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1 HBBfADRBR -IHIIADBWHA-M- HjfallABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS- QtH 



DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED. 



Zwiebel, Ger. Of/no/i, 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, loamy 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 ^ fa. 1 1 ) 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. 



Australian Brown. The bulbs grow to a good 

 size and are very hard and solid. They ripen 

 earlier than either Yellow Danversor Red Wethers- 

 field, are beautiful brown color and mild flavor. 

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



Extra Early Red. Earlier than the WVthersfield and 

 somewhat smaller, close-grained and a good keeper. 

 The Onions are flat in shape, grow very uniform 

 and are somewhat strong in flavor. Pkt. ,5 cts. ; 

 oz., 'in cts.; \ lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 



Large Red Wethersfield. Grows to full size the 

 first season from seed. The Onions are large, 

 flat in shape, with skin of a purplish-red color and 

 flesh of a purplish-white color, rather strong-flavored 

 and an excellent keeper. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 | 11... -Klits.; lb.. $1 50. 



Southport Red Globe. Beautiful globe shape, of 

 medium size, a good keeper and of superior quality. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; } lb., 60 cts. ; lb., $2.00. 



White Welsh Onion. Used for early spring green 

 bunching Onions or scallions, and ready for pull- 

 ing about time ordinary sets are planted. They do 

 not make much bottom, as they are distinctly a 

 bunch Onion. Very mild and delicate flavored. 

 Pk., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; } lb., 75 cts. 



Alisa Craig. (See Specialties, page 8.) Pkf., 

 10 cts.; oz,, 40 cts.; \ lb., $1.25; lb., $4.00. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. (See cut. ) 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 variety for years. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 

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



Southport Yellow Globe. A very large, handsome, 

 globular-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. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; \ lb., 60 cts.; 

 lb., $2.00. 



Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. 



A good keeper and well flavored; bright straw- 

 colored skin and somewhat flattened shape. This 

 variety is largely grown for sets on account of its 

 excellent keeping qualities. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 

 cts.; \ lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.25. 



Prizetaker. (See cut. ) The large size and hand- 

 some appearance of this Onion makes it equally 

 desirable for the home garden or for market. It 

 is strictly "fancy," and will be found on fruit 

 stands during the fall, where it is sold as Spanish 

 Onion. The true Prizetaker Onion is globe-shape, 

 has pale-yellow skin and white flesh, which is very 

 mild and of delicate flavor. No sets are required, as 

 the large Onions are grown the first year from seed 

 sown during the spring. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz., 20 cts., 

 \\b., 60 cts,; lb., $2.00. 



