GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 49 



IiOUISIANA OB BED CBEOIiE. — In 



this latitude the seed should be sown from 

 the 15th of September to about the 25th of 

 October; if sown sooner, a good many will 

 throw up seed stalks, which impairs the 

 keeping quality of the Onion. We sow the 

 seed broadcast, protect the seed beds by 

 spreading green moss over them, which is 

 removed every evening and replaced in the 

 morning. Some gardeners use lataniers for 

 covering the bed. When the seed is com- 

 ing 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 prepared before set- 

 ting out the plants. We generally short- 

 en 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 good size 



Onions. Growers here use very little, if 

 any, fertilizers, but it can be used with ad- 

 vantage. For spring sowing we recom- 

 mend the Bermuda seed. The seed of the 

 Creole Onion, which we offer, is grown for 

 us by experienced onion growers. Xo bet- 

 ter stock can be found. 



BED "WETHEBSPIEI.D.— This is a beau- 

 tiful, large, handsome globe-shaped red 

 Onion. Earliness, productiveness and 

 keeping qualities. It has perfect form; 

 skin deep purplish white; fine grained, pro- 

 duces enormous onions. 



THE TEIiIiOW FBIZE TAEEB.— One of 



the largest Onions, more flat in shape than 

 either Danver's or Wethersfield, and of yel- 

 lowish red color. Flesh is firm and solid, 

 of a transparent white and of excellent 

 mild flavor. 



SOUTHFOBT BED GLOBE.— This is the 



handsomest and most richly flavored of all 

 red Onions. Perfectly globe-shaped, the 

 onions measure two to three inches in 

 diameter. Remarkal>ly uniform in size and 

 form, with the dark, rich coloring, they 

 make a inost attractive appearance. The 

 plants are thin-necked, ripening down to a 

 hard, solid ball — insuring the largest per- 

 centage of market onions and of the best 

 keeping qualities. 



Frotscher's Large Purple Eggplant, the Standard for More than Thirty Years. 



