JIOW JO GJIOW 

 OJIIOJIS, 



WITH NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



An exhaustive treatise, giving in fall the prize essay, with 

 the above title, by Mr. T. Greiner, of Monmouth County, 

 N. J., also Onion Growing by Irrigation, by Col. C. 

 H. Arlie, of Lake View, Oregon — carefully edited, with 

 additional notes, including an article on the Growing of Sets, 

 by W. Atlee 'Bukpee. Besides other matter, it gives com- 

 plete instructions on all the following subj ects : — 



Kinds of Soil — Preparation of the Soil — Manures: How, 

 When and What Kinds to Apply — Seed — Sowing the Seed — 

 Eolling — Cultivation — Hand Weeding — The Most Useful Im- 

 plements — Thinning — Injurious Insects — Harvesting the Crop 

 — How to Market— Storing for Winter — American Varieties of 

 Onions — Italian Varieties — How to Grow, Handle and Store 

 Onion Sets — Onion Growing by Irrigation — General Eemarks. 



Each subject connected with growing Onions is treated in a 

 plain and practical manner, so that Farmers who have never 

 before raised Onions for market can succeed, while even ex- 

 perienced growers may find facts of interest. ILLUSTEATED. 



PRICE, 30 CENTS. Sent by mail, postpaid, to any 

 address, upon receipt of price. Address 



W, ATU££ BURPEE & CO,, 



Seed Growers, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



