CULTIVATION. 



TO GROW LARGE ONIONS 

 FROM SEED. 



THE seed should be sown 

 as early as possible in the 

 spring, as they grow 

 much better during the cool 

 ■weather, and should make 

 most of their growth before 

 the hot weather sets in. Sow 

 5 pounds of seed to the acre 

 for large Onions. 



THE NEW ONION 

 CILTITRE. 



Sow the seed in hot-bed, 

 and transplant early as pos- 

 sible to open ground. Ihey 

 can be grown very success- 

 fully by this plan. 



.-"V^HITE PEARL ONION. 



ONION SEED. 



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/Earliest of all, growing 

 ■with all the rapidity of a 

 summer Radish. Pearlywhite, 

 waxy and transparent. Form 

 flat and broad, flavor very 

 mild, and it can be eaten raw 

 almost like an apple. On rich 

 soil it will grow very large. 

 This is an elegant sort to 

 sow for large Onions, be- 

 cause of its rapid growth and 

 fine Quality. 



Pkt., 5e. Oz., 15c. 1/4 1,1}., 

 50c. Ll>.. !|?1.50. 



WHITE SILVERSKIN ONION. 



CULTIVATION FOR SETS. 



HAVE a clean and very 

 rich soil, which should b& 

 thoroughly cultivated, or 

 it will not do well enough to 

 pay for the trouble. The most 

 successful growers work their 

 ground several times in the 

 fall to kill out the weeds and 

 get ground in nice condition. 

 Use well-rotted manure free- 

 ly, and be sure to get the 

 seeds in as early as possible 

 in the spring, no matter if it 

 is ever so cold or unpleasant, 

 and keep the soil mellow and 

 clear of weeds, and if seed is 

 good you will have a large 

 crop of Onion Sets. On no 

 other condition can you hope 

 for success. Disturb the roots 

 of the Onion as little as pos- 

 sible, either in thinning or 

 hoeing, and never hoe earth 

 toward them to cover or hill, 

 as we do most other things. 



Sow the seed in drills about 

 12 inches apart. It will re- 

 quire from 40 to 60 pounds to 

 sojv an acre. 



WHITE SILVERSKIN, 

 or PORTUGAL. 



A good variety for family- 

 use; skin and flesh pure 

 white, mild flavor and flat 

 shape. The best white Onion, 

 to grow largely for sets. 



puts., 5c. and 10c. 

 Oz.. 20c. 1 /4 Ll>.. 50c. 



LI)., $1.60. 5 Lbs., $7.50. 



WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED. 



A well-Rnown and favorite sort. A large yielder and 

 keeper. 



Pkt., 5c. Oz., lOC. 1/4 Lb., S5c. Lb., 85c. 



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ONION SETS, 



WHITE— Q,t., 25c.; raailed, 40c. 

 YELLOW— Qt., 20c.; mailed, 30c. 

 Write us for qnotations l>y the bushel. 



PRIZETAKER ONION. 



^^RIZEITAKER. 



(American Grown.) 



THIS is the large, beautiful Onion that is seen every fall 

 offered for sale at the fruit stores in Baltimore and 

 other large cities. It has a rich straw color and is of 

 enormous size. Although of such large size, it is very hardy 

 and an excellent keeper. The flavor is mild an d delicate, 

 making the Prizetaker a favorite variety for 

 salads. By sowing this sort early you can 

 raise a large crop of large Onions the first sea- 

 son with very little trouble. All that is neces- 

 sary is good ground, proper cultivation, and 

 not to have them too thick. Those of our 

 growers who have tried this variety have had 

 remarkably fine success. 



Plit., 5c. Oz., 15c. 1/4 Lb.. 35c. 

 Lb., $1.15. 5 Lbs., $5.00. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN.— A Valuable Long- 

 keepins Onion. 



This new Onion, introduced into the United 

 States a few years since, has met with wonder- 

 ful success, and is pronounced the best keeper of all 

 Onions. The outside skin is of a deep amber brown, dis- 

 tinct from all other Onions, extremely hard and firm, of 

 fine flavor and will keep almost indeflnitely. Australian 

 Brown is the only Onion Australian growers will plant. 



puts., 5c. and 10c. 1/4 Lb., 50c. Lb., .iil.oO. 



ONION SETS- 



OKRA OR GUMBO. 



SELECT warm location and rich soil, and plant when the 

 ground becomes warm, in rows three feet apart, thinning 

 plants a foot apart in the row. As the seeds are liable to rot 

 in cool weather, they should be sown thickly. The pods are used 

 to thicken soup, being gathered when young. It is one of the 

 most wholesome vegetables in use. 



September 17, 1901. 

 I am more than pleased with your seed. 



N. E. MIi^LER, Hudgins, Va. 



TRUE TO NAME. 



The RocUy Ford Cantaloupe Seed I got of you last 

 year was excellent, and every hill proved true to name. 

 J. A. RICHARDSON, 



Smithsburg, Md. 



DWARF PROLIFIC. 



This is the preferred kind with 

 the growers; is of dwarf habit 

 and very productive. 



puts.. 5c. and 10c. 

 1/4 Lb., 15c. Lb., 



WHITE VELVET. 



40c. 



rt is very distinct, and the 

 pods are perfectly round and 

 smooth, of an attractive white 

 velvet appearance, and of supe- 

 rior flavor and tenderness. The 

 pods are of extra large size, and 

 produced in great abundance. 



20 



put., 5c. 

 1/4 Lb., 15c. 



Oz.. 



10c. 



Lb., 40c. 



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