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DREER’S CHOICE ONION SEED 
Ognon, 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 1 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 (fall) 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 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 ina slightly frozen condition, but must be protected from re- 
peated 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 ot the Spanish type, such as Prizetaker and Southport Globes, under glass in January, 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. 
. Southport Yellow Globe. A large 
— 7 === = globular shaped yellow variety, very pro- 
i ; ‘ ; ductive, of mild flavor. This is also a 
favorite variety with the onion growers, 
and is planted in large quantities each 
year. The outer skin is an attractive pale 
yellow; the bulbs are of a beautiful globe 
shape, and good keepers. The color 
and shape of this onion shows up to ad- 
vantage when offered in the market and 
it always sells rapidly at highest prices 
and to the most critical buyers, particu- 
larly those grown from our seed, which 
may be relied upon to produce Onions 
of fine shape and excellent quality. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; $ Ib., $1.10; 
Ib., $4.00. 
Prizetaker. This is the large pale yel- 
low Onion that is offered for sale in the 
fruit stores and markets in the fall and 
sold as ‘‘Spanish Onions.’’ It grows to 
a large size, has straw-colored skin and 
the flesh is white, of a mild and deli- 
cate flavor. The large Onions are raised 
nary culture produce enormous crops. 
The Onions sometimes go over 3 lbs. 
each in weight where good soil and cul- 
ture is given them. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
50 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00. 
Gigantic Gibraltar. A large Onion, 
somewhat on the order of ‘‘Prizetaker,’’ 
both in shape and size of bulb. The 
plant makes a very healthy growth, which 
enables it to withstand bad weather, and 
the Onions continue to grow in size fora 
long season, and when thoroughly ma- 
tured they are very large and handsome, 
globe-shaped, with light straw-colored 
Ideal Yellow Globe. (See Specialties, page 9.) Pkt., 15 skin and white flesh, which is of a mild flavor. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
cte.; oz., 75 cts.;41b., $2.00; lb., $7.50. oz., 75 cts.; -1b., $2.00; lb., $7.50. 
Yellow_Globe Danvers. (See cut.) A standard sort which | Large Red Wethersfield. A popular variety of Onion 
mak healthy. prowth andlistvery. productive. edb eromsito which is extensively grown in sections where the red-skinned 
a redline oe ete the skin is light ecllew while the’ flesh is Onion is in demand andis largely grown in the Eastern States, 
white, very mild, of good flavor and keeps well for use dur- both for market and in the home garden. _ It will grow to full 
ing the winter. Onion growers throughout the country prefer size the first season from seed, and the Onions are large, flat in 
this type of Onion to all others, and it is with this in view shape, with skin of a purplish-red color and flesh of a purplish- 
that the bulbs from which our seed is grown are specially and white color, rather strong flavored and an excellent keeper. 
carefully selected as to shape, which is the true globe, not Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 45 cts.; ¢ Ib., $1.25; lb., $4.50. 
like the flat variety of Danvers. This Onion is suitable for all | Extra Early Red. This variety is earlier than the Wethers- 
sections and will prove satisfactory wherever used to produce field and somewhat smaller, close-grained and a good keeper. 
full sized Onions during the first season’s growth. It is the The Onions are flat in shape, grow very uniform and have a 
best paying Onion that is grown for general crop, and has skin of purplish-red color; flesh white and somewhat strong 
been the leading variety for years. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; in flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; } Ib., $1.50; Ib., 
+1b., $1.10; lb., $4.00. $5.00. ae oe 
Philadelphia Yellow Dutch. A good keeper_and well | Southport Red Globe. The deep red color of skin and 
flavored. Bright straw-colored skin and’ somewhat flattened | symmetrical form of this Onion make it very attractive. It 
shape, Itis an early variety and the Onions grow to a good grows to good marketable size the first season, and is true 
size and are very mildin flavor. This variety is largely grown globe-shape. The skin is smooth and flesh white, with a 
for sets on account of its excellent keeping qualities and splen- tinge of light purple and is mild; not so much so, however, as 
did shape, Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; 41b., $1.00; Ib., the White Globe, but it is an excellent keeper. Pkt., 10 
$3.75. cts.; oz., 50 cts.; $ Ib., $1.50; Ib., $5.00. 
the first year from seed, and with ordi-. 
