WATEKMKLONS. ONIONS. PEPPER. 



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ONIONS.— Continued. 



Prizetaker.— This is the large beau- 

 tiful onion that is seen every fall offered 

 for sale at the fruit stores in Baltimore and 

 other large cities They are a rich straw- 

 color and of enormous size. Although of 

 such large size it is very hardy and an ex- 

 cellent keeper. The flavor is mild and 

 delicate, making the Prizetaker a favorite 

 variety for salad. Oz. 15c. l 4 lb 40c. 

 Lb. i'1.50. 



Yellow Glot>e Banvers.— Yellow 

 skn. mild fine flavor, and very hardy. 

 Oz. 15c. % lb. 3 cc. Lb. $1.00. 



Sirawsburg or Yellow Dutch. 



The most popular variety for sets. Sets 

 grow round and plump with bright yellow 

 skin, flesh pure white, mild flavor, and an 

 excellent keeper. Oz. 15c. % lb. 



L». $1.25. 



40c. 



Onion Sets. 



Lowest Pricts. 



White or yellow at 



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PARSNIPS. (Pastinate). 



i oz. will sow 100 ft. o' 

 d ill, 5 lbs. to an acre. 



Culture. — Deep mel- 

 1 >w soil is necessary for 

 the full developement of 

 the Hollow Crown Pars- 

 n ; p, because the truest 

 type of Hollow Crown 

 will show a high Crown 

 when grown in stiff soil. 



Sow as earl} in the 

 spring as the weather 

 will permit, in drills 15 in- 

 ches apart, covering the 

 seed % of an inch deep ; 

 when well-up, thin out to 

 5 or 6 inches apart in the 

 rows. Parsnips are im- 

 proved by frost, and it is a 

 usual custom to take up in 

 ihe fall a certain quantity 

 for winter use, leaving the 

 1 est in the ground until 

 spring, to be dug as re- 

 quired. Aside from the 

 value of the parsnip as a 

 table vegetable, it is also 

 one of the best roots for 

 cultivation for farm pur- 

 poses, furnishing a very 

 nourishing food, particu- 

 larly adapted to and re- 

 lished by dairy stock. 



Hollow CYown Sugar.— This is 

 the finest stock in culivation. Deep hollow 

 ciown, delicate flavor, tender and smooth. 

 (See cut), rkt. 5c. % lb. 20c. Lb. 50c. 



PEPPER, 



4 oz. to an acre. 



(Pfeffer). 



Culture. — In March or April sow in a 

 hot-bed or in a box for in-door attention, 

 exposing the plants to the light, or air, as 

 much as practicable. In six weeks they 

 will be ready for transplanting. Select 

 good soil and set the plants twelve inches 

 apart in rows which :?hould be two feet 

 apart. Cultivate with hoe, and draw soil 

 to the stems. Seed may be sown out- 

 doors in May. 



!~~I?«by "King/— Beautiful red color, 

 mild and pleasant in flavor, very produc- 

 tive, can be used as a salad, and the best 

 sort for Mangoes. -^Pkt. 5c. Oz. 25c. % 

 lb. 75c. Lb. $2.50."' ..,. _ 



Bull Sfose or Bell.— Large ribbed 

 acrid; best for pickling. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 25c. 

 X lb. 75c. Lb. $2.25. 



Cayenne. — Red pods, small and 

 acrid. Pkt. 5c. Oz. 25c. 



