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 DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED 



Ognon, FR. Cebolla, Sp. Zmchcl. Ger. 



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



CULTURE — Large Onions are easily grown from seeds in one season provided the gardener has a 

 rich piece of ground and is willing to do the necessary hand weeding and transplanting of the young 

 Onions. Seeds may be sown very early in the spring in rows 18 inches apart, and as soon as seedlings 

 are 3 to 4 inches tall they should be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Several appli- 

 cations of a complete fertilizer or wood ashes scattered on both -ides of the row and hoed into the soil 

 ■m& benefit the developing roots immense!}'. Pull when tops begin to die down, cure and sell, or store 

 in a cool, dry place. For sets, select a 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 so\\-ing seed of the Span- 

 ish type, such as Prizetaker and South- 

 port Globes, under glass in February or 

 March and transplanting in April to 

 open ground 3 to 4 inches apart in the 

 rows bulbs of immense size may be pro- 

 duced. 



BEST AMERICAN 

 YELLOW SORTS 



As a class the f ollo-ning may be termed 

 the best general purpose onions for 

 home and market purposes. Properly 

 handled and stored they keep quite well 

 and bring good prices. 

 Prizetaker. (See Specialties, page 9.) 



SI. 00; lb., S3.00. 



1 i out the seedlings — the most 

 esiential phase in onion culture 



Pkt., 10 ct.^.; oz., 30 cts.: 



lb.. 



Ideal Yellow Globe. (See cut.) Its general characteristics stamp it as the best main crop variety of its type, and we are sure 



customers wiU be pleased vnth. the nearly ideal globe shape of this sort. The skin is of a pleasing yellow color, flesh white and of 



a mild flavor. Withal, it is a splendid keeper, and far superior, much more 



productive, and more salable than the ordinary strains of globe type Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 75 cts.; lb., S2.50. 

 Yellow Globe Danvers. (See cut.) Commercial growers 



throughout the country' prefer this type to all others. Realizing 



the importance of getting a true to-type strain, the bulbs from 



which our seed is grown are especially and carefully selected as 



to shape. It is the best paj-ing Onion for general crop, and has 



been the leading variety 'n-ith market growers for years. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 25cts.; i lb., 60 cts ; lb., $2.00. 



Philadelphia Yellow Dutch. Early, and yet good keeper. 

 Flesh well flavored; bright straw-colored skin and somewhat 

 flattened shape. Largely grown for sets on 

 account of its excellent keeping qualities. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; 

 lb., S2.00. 



Southport Yellow Globe. A very large, 

 handsome, globular-shaped yellow variety, 

 very productive, of mild flavor. The outer 

 skin is pale yellow, and the flesh creamy 

 white. This is the latest to mature, re- 

 quiring about 100 days to reach full size 

 from time seeds are sown. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 



Gigantic Gibraltar. On the order of 

 "Prizetaker," both in shape and size of 

 bulbs. It is of globe shape, with light straw 

 colored skin and white flesh, which is very 

 mild and tender. This variety will produce 

 onions averaging five inches in diameter 

 and weighing up to 2 lbs. if seed is sown 

 early under glass and young plants are 

 transplanted in April. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 



