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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALO'GUE. 



O N I O N— Continued 



■«]iri •. p . I This is a medium sized onion of mild flavor and with beautiful, clear white skin. The variety is a 



W nite r^OrtUgS.! or favorite \\-ith many for use Tvhen young as a salad or bunching onion and for pickles. It usually 

 Ami^riran Silv«»rsWin matures about ten days earlier than White Globe and is fine for fall and early winter use. It 

 .<-^iiici ii,aii >jii V CI stviii jg ^jj 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 mature. This is the best flattened white onion 



for northern latitudes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; 



Lb. $2.00 



■yjjTi ., /^l L. ^ most desirable medium early or main 

 Wnite VjlODC crop variety for the home garden. It is 



sometimes called Southport 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 the colored sorts 



when cooked. The bulbs are globe-shaped, full at the shoulder, 



rounded at the base, keep well and are desirable for shipping. 



To produce the beautifully white onions so much sought Ln 



every market, one must first of aU have good seed: second, 



grow them well on rich lands; third, exercise great care in har- 

 vesting and curing the crop. In Southport they "cord" up the 



onions in long rows, the bulbs on the inside and cover with 



boards, so that the bulbs in the open air are well protected 



from rain or dew which would be sure to discolor them. We 



have by years of careful selection and breeding developed a 



strain which is unsurpassed in uniformity and beauty of shape 



and color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are particularly adapted to southern latitudes 

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

 are obtained by sowing in beds or boxes and transplanting. White Portugal 



V-^h^^ r^^Kr R^^l^i-i-^ '^° extremely early maturing variety, very white with silvery tinge and particularly desirable 

 ILXHra Il,ariy oarieita for pickhng. 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 diam- 

 eter. If these bulbs are set out the following spring, or if plants are grown'under glass in winter and set out in the spring, 

 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 purpose 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 an acre 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. 'VMien allowed to reach full 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 inches 

 in diameter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



Queen 



Fa»-1 r 1Moon/-klif IV/I * 1 An early and productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 



Il<arly i^eapOllian IViarzajOla for pickling, if seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it -^^-ill mature a 

 crop early in the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. This variety is 

 known also as Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 r^iar«f WV«if«« It-»1i « X * 1* -"^ l^rge, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 

 vJiani Vy nice liaiian l ripoll ductlve x^arlety will produce a larger bulb from seed than 'miite Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be so^vn 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. 5c; Oz. 15c;20z. 25c; 'A Lb. 40c; Lb.$1.50 

 »* .1 c'l 1^* This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



IViammOtn OllVer .^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 fiavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



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 

 forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is so«-n thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 

 right shape and if sovm thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed sovm 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, 



setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 



Per Lb. 25c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $10.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



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



100 Lbs. $10.00 



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. $12.00 



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. 



T!te 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



