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F. W. BOLGIANO & CO., INC., Washington. D. C. 



Bolgiano's Selected Onion 

 Seed 



Onions rank in importance with Cabbage 

 and Potatoes. In raising onions you have 

 your choice as to whether you sow seed or 

 plant sets — both ways are satisfactory. Our 

 seed is unsurpassed and we feel sure will 

 thoroughly please the most critical planters. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 

 six pounds to the acre. 



Culture For sets sow the seed as early as pos- 

 sible in the spring, very thickly in drills. As 

 soon as the tops die off in summer remove them 

 to a dry, airy place, and early in the following 

 spring replant by placing the sets in shallow 

 drills, 12 inches apart and about 4 inches apart 

 in the drills. The onions obtained by that 

 process are of a large size early in the season. 

 They may also be grown to full size during the 

 first season by sowing thinly in drills 1 foot 

 apart and about ^ inch deep in March or -early 

 in April, in strong land, well manured, and thin- 

 ning them out 3 to 4 inches apart in drills. They 

 delight in a strong, rich, deep, loamy soil, and 

 succeed well if grown successive years on the 

 same ground. By sowing onion seed in frames 

 in February or March and transplanting in April 

 onions of immense size can be obtained. For this 

 purpose Prize Taker succeeds best. 



Whit"" Silver Skin. This famous onion retains its 

 preat popularity. Its delicate and mild flavor, its 

 shapely form and size, and its pure white color make 

 it a most desir-'ble variety for the table, for the 

 market and for shipping. Onion sets are extensively 

 grown from this sort, and from these sets full-size 

 onions are grown as early as .June and July. The 

 onion sets and large onions are used for pickling 

 purposes because of their clean, silvery white color. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50- 



White Portugal. Fine color; mild flavor; pure 

 white. Fine for onion sets and pickles; will grow to 

 large size if sown thinly and kept worked. Pkt., 

 5 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50- 



Australian Brown. This onion has claimed an im- 

 portant place among growers in America within re- 

 cent years, and seems abundantly able to maintain 

 it. It is of medium size and of good quality, very 

 early, rather flattened in shape, brown in color, and 

 wonderfully h-^-d and solid. It begins to form a bulb 

 at an early period of its growth, when only a few 

 inches high, and quickly reaches maturity. Its lead- 

 ing and most valuable feature, aside from its appearance and quality, 

 is its long-keeping quality. It will literally keep for a year or more. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 14 lb., 60 cts.; "lb., $2.00. 



Southport Yellow Globe. Some gardeners claim the Eastern-grown 

 seed produces a more solid onion than the Western-grown. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2-50. 



Danver's Fine Yellow. Color brownish-yellow; bulbs quite round and 

 of good size. This is one of the varieties grown for sets, thousands 

 of Imshela of whii-h are annually shipped from this market to different 

 parts of the United States. They are more hardy than the whites, 

 and keep better through the winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 14 lb., 

 65 cts.; lb., $2.25. 



Onion Sets 



Yellow Danvers and White Silver Skin at Lowest Market Prices. 



For years we have made Onion Sets one of our specialties, 

 and this season our stock is larger and finer than ever. We are 

 prepared to off"er Onion Sets in any quantity, from one bushel 

 to a carload. We invite you to call and inspect our sets. We 

 will be pleased to quote prices and mail samples to any who 

 cannot call. Prices on application. 



Onion Sets by Mail. We will send by mail postpaid either 

 Yellow or White Onion Sets at 25 cts. per y^ lb. (about one pint) 

 or 35 cts. per lb. (about one quart), safely packed. 



Mammoth Prize-Taker. This onion is seen on fruit 

 stands in the fall and is the largest and handsomest 

 onion in cultivation, and can be grown full size from 

 seed. It keeps well, has white flesh, and mild deli- 

 cate flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 14 lb., 85 cts.; 

 lb., $3.00. 



Large Red Wethersfield. Produces beautiful thick 

 flat shaped, rich, purplish-crimson colored solid bulbs. 

 It always commands a good price in the market. It 

 is a good keeper and of excellent quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 

 oz., 25 cts.; 14 lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. ' 



Southport White Globe. Of all our American varie- 

 ties of market onions, this generally commands the 

 highest price. Of true globe form, the onions are 

 1 to 2 '/2 inches in diameter, with a thin delicate skin 

 of purest paper whiteness. The flesh is crisp, fine- 

 grained, snowy white in color and very mild flavor. 

 The bulbs should be stored in a cool, dark loft or 

 shed to dry as soon as they are ripe enough to har- 

 vest. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.', 35 cts.; 14 lb., $1.00; 

 lb., $3. 50. 



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