DREER -PHIlADElPHIAfA- W RELIABLE VtOETABLE SEED5 



CHOICE ONION SEED-(Continued). 



KTi'GAL, OR Silver Skin Un'ion 



Mammoth Silver King. A large, flat variety, averaging. 

 5 to 6 iiiclies 111 diameter. Specimens have been 

 grown to weigh as high as 4 lbs. The skin is pure 

 white and flesh remarkably tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 

 20 ct<.; 1 lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



White Pearl. One of the earliest varieties, pure white, 

 ir.ild flavor and attractive appearance. It is not a 

 good keeper, but its quick growth makes it &^ good sort 

 to grow for early market. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; | lb., 

 75 cts.; lb., $2.25. 



White Winter Bunching Onion, Sow seed latter 

 part of spring ; keep cultivated during summer ; in fall 

 cover with litter. When snow isofl'the ground rake nff 

 litter and scratch ground gently. Will be ready for pull- 

 ing about the time ordinary sets are being planted^ 

 They do not make much bottom, as tliey are distinc- 

 tively a bunch Onion. Very mild and delicate flavored^ 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 80 cts.; ilb., $1.00. 



CHOICE ONION SjETS. 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Postage on Onion Sets 10 cts. per quart additional. 

 Onion Sets should be planted out as early in the spring: 

 as the "round is dry enough to work ; plant them in rows 

 1 foot aiiart, with sets 3 or 4 inches apart in the row. 



Per qt. Per X pk. Per pk ~ 



Yellow Onion Sets. .. .§0 20 



aroma, and keep well during the 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. (See cut.) This 

 variety is one of the leading white sorts, and is of beautiful 

 shape and very mild flavor. The bulbs are flat in shape and 

 mature early. It is a splendid variety for both family use and 

 the market gardener, and is very largely used for growing 

 sets on account of its fine shape when small, and also for its 

 good keeping qualities. It is also extensively used as a pick- 

 ling Onion, for which purpose it seems to be finely adapted. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 CIS ; -<: lb., 50 cts.; lb., |1.75. 



Large Red Tripoli. Large red, flat ; free from stronc 

 winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; } lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



White Queen. A rapid-growing variety of mild flavor; pure white, and splendid for pick- 

 ling. They grow small and can be sown thickly. It is the best to dry the Onions as soon 

 as dug. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; lb., ,S2.00. 



White Barletta. An extra early small white Onion ; similar to White Queen, and makes 

 bulbs about 1-|- to l-J inches in diameter ; in shape flattened on top. It is a good keeper, and 

 as a pickling variety it is unexcelled. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 60 els ; lb., §2 00. 



BERMUDA ONIONS. 



These are the Onions which are annually shipped from Bermuda in large quantities. Ber- 

 muda growers find that seed from the Island of Teneriffe gives best results, and it is from this 

 section we obtain our supply. 



Bermuda White ( Teneriffe stock). The Bermudas are the earliest Onions in the market, and 

 are grown extensively in the South ; matures earlier than the red. The outer skin is of straw 

 color and flesh pure white. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., §2.75. 



Bermuda Red (■ Teneriffe stock). Similar to the white, but witli deep red skin. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz , 25 ctb ; \ lb., 65 cts. ; lb., $2.50. 



2c 

 20 

 25 

 25 



10 60 

 75 



§1 00 



White Onion Sets 



Red Onion Sets 



White Potato (Multiplier). 

 Yellovk' Potato Onions 

 Egyptian, or Perennial 



Tree 25 



Shallots 25 



Garlic. Lb., 25 cts.; mail, 35 cts. 



S2 00, 

 Chives. (See Vegetable Plants, page 47.) 



15 



00 

 25 

 20 



10 



Per biK 

 §3 00- 

 3 50! 



3 00 



4 GO' 

 3 75> 



50 

 GO' 



By express, 10 lbs... 



Pastinake, Ger. 

 Panais, Fr. 



PARSNIP. 



Chirivia, Sp. 



One ounce for 200 feet of drill, 5 to 6 lbs. for an acre. 



Sow as early in the spring as the weather will admit, in drills 15 inches apart and J inch 

 deep, in a rich, deep soil ; thin out to 6 inches apart in the rows. The quality of the roots is 

 improved by leaving them in the ground over winter for spring use. Secure enough in pits or 

 cellars for immediate needs. Valuable for feeding stock, as well as for table use. 



Large Sugar, or Hollow Crown. (See cut.) The best variety ; roots long, very smooth, 

 white, tender, sugary, and of excellent flavor. This strain was made by careful selection 

 of roots growing to an ideal shape and having the distinct hollow crown. We have been 

 improving it for some years past and now have it nearly perfect, the roots growing uniform 

 in size and shape. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Student, or Guernsey. A good half-long variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; 

 lb., 60 cts. 



PRIZES FOR PHOTOGRAPHS, Read our offer on page 4. It is not expert photography we want, 

 but pictures of good Vegetables and Flowers. Amateurs stand as nriuch show of being awarded 

 these prizes as do expert photographers. 



UGAR, OR Hollow Crown. 



