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Ognon, Fr. 

 Cipolla, Ital. 



Dreer's Onion Seed 



Cebolla, Sp. 

 Zwiebel, Ger. 



One ounce of Onion seed for 100 feet of drill, 5 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 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 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 

 bulhs of immense size may be produced. 



Health Value of 

 Fresh Onions 



Calories per lb. 220 

 Vitamins A, B, C, G 



Proteins 1.67o 



Carbohydrates 9.9% 



Fats .37o 



Calcium .034% 



Iron .000487o 



Best American Yellow Sorts 



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

 Onions for home and market purposes. 



Danvers Yellow GloUr Umou 



568 Danvers Yellow Globe. Home gardeners through- 

 out the country i)rLlLr this type to all others. Realiz- 

 ing 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. Of good size and a splendid 

 keeper, while the flesh is very mild flavored. Pkt. 10c; 

 oz. 25c; i- lb. 75c; lb. S2.2S. 



570 Gigantic Gibraltar. Light straw-colored skin and 

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

 round onions five inches in diameter and weighing up 

 to 2 lbs., if seed is sown early under glass. Pkt. 10c; 

 § oz. 20c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; lb. $2.75. 



577 Philadelphia Yellow Dutch or Strasburg. A 



very popular home ganlen Onion. Well flavored flesh; 

 bright straw-colored skin and somewhat flattened shape. 

 Its excellent keeping qualities make this a favorite sort. 

 Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 75c; lb. $2.25. 



578 Prizetaker. A foremost Onion {See Specialties, page 5.) 

 Pkt. 10c; I oz. 20c; oz. 30c; i lb. 85c; lb. $3.00. 



586 Southport Yellow Globe. A very large, handsome, 

 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 fuU size. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J lb. 75c; 

 lb. $2.25. 



587 Valencia. The largest, mild, sweet Spanish Onion. 

 See second cover. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; } lb. $1.00. I 



The Leading White Sorts 



Milder than yellow or red onions but they do not keep so well. 



574 Mammoth Silver King. The largest of the foreign 

 varieties. Produces large, flat bulbs within 120 days 

 from seeds. White skin and pure white, mild, well- 

 flavored flesh. Pkt. 10c; J oz. 20c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; 



lb. ?2.75. 



.Southport \\Tiite Globe Onion 



584 Southport White Globe. A well known and popular 

 standard sort of medium size, perfect globe shape, with pure 

 white skin. Flesh is white, fine grained, and of fairly 

 strong flavor. Late in ripening and one of the best 

 keepers among white sorts. Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; oz. 30c; 

 i lb. 90c; lb. S2.75. 



588 White Bunching. This forms no bulbs and is grown 

 solely for green onions or scallions. Seed is sown thickly 

 in the rows. The young plants should be gradually 

 earthed up to blanch the stalk as far up as possible. 

 Pkt. 10c; ^ oz. 20c; oz. 30c; 1 lb. 90c; lb. $2.75. 



590 White Portugal or Silver Skin. The bulbs are flat, 

 pure white, and mature within 75 days after seeds are 

 sown. Very widely used for growing sets on account of its 

 fine shape when small, and also for its good keeping 

 qualities. Also fine as a bunching Onion and for pickling. 

 Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c; oz. 35c; 1 lb. $1.00; lb. S3.00. 



592 White Queen or Barletta. An early, flat, mild, 

 white, small Onion for pickling and bunching. Pkt. 10c; 

 J oz. 20c; oz. 30c; 1 lb. 90c; lb. $2.75. 



Bovung. A new manure, unequalled for the vegetable garden. Offered on page 212 



