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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 im- 

 pairs the keeping quality of the Onion. 

 We sow the seed broad-cast, protect the 

 seed beds by spreading green moss over 

 them, which is removed every evening and 

 replaced in the morning. Some gardeners 

 use Latanias for covering 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 is dry, the watering has to be 

 continued. They thrive best in loamy soil. 

 Can be planted in the same ground for 

 years, and require no rotation as other crops. 



When the plants have reached the size of 

 a goose quill, they are transplanted into 

 rows which can be from one to two feet 

 apart, according to the mode of cultivation, 

 and about five or six inches apart in the 

 rows. The ground should be thoroughly 

 prepared before setting out the plants. We 

 generally shorten the tops 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 can 

 be sown in January 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 sized Onion. Growers here use very 

 little, if any fertilizers, but it can be used 



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