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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



ONION— Continued 



V 11 #^1 U n ^°^ ^^ ^^® most extensively used main crop yellow onions for the home garden and market. 



lellOW vslODe UanverS The bulbs are of medium to large size, uniformly globe shaped, with small neck, and 

 ripen very evenly. The skin is rich coppery yellow. The flesh is creamy white, crisp and of iriild and excellent flavor. The 

 variety keeps very well and is excellent for shipping. We have by careful selection and breeding developed a strain which 

 has the ripening habit and small neck of the original Danvers and yet is more globular, thus giving larger yields and 

 handsomer bulbs without sacrificing any of the good qualities of the original Danvers. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



IV/I* k* V 11 r^l K The heaviest yield of onions is always obtained from rich, black lands. On such soils it 



iVlICniga.n I ellOW VJilOOe is found that a globe shaped onion with a somewhat flattened base gives the largest 

 returns and to meet the demands of the professional onion growers located on such lands, we have developed this variety. 

 The bulbs are large, uniformly globe shaped, with small neck; shoulder usually slightly sloping, base often distinctly flattened, 

 the largest diameter below the center of the bulb. The color is rich yellow with tinge of orange. The flesh is creamy 

 white, mild and of very fine quality. This main crop sort ripens down evenly, keeps very w^ell and is excellent for shipping. 

 No onion grower can afford to plant inferior seed when such as this can be procured. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



•■X7-1 .. D J. 1 A • C*l 1 • "T^is is ^ medium sized onion of mild flavor and with beautiful. 



Wnite rOrtUgal or American OIlVerSKin clear white skin. The variety is a favorite with many for use 

 when young as a salad or bunching onion and for pickles. It usually matures about ten days earlier than White Globe and 

 is fine for fall and early winter 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 mature. This is the best 

 flattened white onion for northern latitudes. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; \k Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



•^ri .. f^-% 1 A most desirable medium early or main crop variety for the home garden. It is sometimes called South- 



Wnite valODe port 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. We have by years of careful selection and breeding developed a strain which is unsurpassed in uniformity 

 and beauty of shape and color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V^ Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



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. 



r * 17 1 R 1 <■«■ "^^ extremely early maturing variety, very white with silvery tinge and particularly desirable 

 HiXtra tLarly Darletta for plckUng. Thebulbs 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 diameter. 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 pro- 

 ducing the small pickling bulbs. For this purpose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the inch of drill, no thin- 

 ning will be required. Growers usually plant the seed thielcly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds 

 to an acre. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



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Queen 



QA very early, very 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. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 

 r* 1 TVT Ti. IV/l • 1 An early and productive flat, w^hite-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 



Hariy INeapOlltan IVlarzajOla for plckllng. if seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it will matures 

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

 known also as Early May. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 

 r" M-WTI^'t. Ii. !• T" • !• A large, pure w^hite, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 

 Vaiant W nite Italian i ripoll ductlve variety will 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 thebulbs are of ten three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; "^A Lb. 55c; 

 Lb. $1.75 

 m M .1 c'l V This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



MaminOtll »3llver ^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. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 55c; 

 Lb. $1.75 



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 sow^n thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 

 right shape and if sov.ti thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed so%\ti 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. $11.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



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



100 Lbs. $11.00 



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. 35c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $14.00 



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. 



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



