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ONIONS — Continued. 



Prizetaker. — This is the large, beautiful onion 

 that is seen every fall offered for sale at the fruit 

 stores in Baltimore and other large cities. They 

 are a rich straw color and of enormous size. 

 Although of such large size it is very hardy and an 

 excellent keeper. The flavor is mild and delicate, 

 making the Prizetaker a favorite variety for salads. 

 Oz. 20c. }i lb. 40c. Lb. $1.50. 



ONION SETS. 



Onion sets, both rare-ripes and tops, are placed on the 

 surface, in shallow twelve-inch drills, about four inches 

 apart, and lightly covered. Potato onions are planted in 

 spring or fall, as'they will survive the winter. B}- this pro- 

 cess early onions may be obtained several weeks earlier 

 than from seed. 



White Onion Sets. Per qt., 15c. 

 Yellow Onion Sets. Per qt., 15c. 

 Red Onion Sets. Per qt., 15c. 



For sets in quantity, get special quotations, as prices 

 vary during the season of planting. 



OKRA, OR COMBO. 



Safran — Quim bom bo — Othro. 



Select warm, rich soil and plant in rows two feet apart, 

 thinning plants a foot apart in the row. The pods are used 

 to thicken soups, being gathered young. Okra is preserved 

 for winter use by slicing the pods into rings and drj-ing 

 them upon strings hung up and exposed to the air. 



^ White Velvet.— Pods round, smooth, free from seams, very prolific. Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 10c. 

 Per lb. 50c. 



-^ Dwarf Green Prolific, or Density.— A very dwarf and prolific variety. Pods green, smooth, and 

 thickly set. Price per. pkt. 5c. Per oz. 10c. Per lb. 50c. 



PEPPERS. 



Ruby King. 



PARSNIP, Pastinake. 



1 oz. to 150 feet of drill. 



Sow as early in the Spring as the weather 

 will permit in drills fifteen inches apart and 

 half an inch deep, in rirh, well-manured 

 ground, well dug. Cultivate similar to car- 

 rots, and thin out to six inches apart in the 

 rows to creep. To keep well in the ground 

 ovix winter, draw a little earth over the tops. 



y Hollow Crown, or Large 

 Sug-ar. — The best variety in cultiva- 

 tion for general use ; roots white, 

 smooth, of intermediate length, sugary, 

 of excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c. ^4 lb. 15c. 

 Lb. 50c. 



a»^Improved Guernsey.— An im- 

 proved strain, which has given general 

 satisfaction. The roots do not grow so 

 long as those of the Hollow Crown, but 

 are of greater diameter and more easily 

 gathered. Of excellent quality. Pkt. 

 5c. ]i lb. 15c. Lb. 50c. 



Ruby King. — The peppers often obtain a very large size. When ripe 



they are bright ruby red. Price per pkt. 5c. Per. oz. 20c. Per lb. $2.00. 



^ Large Bell, or Bull Nose. — An early variety, fruit three to five 



inches long, flesh thick, sweet and mild. Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 20c. 



Per lb. $2.00. 



^.'' Long Ked Cayenne. — Fruit bright coral red, grows three or four 

 inches long and one and one-half inches in diameter. Price per pkt. 5c. 

 Per oz. 25c. Per lb. $2.50. 

 — '■ Golden Queen. — Very large, bright golden yellow, mild in flavor. 



Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 20c. Per lb. 82.00. 

 - — Celestial. — The plant sets its fruit very early, and continues until 

 frost. Up to the time they are full ripe, they are of a delicate, creamy- 

 yellow color, then changing to vivid scarlet. The peppers are very mild. 

 Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 25c. Per lb. $2.50. 

 ^ Red Chierry.— A small, round variety, of dwarf growth, very piquant 

 ""and quite ornamental. Price per pkt. 5c. Per oz. 25c. Per lb. $2.50. 



