Stokes Seed Farms Company, Moorestown, New Jersey 



ONIONS 



Culture. — Prepare soil carefully for a perfect seed-bed, enrich well and sow as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, 

 in drills a foot apart, using one ounce for 200 feet of drill, and four to five pounds for one acre. Thin plants to 2 or 3 inches apart, 

 cultivate constantly and keep down all weeds. Pull when tops begin to die down and store in a cool, dry place. The finest Onions 

 are produced by sowing the seed in a hotbed in February or March, and transplanting the seedlings to the open ground 4 to 6 inches 

 apart. In many localities Silverskin and other hardy white Onions may be sown in midsummer, and wintered without protection. 

 For sets, sow in sandy soil thickly, in drills one foot apart, using 40 to 60 pounds of seed to the acre. Pull sets when ripe, cure under 

 shelter and store in a dry, cool place. The next spring plant them 2 inches apart in rows a foot apart. 



Gathering Onion Sets on a South Jersey Farm 



654 S. S. Southport White Globe 



Of all the American varieties of Onions this commands the highest price. It yields abundantly, producing medium to large, finely 

 shaped, clear white bulbs. The flesh is firm, finest-grained, mild in flavor, and is more attractive on the table than the colored sorts when 

 cooked. The bulbs are of globe-shape, flattened at the shoulder, rounded at the base, keep well and are very desirable for shipping. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., y 4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



656 



White Silverskin or Portugal 



A larger, flatter Onion than the Southport strain, one which is 

 selected for growing the best-shaped White Onion sets and for 

 pickling. The bulb is of medium size, mild flavor and with an especi- 

 ally clear, white skin. To preserve the pure white appearance, the 

 bulb should be covered as soon as ripened, and carefully dried away 

 from strong sunlight. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 



660 



White Adriatic Barletta 



An extremely early-maturing variety; very white; desirable for 

 pickling. If the seed is sown out-of-doors in the spring, and the 

 plants thinned to about 2 inches apart, they will produce bulbs of 

 1 to 2 inches in diameter. If these bulbs are set out the following 

 spring, or grown under glass in the winter and set out in the spring, 

 they will produce large Onions. Largely used for growing pickling 

 Onions. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



670 American Extra-Early 

 White Pearl 



This produces an Onion very similar to those which come to us in 

 the early spring from the island of Bermuda. It is very early, pure 

 white, of mild flavor and a fairly good keeper. When full grown it 

 makes a bulb 5 to 6 inches in diameter the first year from seed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 



658 



Mammoth Silver King 



The skin of this mammoth Onion is beautiful silver-white; the 

 flesh is so mild and sweet that it may be eaten raw like an apple. 

 The bulbs are flat and thick. The average diameter of a full-grown 

 Onion is from 5 to 7J^ inches and it is about 2}/2 to 3 inches thick. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 60 cts., lb. $2. 



665 



White Welsh (No Bulb) 



A variety which is used exclusively for green scullions. It does not 

 form a bulb, but is mild and very tender. The plants are perennial, 

 and it is best to sow in fall, drilling the seed in the same as other 

 Onion seed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V 4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



675 



S.S. Southport Red ( C TZ") 



The bulbs are of medium to large size, true globe-shape, with very 

 smooth, glossy skin and very small neck. It is of a beautiful, deep 

 purplish red; the flesh is white, tinged with light purple, fine-grained 

 and tender. This is the best keeper of any Onion grown and is well 

 adapted to shipping. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V 4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



680 



Large Red Wethersfield 



This Onion is very freely sold in some sections of the country, 

 being the favorite Red Onion. The bulbs are large, flattened in shape 

 yet quite thick; skin is deep purplish red; flesh light purplish white. 

 The flesh is not so fine-grained as the Southport Red, and is the 

 strongest in flavor of any Onion. Grows best on rich, moderately 

 dry soil. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



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