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COLE"S GARDExV ANNUAL. 



ONION. 



Ger. Zweibel. Fr. Ognon. 

 One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; h pounds will sow one acre. 



In no vegetable, with the exception of cabbage, does the value of the crop raised depend more directly 

 on the quality of seed than the onion. 



COLE'S RELIABLE ONION SEED is all grown from choice selected bulbs, and has no superior. The 

 stock we offer is sure to grow where soil and season is favorable, and sure to produce an abundance of 

 well-shaped bulbs. Beware of poor seeds at low prices. The Red and Yellow varieties are best for main 

 crops. 



A rich, light, mellow loam is best to insure successful onion raising, and may be cultivated to the 

 same crop year after year. The ground should be thoroughly enriched with fine, decomposed manure, and 

 be deeply spaded or plowed, harrowed and pulverized, Ihe surface being raed free from stones and hard 

 lumps. The main crop should be sown as early as the ground may be in working condition. Sow in drills 

 14 inches apart, and half an inch in depth, at the rate of four pounds to an acre. Keep clean by fre- 

 quent hoeing and weeding; obsen-e not to hoe deep, for the more the onion rises out of the ground the 

 finer it is and better it keeps. The onions will ripen in August or early in September, and their full 

 maturity will be indicated by the perfect decay of the leaves or top. The bulbs may De drawn from the 

 drills by hand, or by the use of a common garden rake. After being exposed for a few days to the 

 Fun for drying, they will be ready for storing or the market. 



FOR PICKLES OR SETS. Good ground should be prepared as above, and seed should be sown very 

 thickly in broad drills, about forty pounds to the acre. 



A treatise, entitled "Onion Culture," and how to grow them, by mail prepaid for 25 cents. 



Danvers Onion. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. A stand- 

 ard variety, of large size; globular in form; skin 

 yellowish brown; flesh white, mild and well flavor- 

 ed; very productive; one of the most popular kinds 

 in cultivation. Largely used for growing sets. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb. $1.00. If 



4 lbs. or more are wanted ask for special rates. 

 EXTRA EARLY PEARL. This is one of 



the earliest of all tiic white varieties. It grows to 

 a fair siz -; of pearly white color, flesh of a pure 

 6now-white and flavor very mild. It grows with 

 wonderful rapidity. A splendid keeper, succeeding 

 everywhere, and requiring only thin soil. Per pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 14, lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 



EXTRA EARLY RED. Rather smaller 



and more flat sliapcd tlian the Large red; close- 

 grained and heavy. It is mild in flavor, a good 

 keeper, and very productive; flt to be gathered the 

 last of July; very desirable for early market use. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., lb lyi.lO. 



VVeathersfield Onion. 

 LARGE RED WETH ERSFI ELD. The 



standard sort; best for main crop. Large size, of a 

 purplish red color; round or oval shaped, fine 

 grained, pleasant flavored and productive. It rip- 

 ens in September, an excellent keeper. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., 14 lb. 30 cts., lb. ?1.00. If 4 

 pounds or more are wanted ask for special rates. 

 LARGE RED GLOBE. Similar to the 



Large Red in color and flavor, but quite distinct in 

 form, being nearly globular; it is a heavy cropper, 

 and IS much prized by many as a market variety. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1 05 



WHITE GLOBE. A large globe-shaped 



onion; firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor; keeps well 

 This is one of the handsomest onions grown, of 

 beautiful shape, clear white skin and commands the 



f/^ p^^*- 5 cts., oz. 15 ets., 



V4. lb. 60 cts., lb. $2.00. 

 WHITE PORTUGAL, or SILVERSKIN. 



\ery desirable for family use; flavor mild; <!kin 

 silvery white; of handsome appearance; highly\s- 

 teemed for pickling, also for market in earlv win- 

 ter. This is the variety of which White ' Onion 



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