FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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ONION— Continued 



White Portugal or d^ 



- a medium sized onion or mud 



and with beauriful. clear white 



Am^nVan 9ilv<arclfir» skin. The varietv is a favorite with 



American suversKin ^.^^^ ^^^, ^^^ ^^-^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^j^^^ 



or bunching onion and for pickles. It usually matures about ten 



days earher than White Gl'->be and is fine for fall and early win- 

 ter use. It is an excellent medium early sort for gardeners who do 



not care to plant more than one variety. The bulbs are nearly 



round when of bunching size, somewhat flattened when matu:e. 



This is the b-^st flattened white onion f. t northern latitudes. Pkt. Sc; 



Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 

 \\7k*4- r^ 1 U -^ mo-t desirable medium early or main crop 

 Wtllte ^jlODe variety for the home garden, "it is sometimes 



called Southpoit White Globe. The variety yields abundantly, 



producing medium to large, handsome and finely shaped, clear 



white bulbs. The flesh is firm," fine grained, quite mild in flavor 



and is more attractive than tlie colored sorts when cooked. Tlie 



bulbs are globe-shaped, full at the shoulder, roundel a c the base. 



keep well and are desirable for shipping. It is characteristic of the 



best stocks of White Globe to have many bulbs with a splash of 



magenta-red on the outside covering. To produce the beautifully 



white onions so much sought in every market, one must first of all 



have good seed: second, trrow them well on rich lands: third, exer- 

 cise great care in harvesting and eiu-ing the crop. For fancy Re ; 



and Vvhite Globes the bulbs must be pulled as soon as the tops fall 



and placed in an aii'y situation imtil di-y enoixgh to top. After Top- 

 ping they are crated' and stored in a dry, cool, dark place. We hav-r 



by years' of careful selection and breedin.: developed a strain which 



is' unsurpassed in uuiformitv and beautv of shape and color. 



Pkt, 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; Vi Lb. $1.10: Lb. $4.00 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are parricularly adaptel to sou:he:-n latitudes where 

 they are sown in t-^e fail or early spring. The best results are ob- 

 tained by solving in be. is or boxes and transplanting. White G^ose 



E* *-^^ I7r>«.Kr Rr^«.1x^4-4-'» "^''^ extremely eai-ly maturing Tariety, very white with silveiT tinee and particularly desiiable 

 JLXira SLATly Darieiia for plciding. The bulos are very small and quite similar to Qiieen." If seed is sow-n out of doors 

 in spring in the usual manner and plants thmned about two inches apart thev wiU produce bulbs one to two inches in diam- 

 eter. K these bulbs are set out the follo^viug spring, or if plants are grown" under ^lass in winter and set out in the spring, 

 they will produce large onions. This variety and Queen are the ones most £renerailv"used in this country for producing the 

 small pickling bulbs. For this purpose if the seed has been sown eight to ten see'ds to the inch of driU". no thinning will be 

 required. Growers usuallv plant the seed thicklv in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fiftv pounds to an acre 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $4.00 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickhng. When allowed to i-each fuU size the bulbs 

 Ueen are quite flattened but as grown for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs attain a size of about two inehe.« 

 in diameter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $4.00 



17 I XT Tj. i\y» • 1 An earlv and productive flat. white-skinne>.i varietv. desirable for early use and used 



Harly INeapOlltan iVlarzajOla for pickling, if seed is sown as soon as the groimd can be worked, it will mature a 



crop early in the season. In the 



h the seed can'be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. This variety is 



known also as Early 3Iay, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; 1/4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



G. •«Xri •. fj. !• T" * 1" -^ large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent fla-vor. This medium early and pro- 

 13Jlt Wnite Italian 1 npOll ductlve variety will pro.iuce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be so^vn very early in a h'otbed and the young plants set out in rich soil, "^lien grown'under proper 

 conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; VJ Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 

 juf .1 QM iv-. This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant "V^Tiite Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



iViammOtn OllVer IVing size. slightN-^'ater marurin;;: and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desu-able for 

 the fall market. It is a verv productive'riat "varietv with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onioi:L-. 

 The skin is silvery white, the flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



ONION SETS 



To raise onion sets from seed, use good groiuid 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 so'^ti 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. 



RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are. 



settins them out ia the spring inste'ad of sowing seed. 



Per Lb. 25c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $18.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



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



100 Lbs. $18.00 



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. $20.00 



P*rices by the ICO lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctuations 

 of the' market. The price per single poimd will hold good 

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



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



