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producing a pod at the stem of each 
leaf, and continues bearing until the 
plant reaches its maximum height, seven 
feet. Pods are light green, nearly round, 
and smooth. The cut is an exact repro- 
duction of a single plant. It will super- 
sede all other varieties for market and 
shipping. 
White Velvet. A white variety; dwarf 
with round smooth pods, free from ridges 
and seams, and not prickly to the touch; 
very prolific and early. We tried this 
variety thoroughly. It has come up to 
what is claimed for it. We recommend 
it to all who have not tried it. 
Perkin’s Mammoth Long Podded. Very 
prolific, pods are an intense green in 
color, of unusual length, 9 to 10 inches, 
very slim and does not get hard, as is the 
case with other okras. 
Dwarf Green Prolific. This is a distinct | 
variety, very dwarf in growth, but enorm- 
| 
ously productive, producing pods with- 
in an inch or two of the ground and clear 
to the top. 
ONIONS. 
For Price List see Yellow Pages in Back of Book. 
Ognon (Fr.), Zwiebel (Ger.), Cebolla (Sp.), Cipollo (Ital.) 
CULTURE—The cut on next page represents a well-grown Onion raised from 
Louisiana or Creole seed. 
planted in this section. 
the West and North. 
The Onion is one of the most important vegetables 
Thousands of barrels are annually shipped from here to 
If sown at the proper time, with ordinary cultivation, they 
will always produce a crop and meet with ready sale. 
The seed is not a sure 
crop every year and some years it sells very high. 
Australian Brown. 
An early and very | 
hardy variety which does especially well | 
in the South. 
on low wet grounds to get large bulbs. 
The skin is thick and the color is a rich 
brown. Is especially noted as a long 
much longer than other varieties. 
Red Bermuda. Genuine 
seed imported direct from the 
Island of Teneriffe. A very 
early pale red onion grown 
extensively in the Bermudas 
and Southern parts of the 
‘ United States for early ship- 
ping to Northern markets. 
Grown in our climate, the 
bulbs are smaller, but mature 
early and retain much of the 
extremely mild, sweet flavor 
of the imported ones. 
White Bermuda. This va- 
riety is of the same shape, 
size and flavor as the Red 
Bermuda; the only difference 
is in the color, which is pure 
white. 
Should be planted early, | 
the veins clear and distinct. 
| pleasant flavor 
keeper, as it keeps well into spring, and | qualities make it a favorite White Onion 
Louisiana or White Creole is similar in 
shape and hardiness to Frotscher’s Red 
Creole Onion, but silvery white in color, 
Its mild, 
ana splendid keeping 
for shipping. 
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