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Onion. Growers here use very little, if any, fertili- WwW 9 (Italian Onion). This is a 
zers, but it can be used with advantage. For spring hite ueen. medium sized, white vari- 
sowing we recommend the Bermuda:seed. The seed ety from Italy, very early and flat; can be sown as 
of the Creole Onion, which we offer, is grown forus | late as February, and good sized bulbe will yet be 
by experienced onion growers. No better stock can obtained. Itis of mild flavor and very fine when 
be found. boiled and dressed for the table. 
Genuine seed imported 
Red Bermuda. direct from the Island of 
Teneriffe. A very early pale red onion grown ex- 
tensively in the Bermudas and Southern parts of the 
United States for early shipping to northern markets. 
Grown in our climate the bulbs are smaller, but ma- 
ture early and retain much of the extremely mild, 
sweet flavor of the imported ones. 
Austrian drown, @ 4) ee 
and very 
hardy variety which does especially well 
in the South. Should be planted early, , 
on low wet grounds to get large bulbs. i} 
Theskin is thick and the color is a richifl 
brown. Is especially noted as a leng ut 
keeper, asit keeps wellinto spring, and ¥ 
much longer than other varieties. 
W hite Bermudal 2s vasy 
Same shape, size and flavor as the Red. 
Creole Onion, but silvery white in color, the veins 
clear and distinct. Its mild, pleasant flavor and 
splendid keeping qualities make it a favorite White 
Onion for shipping. 
Southport Red ‘Globe: sts7t2 ‘hs 
and most richly colored of all red onions. Perfectly Louisiana or White C re ol e. 
globe-shaped, the onions measure »two to three cfc ; a 
inches in diameter. Remarkably uniform in size is similar in shape and hardiness to Frotscher’s Red 
and form, with the dark, rich coloring, they makea Creole Onion, but silvery white in color, the veins 
most attractive appearance. The plants are thin- | clear and distinct. Its mild, pleasant flavor and 
necked, ripening down toa hard, solid ball—insur- splendid keeping qualities make ita favorite White 
ing ue largest percentage of market onions and of Onion for shipping. 
the best keeping qualities. Ww This variety is the best White 
Crystal @X. Onion we have ever seen. It 
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Red ethersfield. eae andsome is of a pure white and sells on sight. Should be 
globe-shaped red Onion. Earliness, productiveness planted in rich soil; if left exposed to sun after ripen- 
and keeping qualities. It has perfect form; skin ing they turn to a greenish color. Excellent for 
deep purplish white; fine grained, produces enor- shipping and the finest flavored onion in existance. 
mous Onions. 5) Brownish 
One of the largest Danver 8 Yellow Globe. yellow color; 
The Prize Daker: Onions. more flat in bulbs quite flatand of good size: largely grown ivr 
shape than either Danver’s or Wethersfield, and of sets. Inthe Southern States they can be planted in 
yellowish red color. Flesh is firm and solid, of a autumn and will continue growing during the entire 
transparent white and of excellent mild flavor. winter. 
Onion Sets. 
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CULTURE Gnion Sets, when planted in January and February here in the South, will most always 
4* produce fine large bulbs. They should be set out in rows five to six inches apart and 
about eight or ten inches in the rows. By planting sets you gain about three weeks in earliness of crop, 
hence it is advisable to plant onion sets instead of seed. 
Red Western. Wil! produce a fairly good 
: onion, but are planted 
mostly for use in the South as green onions. They 
do very wellin North Louisiana and Mississippi. 
Yellow Western Same as the red sets, 
Sail only different in color, 
which is of a pale yellow or brown. 
: A fine variety of same 
White Western. quality as the red and 
ssa sets, but are not as hardy and do'not keep as 
well. 
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color is white. 
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