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HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



OJSION SMED-Continued 



SOVTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. Pure white color, and 

 of very mild flavor, also equally as good for keep- 

 ing as the Yellow Globe. Excellent for use as a 

 medium crop, but most valuable when grown for 

 the main crop, as the flesh is remarkably firm and 

 solid. It is an enormous yielder, and as it is very 

 attractive, always sells at high prices. It is best 

 to dry these onions in a shady place and give them 

 plenty of air. Oz., 25 ets.; % lb., SO cts.; lb., $2.75; 

 5 lbs. or more at $2.5© per lb. 



WHITE PORTUGAL, OR SILVER SKIN. One of the 



leading white sorts, beautiful shape and mild flavor. 

 The bulbs are flat in shape and mature early. It is 

 a splendid variety for the market gardener, and is 

 largely used for growing sets on account of its fine 

 shape when small, and also for its good keeping 

 qualities. It is also extensivelv used as a pickling 

 onion. Oz., 25 cts.; \i lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.5©; 5 lbs. 

 or more at $2.25 per lb. 



MAMMOTH SILVER KING. A very large Italian 

 variety of Onion which produces the full size bulbs 

 in one season's growth. It is flat in shape and both 

 skin and flesh are pure white, mild and well flavored. 

 Should be used soon after being gathered. Oz., 35 

 cts.; hi lb., 80 cts.; lb., $2.75. 



WHITE ftUEE\, OR BARLETTA. Tkis is the earliest 

 variety of onion and is very mild, pure white, both 

 skin and flesh. It does not grow to a large size, 

 usually averaging about 1% inches in diameter and 

 is of a slightly flattened shape. It is a splendid 

 variety for pickling, for which purpose it is largely 

 grown. Oz., 25 cts.; H lb., 80 cts.; lb., $2.75. 



OKRA, or Gumbo 



PERKINS' LONG-POD OKRA, An exceedingly hand- 

 some variety of Okra which is a great improvement 

 upon other varieties. The pods are very tender, long, 

 slim and a beautiful deep green. Oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 

 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



WHITE CREOLE (White Velvet). Pods are round, 

 free from ridges, and very tender. This is a very 

 productive variety of Okra and is largelv grown in 

 the South. Oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 70 cts. 



DREER'S LITTLE GEM. The best of the dwarf sorts 

 Pods long, slender and of a light green color. Oz , 

 10 cts.; Yt lb., 3© cts.; lb., 80 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. A reliable variety which 

 is very productive; bears long pods which are 

 tender and of excellent quality. Oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 

 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



PARSNIP 



CHOICE ONION SETS 



Prices are for Onion Sets to be sent by express or 

 freight at purchaser's expense; if to be sent by Parcel 

 Post, add as follows: To points East of Mississippi 

 River, 5 cts. per qt. To points "West of Mississippi 

 River, 10 cts. per qt. 



Per 



qt. 4 qts. Peck Bus. 

 EGYPTIAN OR PERENNIAL 



TREE 25 $0 75 $1 30 $4 50 



YELLOW ONION SETS 25 90 1 50 5 OO 



WHITE ONION SETS 30 1 10 1 75 5 5© 



RED ONION SETS 25 90 1 50 5 0© 



WHITE POTATO (Multiplier)... 30 1 10 1 75 5 50 



YELLOW POTATO ONION 30 1 10 1 75 5 5© 



SHALLOTS 40 1 50 2 25 7 5© 



CHIVES. (See Vegetable Plants, page 25.) 



LARGE SUGAR, OR HOLLOW CROWN. This is the 



leading variety for market. Oz., 15 cts.; *4 lb., 35 

 cts.; lb., $1.0©; 10 lbs., $9.50. 



STUDENT, OR GUERNSEY. A good half-long variety. 

 Oz., 15 cts.; Vi lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.0©; 10 lbs.. $9.50. 



