D. M. FERRY & CO S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



O N I O N~C o n t i n u e d 



White Portugal, or American ti.7H^ 



^ilvAi^elrin ^^ "^^^*^ flavor aud with beautiful, clear 

 OllVcrotviIl white skin. A favorite with many for use 



when young as a salad or bunching onion aud for pickles; 



it is also a good keeper and fine for fall and early winter 



use. An excellent sort for gardeners who do not care to 



giant more than one variety. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 26c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 ,Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.60 



WKlt** r^lrkKtfk Yields abundantly, producing hand- 

 TT llllC VKiODt; some and uniformly globe shaped 



bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine grained, of mild flavor and as 



a table variety its clear white color is exceptionally at- 

 tractive. Sometimes called Southport White Globe. To 



produce the beautifully white onions so much sought in 



every market, one must first of all have good seed; sec- 

 ond, grow them well on r-ich lands; third, exercise great 



care in harvesting and curing the crop. In Southport 



they "cord" up the onions in long rows, the 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 selection and breeding developed a strain which 



has no equal in uniformity and beauty of shape and 



color. Pkt. oc; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 76c; h Lb. $1.26; Lb. $4.00 



White Portugal 



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Mammoth Yellow Spanish, or Prizetaker 

 (See page UO). 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



The flavor of the Italian varieties is mild and they are 

 in every way well adapted to culinary purposes. The fol- 

 lowing varieties have been tested in this country and have 

 given perfect satisfaction. 



ound White Silverskin ™fy"s^aH: 'X'i: 



and very handsome variety with an opaque white skin 

 which does not turn green upon exposure to the sun as 

 quickly as other sorts. Flesh crisp and tender. An ex- 

 cellent sort for use in bunching, for pickles or when ful- 

 ly matured. Keeps better than most imported varieties. 

 Pkt. 6c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 36c; h Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 

 EARLY NEAPOLITAN MARZAJOLA. A very early, flat, 

 white skinned variety, desirable for early use and for pick- 

 ling. It can be sown in February or March and will 

 mature a crop very early in the season. In the south the 

 seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced 

 in March. Known also as Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 26c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.60 



MAMMOTH SILVER KING. An enormous onion, resem- 

 bling the White Italian Tripoli, but is larger, slightly 

 later and rather a better keeper, making it more desirable 

 for the later fall market. Skin silvery white; flesh pure 

 white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 20c; 

 2 Oz. 36c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $1 .75 



GIANT WHITE ITALIAN TRIPOLI. A large, beautiful, 

 pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. Will 

 produce a somewhat larger bulb from seed than our 

 White Portugal, but to attain full size the seed should 

 be started very early in a hotbed and the plants set out 

 in rich soil. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 16c; 2 Oz. 2oc; h Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



Qii^^n ^^ extra early, very white skinned variety of 

 ueeil especial value for pickling. If seed is sown 

 out of doors in spring it will produce bulbs about an inch 

 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, they will produce large onions. 

 Pkt. &c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $1. 76 



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 necky or bottle shaped. When onion seed is sown 

 for sets, the seed may be planted somewhat later than for large bulbs, but fine crops are more likely to come from corh- 

 paratively early sowing. 



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



setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 

 Per Lb. 30c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $10.00 



YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding, except 

 in color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 30c, 

 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $10.00 



the red or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions 

 early in the season. Per Lb. 35c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $12,00 

 Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to 

 fluctuations of the market. The pi'ice per single pound 

 will hold good throughout the season, or as long as our 

 stock lasts. 



The loo po^md prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



