Dreer's Reliable 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Ognon, Fr. 

 Cipolla, Ital. 



Dreer's Onion Seed 



Cebolla, Sp. 

 Zwiebel, Ger. 



One ounce of Onion seed for 100 feet of drill, 6 to 6 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 so\vn 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 Bovung or wood ashes scattered on both sides of the row and hoed into the soil will benefit 

 the developing roots immensely. Pull when tops begin to die down, cure, and sell, or store in a cool, 

 dry place. By sowing seed of the Spanish type, such as Prizetaker and the Southport 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 produced. 



Best American Yellow Sorts 



As a class the following may be termed the best general purpose 

 Onions for home and market purposes. 



568 Danvers Yellow Globe. Home gardeners through- 

 out the country prefer this tj'pe to all others. The bulbs from 

 which our seed is grown are especially and carefully selected 

 as to an even large size and perfect globe shape. Of good 

 size and a splendid keeper, while the flesh is very mild flavored. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i lb. 85c; lb. S3.00. 



570 Gigantic Gibraltar. Light straw-colored skin and 

 white llesh, which is mild and tender. Will produce large 

 round onions five inches in diameter and weighing up to 2 lbs., 

 if seed is started early under glass and grown in rich soil. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; lb. S3. 25. 



577 Philadelphia Yellow Dutch or Strasburg. .\ 



very popular home garden Onion. Well flavored flesh; bright 

 straw-colored skin and somewhat flattened shape. Its e.Kcell;[it 

 keeping qualities make this a favorite sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. oO'; 

 i lb. 85c; lb. S3. 00. 



Health Value of 

 Fresh Onions 



Calories per lb. 220 

 Vitamins A, B, C, G 



Proteins 1.6% 



Carbohydrates 9.9% 



Fats .3% 



Calcium .034.% 



Iron .00048% 







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578 Prizetciker 



The large size and handsome appearance of this Onion make 

 it equally desirable for the home garden or for market. This 

 true Prizetaker Onion is globe-shaped, 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, thus making it a very 

 desirable Onion for the home garden. It also is a good variety 

 for sowing under glass in February for transplanting. When 

 started in this manner perfect onions of immense size can be 

 raised. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; lb. S2.75. 



586 Southport Yellow Globe. A large, globular, very 

 productive, yellow variety of mild flavor. The outer skin is 

 pale yellow and the flesh creamy white. This is one of the 

 latest to mature, requiring about 100 days to reach full size. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; \ lb. 85c; lb. S3. 00. 



Valencia Onion 



587 Valencia 



The best of the large sweet Spanish Onions 



The Spanish type of Onion is valued for its exceptionally mild 

 and sweet flavor and Valencia is without doubt the finest of them 

 all as it grows to truly enormous size if growing conditions are 

 anyway near favorable. la some ways it resembles the popular 

 Prizetaker but the onions are considerably larger and conse- 

 quently heavier in weight. The skin is golden yellow but the 

 flesh is pure white of a mild, pleasing sweet flavor. With proper 

 culture they will develop into magnificent specimens of the prize- 

 winning type. Pkt. ISc; | oz. 25c; oz. 35c; | lb. SI. 00; lb. S3. 50. 



The Best Red Onions 



The red onions are by far the best winter keepers remaining in 



good condition throughout the winter until well into the spring. 



They are late maturing and strong flavored. 



580 Large Red Wethersfleld. A beautiful Onion of at- 

 tractive appearance and doing well in all sections. The onions 

 are very large and have a distinct flat shape. The skin is a 

 beautiful purplish red and the flesh shows attractive pink 

 shadings ne.xt to the skin. It has solid flesh of a rich Onion 

 flavor and will keep exceptionally well all throughout the 

 winter until late spring. Furthermore it has proved to be a 

 decidedly drought resistant variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; J lb. 90c; 

 lb. S2,75. 



582 Southport Red Globe. This shares the same popu- 

 larity as the other Southport Globe Onions as it exhibits the 

 same valuable characteristics — such as a good round form, 

 uniformity in size, and choice quality. It requires about 110 

 days to reach full size and it is the most popular of the Red 

 Onions always showing a small neck. It is a splendid keeper 

 lasting well through the winter with flesh that is firm and 

 has a rich Onion flavor. Pkt. 10c: oz. 30c; J lb. 90c; lb. S2.75. 



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