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ONION— Continued 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are particularly adapted to .southern lati- 

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

 best results are obtained by sowing in beds or boxes and 

 transplanting. 



j-i 1-1 ID I J.J. An extremely early nia- 



Cxtra tarly oarletta turlng variety very white 

 with silvery tinge and particularly desirable for pickling 

 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 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 producing the small pickling bulbs. For this pur- 

 pose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the 

 inch of drill, no thinning will be requii-ed. Growers 

 usually plant the seed thickly in drills fifteen inches 

 apart and use forty to fifty potmds to an acre. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of 

 U6en especial value for pickling. When allowed to 

 reach full size the bulbs are quite flattened but as grown 

 for pickles are nearly round. Tht^ large sized bulbs 

 attain a size of about two inches in diameter. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



Early Neapolitan Marzajola pTOductive flat, 



white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 

 tor pickling. If seed is sown as soon as the ground can 

 be worked, it will mature a crop early in the season. 



Mammoth Silver King 



In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



This variety is known also as Early May. 



/-I • . XA/K't- I* 1* T ' 1* A. large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 



VAiant W nite Italian l ripoll ductlve variety will produce a larger bulb from seed than >Vhite 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. 10c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; .14 Lb. 90c; 

 Lb. $3.00 



Queen 



w (.1 c;i •_ If This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



iViamniOtn OUVer ^ing size, sllghtly 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 flavored. Pkt. lOc; Oz. -30c; 2 Oz. 55c: V4 Lb. 90c; 



Lb. $3.00 



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 will not be of the 

 right shape and if soivn thick on poor land they 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. 30c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $14.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $14.00 

 Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are siibject 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. 



