavor, 
also equally as good for keeping as the 
Yellow Globe. Excellent for use as a 
medium crop, but most valuable when 
~grown for the main crop, as the flesh is 
remarkably firm and solid. It is an en- 
ormous yielder, and as it is very attrac- 
tive, always sells at high prices It is 
best to dry these onions ina shady place, 
and give them plenty of air. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; }1b., $1.10; Ib., $4.00. 
White Portugal, or Silver Skin, One 
of the leading white sorts, beautiful 
shape and mild flavor. The bulbs are 
flat in shape and mature early. A good 
variety for raising onion sets, as it keeps 
well, Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z.; 30 cts.; 3 lb., 
$1.00; lb., $3.50. 
Extra Early Red. Earlier than the 
Wethersfield, and somewhat smaller, 
close-grained and a good keeper. The 
onions are flat in shape, grow very uni- 
form and are somewhat strong in flavor. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; $ lb., 85 cts.5 
Ib., $3.00. 
Large Red Wethersfield. Grows to 
full size the first season from seed. The 
Onions are large, flat inshape, with skin 
of a purplish-red color and flesh of a 
purplish-white color, rather sirong-fla- 
vored and an excellent keeper. Pkt., 10 
cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; + lb., 85 cts.; lb, 
$3.00. 
Southport Red Globe. Beautiful globe 
shape, of medium size, a good keeper 
and of superior quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
oz., 40 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.10; lb., $4.00. 
CHOICE ONION SETS 
Prices subject to market changes 
Tf by Parcel Post add as follows: To points East of the Mississippi 
River, 10 cts. quart; West of the Mississippi River, 20 cts. quart. 
Onion Sets should be planted in rows 12 inches apart, with sets 2 
inches apart intherow. 1 quart will plant 100 feet. 
Per Qr. 4 Qts. 
White Onion Sets ...................... .. $0 40° $1 40 
Yellow Onion Sets....................-45: 35 1 20 
Red Onion Sets................ Renter 35 1 20 
White Potato (Multiplier)................ 40 1 40 
Yellow Potato Onions..............°...... 40 1 40 
Shallots yyre ee eS rae Cae ae ASiee 50 1 80 
Garlic Peete ene tae ee eee. 70 2 60 
OKRA, OR GUMBO 
Gombaud, FR. Quinbombo, Sp. 
Culture.—This vegetable is extensively grown for its green pods, 
which are used in soups, stews, etc., to which they impart a rich flavor, 
and are considered nutritious, Sow the seed thickly in rich ground 
about the middle of May, or when the ground has become warm, in 
drills 3 feet apart, 1 inch deep, thin to 10 inches apart in drills. Cul- 
ture otherwise much like corn. 
Perkins’ Long=Pod Okra. An exceedingly handsome variety. The 
pods grow 4 or 5 inches in length and are very tender, long, slim 
and of a beautiful deep green color. On account of size and fine 
quality, this Okra is taking the place of other sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; 4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 
Dreer’s Little Gem. Makes a stocky growth of plant and is very 
productive. The pods are long, slender and of a light green color- 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 oz.; $1b., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 
Improved Long Green. (See cut.) An old-time favorite; very 
productive and bears long pods, which are of good quality. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; $ lb., 30 cts.; Jb., 85 cts. 
White Creole (White Velvet). Pods free from ridges and very 
tender. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; $1b., 30 cts.; lb,, 85 cts. 
