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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



ONION — Continued 



ll/L:... D-..-.*,, 1 ^„ A medium sized onion of mild flavor and 



Wnite rOrtUgal or -n-ith beautiful, clear white skin. A 

 A m«>rir>a n ^ilv*»i"cL-in favorite with many for use when young 

 American OUVerSKin ^^ ^ ^^jg^^ ^^ bunching onion and foT- 



pickles. It usually matures about ten days earlier than White Globe 



and is fine for fall and early winter use. An excellent medium early 



sort for gardeners who do not care to plant more than one variety. 



Bulbs nearly round when of bunching size, somewhat Hatteued when 



mature. The best flattened white onion for northern latitudes 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 •.Tr»i . /-"l U -^ most desirable medium early or main crop 

 Wnlte L»10De variety for the home garden. Yields abundantly, 



producing medium to large, handsome and finely shaped, clear white 



bulbs. The flesh is Arm, fine grained, quite mild in flavor and is 



more attractive than the colored sorts when cooked. Sometimes 



called Southport White Globe. Bulbs globe-shaped, full at the 



shoulder, rounded at the base, keep weU and are desirable for 



shipping. To produce the beautifully white onions so much sought 



in every market, one must first of all have good seed; second, grow 



them well on rich lands; third, exercise great care in harvesting and 



curing the crop. In Southport they "cord" up the onions in long 



rows, tlie bulbs on the inside and cover with boards, so that the 



bulbs in the open air are well protected from rain or dew which 



would be sure to discolor them. We have by years of careful se- 

 lection and breeding developed a strain which has no equal in uni- 

 formity and beauty of shape and color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 



"4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



They are particularly adapted to southern latitudes where th§y 

 are sown in the fall or early spring. The best results are obtained by 

 sowing in beds or boxes and transplanting. 



ft 17 I D I 1.1. -^ extremely early maturing variety, 



lixtra tarly Barletta very wWte with silvery tinge and 

 particularly desirable for pickling. Bulbs very small and quite simi- 

 lar to Queen. If seed is sown out of doors in spring in the usual 

 manner and plants thinned about two inches apart they will produce 

 bulbs one to two inches in diameter. If these bulbs are set out the 

 following spring, or if plants are grown under glass in winter and set out in the spring, thev will produce large onions. This 

 variety and Queen are the ones most generally used in this country for producing the small pickling bulbs. For this purpose 

 if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the inch of drill, no thinning will be required. Giowers usually plant the seed 

 thickly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds to an acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When allowed to reach full size the bulbs 

 Ueen are quite flattened but as grown for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs attain a size of about two inches 

 in diameter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



White Globe 



QUEFN 



V 1 M ^Vi- I\/l • 1 An earlv .ind productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 



Hariy INeapOllian IViarzajOla tor plckllng. if seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it will mature a 

 crop early in the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autrunn and large onions produced in March. Known also 

 as Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 r" *■ WTWi.^ 1*. V T' T A large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 

 ^.zianc W nice Itaiian l ripoll ductlve variety win produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. When grown under proper 

 conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c;20z.25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb.$1.50 

 « « .1 c*1 V This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



IVlammOtn OllVer fv.ing size, sllghtly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 

 the fall market. A very productive flat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the v hite onions. The 

 skin is silvery white. The flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



ONION SETS 



To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad drills, using 

 forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 

 right shape and if sown thick on poor land they will be neclcy or bottle shaped. Onion seed sown for sets may be planted 

 somewhat later than if a crop of large bulbs is desired. 



RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 

 setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. red or yellow, hut produce beautiful white onions early in 

 Per Lb. .?,Sc. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $10.00 the season. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $12.00 



YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctuations 

 color and used in the same manner Per Lb. 25c. postpaid; of the market. The price per single pound will hold good 

 100 Lbs. $10.00 throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 



The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



