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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



O N I O N— Continued 



tin •• r> «. 1 A medium sized onion of mild flavor 



White r OrtUgal, or and with beautiful, clear white skin, 

 A m A«*i/«a n ^il \r<»rcL-in ^ favorite with many for use when 

 American OllverSKin young as a salad or bunching 



onion and for pickles; it is also a good keeper and fine for fall 



and early winter use. An excellent sort for gardeners who do 



not care to plant more than one variety. Pkt. 5c; Oz, 25c; 



2 Oz. 40c; 14 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 -,,, , ^1 1 A most desirable variety for the home gar- 

 Wnite VslObe den. Yields abundantly, producing large, 



handsome and finely shaped, clear white bulbs. The fiesh is 



firm, fine grained, of mild fiavor and more attractive than the 



colored sorts when cooked. Sometimes called Southport White 



Globe. 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, exercise great care 



in harvesting and curing the crop. In Southport they "cord" 



up the onions in long rows, the biilbs on the inside and cover 



with boards, so that the bulbs in the open air are well protected 



from rain or dew which would be sure to discolor them. We 



have by years of careful selection and breeding developed a 



strain which has no equal in uniformity and beauty of shape 



and color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; ^A Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



The flavor of the Italian varieties is mild and they are well 

 adapted to culinary purposes. The following varieties have been 

 thoroughly tested in this country and have given excellent 

 satisfaction. 



17 i 17 1 D 1 j.1. -^^ extremely early maturing 

 HiXtra Harly Oarletta variety, very white and particu- 

 larly desirable for pickling. Bulbs very srnall and quite similar 



to Queen, If seed is sown out of doors in spring and plants 



thinned in the usual manner they vrill 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 purpose growers 



usually plant the seed thickly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds to an acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 



2 Oz. '35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When allowed to reach full size the bulbs 

 Ueen are quite fiat but as grown for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs attain a size of abouf two inches in 

 diameter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 1/4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



White Portugal 



•. . ■ Queen 



Povl r IMAonrvI'l-am IV/I * 1 ^ yevy early, flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and for pickling. 



ILariy l>eap011tan iViarzajOia it can be sown in February or 3Iarch and will mature a crop very early in the season. 



In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions 'produced in 3Iarch. Known also as'Earlv May. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 ' ' 



/^» 1. XX/'U**. I*. 1* T • 1* --^ large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This variety will produce 

 IjianC W nite Italian l ripoll a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to attain full size the seed should be 



sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 IVyi /-kl-V. Q*l 1^* '^'^^^ variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



iViarnmOtn OllVer .^ing^ size, sllghtly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 



the later fall market. The skin is silvery white. The flesh is pure white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c: 



2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb, 40c; Lb. $1.50 



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 sown thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed so-wn 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. $10.00 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 



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



100 Lbs. $10.00 



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. 30c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $12.00 



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. 



