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ONION— Continued 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are particularly adapted to southern lati- 

 tudes where they are sown in the fall or early spring. The 

 best results are obtained by sowing in beds or boxes and 

 transplanting. 



r- i 1? 1 t> 1 J.A An extremely early ma- 

 Extra Larly barletta turing variety very white 



with silvery tinge and particularly desirable for pickling- 



The bulbs are very small and quite similar to Queen. If 



seed is sown out of doors in spring in the usual manner 



and plants thinned about two inches apart they will 



produce bulbs one to two inches 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 



spi'ing, they will produce large onions. This variety and 



Queen are the ones most generally used in this country 



for producing the small pickling bulbs. For this pur- 

 pose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the 



inch of drill, no thinning will be required. Growers 



usually plant the seed thickly in drills fifteen inches 



apart and use forty to fifty pounds to au acre. Pkt. 10c; 



Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; Vi Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of 

 UG6II especial value for pickling. When allowed to 

 reach full size the bulbs are quite flattened but as grown 

 for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs 

 attain a size of about two inches in diameter Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; V4 Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 



Early Neapolitan Marzajola pr'J)du?tive Aat^ 



white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 



for pickling. If seed is sown as soon as the ground can 



be worked, it will mature a crop early in the season. 



In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. 



Pkt. 10c: Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; 1/4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.50 



Mammoth Silver King 



This variety is known also as Early May. 



f^' M. \\rW4- I* r »* X * r -"^ large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro. 



Vsiant W nite Italian l ripOll ductlve variety win produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. When grown under proper 

 conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; ^A Lb. $1.25; 

 Lb, $4.50 



Queen 



iu[ ll C;|„^„ V'inrr "^^^^ variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



IViaiiiiiiOLn Oliver IV.ing size, slightly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 



the fall market. It is a very productive flat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onions. 



The skin is silvery white. The flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; V4 Lb. $1.25; 



Lb. $4.50 



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 

 f9rty to sixty poiinds 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. Onion seed sown for sets may be planted 

 somewhat later than if a crop of large bulbs is desired. 



WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 

 red or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions early in 

 the season. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $14.00 



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

 of the market. The price per single pound will hold good 

 throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 



RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are. 



setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 



Per Lb. 25c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $11.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 25c. postpaid: 



100 Lbs. $11.00 



The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



