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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



ONION==Continued 



\i7-i *! n i 1 This- is a medium sized onion of miid 



White rOrtUgal or flavor and with beautiful, clear white 



AmAvir>an mi\7-*ai-cL-ir» skin. The variety is a favorite with 

 meriCd.Il Ollvcr&K.iil ^any for use when young as a salad 



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



days earlier than White Globe 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 matui-e. 



This is the best flattened white onion for northern latitudes. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 80c; 2 Oz. $1.30; V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 

 ■«»Ti . 1^1 l_ ^ most desirable medium early or main crop 

 Willte LxlObe 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. 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, grow them well on rich lands; third, exer- 

 ■ else great care in harvesting and curing the crop. For fancy Red 



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



and placed in an airy situation until dry enough to top. After top- 

 . ping they are crated and stored in a dry, cool, dark place. We have 



by years of careful selection and breeding developed a strain wliich 



is unsurpassed in uniformity and beauty of shape and color. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 85c; 2 Oz. $1.35; V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are particularly adapted to southern latitudes where 

 they are sown in tlie fall or early spring. The best results are ob- 

 tained by sowing in beds or boxes and transplanting. 

 C X E* 1 D 1 J.J. ^^ extremely early maturing variety. 

 r-Xtra Harly marietta very white with silvery tinge and 

 particularly desirable for pickling. The bulbs are very small and auite similar to Queen. If seed is sov,n oat of doors in spring 

 in the usual manner and plants thinned about two inches apart they will produce bulbs one to two inches in diameter If these 

 bulbs are set out the following spring, or if plants are gipwn under glass iii 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 p^ickling I 

 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 driUs fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds to an acre. .....: (Crop failed) 



Qi«z^^«% ^ "^^^'y ^^^^y^ ^^^y white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When 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. (Crop failed) 



Queen 



Farlv N«aa»Tirklif aM l\/f avy-air^l "^^ early and productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 

 J-iariy l^eapoilian iViarzajOia for pickling, if seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it will 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. (Crop failed) 



GiaMf ^A/kif^* If'^li'^n T ' V A lai'ge, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 

 ia.nL vy mte iLaiian l ripOll ductlve variety win produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be sown 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. (Crop failed) 

 IVfan-smrtf k ^il ri 1^' T^^i^ variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



IViammoin Oliver rvin^ size, slightly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 

 the faU market. It is a very productive flat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onions. 

 The skm is silvery white. The flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c. (Crop failed) 



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 sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but wifl not be of the 

 right shape and if sown thick on poor land thev 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. 



setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 



Per Lb. 35c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $20.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 35c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $20.00 . 



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. 40c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $22.00 



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. 

 T7ie 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



