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Louisiana or Red Creole has been culti- 

 vated here for a century — supposed to 

 have been brought here first from the 

 south of Europe; we presume the bulbs 

 produced but few seeds. It is hard to 

 say from what variety this Onion origin- 

 ated; having been planted here for so 

 long it has become a distinct kind. It is 

 not as red as the Wethersfield, and not 

 as light as the Strassburg; in flavor it is 

 similar to the two last named varieties, 

 but much stronger than the Italian kinds. 

 In this latitude the seed should be sown 

 from the 15th of September to about the 

 10th of October; if sown sooner, a good 

 many will throw up seed stalks, which 

 impairs the keeping quality of the 

 Onion. We sow the seed broadcast, pro- 

 tect the seed beds by spreading green 

 moss over them, which is removed every 

 evening and replaced in the morning. 

 Some gardeners use Lataniers for cover- 

 ing the beds. When the seed is coming 

 up, say in 7 or 9 days, the cover has to 



be removed entirely; but if the weather 

 j is dry. the watering has to be continued. 

 I They thrive best in loamy soil. Can be 

 j planted in the same ground for years, 

 I and require no rotation as other crops. 

 j When the plants have reached the size 

 I of a goose quill, they are transplanted 

 j into rows which can be from one to two 

 i feet apart, according to the mode of 

 j cultivation, and about five or six inches 

 1 apart in the rows. The ground should 

 I be prepared before setting out the 

 I plants. We generally shorten the tops 

 j and roots. In April the Onion will be 

 ready to be taken up. In sections where 

 it is too cold to sow Onion seed in the 

 fall, the Creole seed and can in Janu- 

 ary and February; in that case they 

 should be sown very thinly in drills, 

 thinned out to a proper stand, and by the 

 end of spring they will produce a good 

 size Onion. Growers here use very little, 

 if any fertilizers, but it can be used 

 I with advantage. For spring sowing we 



Use Raffiia for Budding, Tying, Etc., Cheaper than twine and lasts longer. 



