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GRIFFITH b TURNER CO., 205 N. PACA ST., BALTIMORE, MD. 



ONION SEED 



YELtOW BAN VERS ONION 



CULTIVATION— TO GROW LARGE ONIONS 

 PROM SEED — The seed should be sown as early 

 as possible in the spring, as *.hey grow much bet- 

 ter 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 CULTURE — Sow the seed 

 in hotbed and transplant early as possible to 

 open ground. They can be grown very success- 

 fully by this plan. 



YELLOW GLOBE DAN VERS — A very hand- 

 some, round, yellow onion; a large yielder and 

 splendid keeper; the preferred sort with market 

 gardeners and large growers all over the coun- 

 try. "We unhesitatingly recommend it for grow- 

 ing either sets or large onions. 



PRIZE TAKER — 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 enor- 

 mous size. Although of such large size, it is 

 very hardy and an excellent keeper. The flavor 

 is mild and delicate, making the Prize-taker a 

 favorite variety for salads. By sowing this sort 

 early you can raise a large crop of large onions 

 the first season with very little trouble. All that 

 is necessary 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. 



ONION SETS 



CULTIVATION OF SETS 



Have a clean and very 

 rich soil, which should be 

 thoroughly cultivated, or it 

 will not do well enough to 

 pay for the trouble. Dis- 

 turb the roots of the onion 

 as little as possible, either 

 in thinning or hoeing, and 

 never hoe earth toward 

 them to cover or hill, as we 

 do most other things. 



WHITE 



1 lb., about 1 qt., 25c; 

 mailed, 30c. 



YELLOW 



1 lb., about 1 qt., 25c; 

 mailed, 30c. 



Ask for prices on sets by 

 the bushel of 32 lbs. It re- 

 quires 10 to 15-bushel sets 

 to plant one acre. 



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. 



DWARF OKRA 



This is the preferred kind 

 with the growers; is of dwarf 

 habit and very productive. 

 Fkt., 10c. Oz., 15c. V, Lb., 20c. 

 Lb., 50c. 



WHITE VELVET 



It 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. 



Pkt., 10c. Oz., 15c. V£ Lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



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. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN — A Valuable Long-Keeping' Onion. 



This new onion, introduced into the United States a few 

 years since, has met with wonderful success, and is pro- 

 nounced the best keeper of all onions. The outside skin is of 

 a deep amber brown, distinct from all other onions, extreme- 

 ly hard and firm, of fine flavor, and will keep almost indefi- 

 nitely. Australian Brown is the only onion Australian grow- 

 ers will plant. 



WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED— Well-known and favorite 

 sort. A large yielder and good keeper. 



YELLOW DUTCH, or STRASBURG — The most popular and 

 best variety for set purposes. Is similar to the Yellow Dan- 

 vers. Flat in shape, color and size, but as a set onion it has 

 the quality of ripening down earlier and more uniformly. 



MUSTARD 



GIANT CURLED — Highly esteemed in the South, where the 

 seed is sown in the fall and used in the spring as a salad. 

 Our stock is the true curled leaf, and produces plants two feet 

 nigh and of great breadth, forming enormous bunches. 



WHITE MUSTARD — Seed for Pickles. 



ENGLISH MILL TRACK 

 MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Cake 30c, by mail 35c, 10 lbs. $2.50 by Freight or Express. 

 Two pounds of spawn are sufficient for a bed 3 feet by 6 feet. 



CULTIVATION — Select fresh horse manure, with straw 

 bedding. Put in a flat pile and cover with 2 inches or 3 inches 

 of good soil. In the course of 3 or 4 days, turn over and 

 mix thoroughly. Moisten with water, pile up and cover again 

 with soil and allow the pile to heat. Turn again in 5 or 6 

 days and moisten as before. Repeat the above about 4 times, 

 every 5 or 6 days. Put this mixture on floor about 8 inches 

 deep in beds the size desired and pack down with shovel. 

 When the heat rises to 100 degrees, wait until it recedes to 

 about 70, then place the spawn. Keep same moist, make your 

 bed in cellar, shed, pit or some building that can be darkened. 



ONION 



Pit. 



Oz. 



V* lb. 



1 lb. 



WHITE SILVERSKIN or 











PORTUGAL 



$0.10 ! 



30.25 



$0.60 



$2.00 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN 



.10 



.25 



.50 



1.50 



WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED. . . 



.10 



.25 



.60 



2.00 



YELLOW DUTCH or STRASBURG 



.10 



.20 



.50 



1.50 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



.10 



.20 



.50 



1.50 





.10 



.25 



.50 



1.75 



MUSTARD 











GIANT CURLED 



.10 



.20 



.50 





WHITE MUSTARD 



.10 



.20 



.50 





ALL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



