GRIFFITH & TURNER CO., 205 N. PACA ST., BALTIMORE, MP. 25 



ONION SEED 



TEI.Z.OW GX.OS'E DANVEBS ONION 



ONION SETS 



CULTIVATION— TO GBOW I.ASGX: ONIONS FBOIS SEED— The seed should 

 be sown as early as possible in the spring, as they grow much better 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 CTTIiTTTRE — Sow the seed in hotbed and transplant early 

 as possible to open ground. They can be grown very successfully by this plan. 



YEXiXiOW OIiOBE DANTEBS — A very handsome, round, yellow onion; a 

 large yielder and splendid keeper; the preferred sort with market gardeners and 

 large growers all over the country. We unhesitatingly recommend it for grow- 

 ing either sets or large onions. 



FBIZE 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 enormous 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. 



WHITE SIZiVEBSKIN or FOBTUG-AXi — 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. 



AUSTBAIiIAN BROWN — A Valuable I^ongf-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. 



WETHERSPIELD IiARGE RED — Well-known and favorite 

 sort. A large yielder and good keeper. 



YEIiXiOW DUTCH, or STRASBXJRG — 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. 



ONION SETS 



CULTIVATION OP 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. 

 Disturb 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., S5c; mailed, 35c. 



YELLOW 

 1 lb., abont 1 q.t., 20c; mailed, 30c. 

 Ask for prices on sets by the bushel of 32 lbs. 

 10 to 15-busliel sets to plant one acre. 



It requires 



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. V4 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. 

 Fkt., 10c. Oz., 15c. 14 Lb., 20c. Lb., 50c. 



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 

 high 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 Freigflit 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 daj's. 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 Pkt. 

 WHITE SILVERSKIN or 



PORTUGAL $0.10 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN 10 



WETHERSFIELD LARGE RED 10 



YELLOW DUTCH or STRASBURG. .10 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 10 



PRIZE-TAKER 10 



MUSTARD 



GIANT CURLED 10 



WHITE MUSTARD 10 



Oz. 14 lb. 1 lb. 



$0.25 

 .25 

 .25 

 .20 

 .20 

 .25 



.15 

 .15 



o.eo $2.00 



.50 1.50 



.60 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



.25 

 .20 



2.00 

 1.50 

 1.50 

 1.75 



.60 

 .50 



ALL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



