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ing and replaced in the morning. Some 

 gardeners use Latanias for covering the 

 beds. When the seed is coming up, say in 

 7 or 9 daj's, the cover has to be removed 

 entirely; but if the weather is dry, the 

 watering has to be continued. They thrive 

 best in loamy soil. Can be planted in the 

 same ground for years, and require no rota- 

 tion as other crops. 



When the plants have reached the size of 

 a goose quiil, they are transplanted into 

 rows which can be from one to two feet 

 apart, according to the mode of cultivation, 

 and about five or six inches apart in the 

 rows. The ground should be thoroughly 

 prepared before setting out the plants. We 

 generally shorten the tops and roots. In 



April the Onion will be ready to be taken 



In sections where it is too cold to sow 

 Onion seed in the fall, the Creole seed can 

 be sown in January and February; in that 

 case they should be sown very thinly in 

 drills, thinned out to a proper stand, and by 

 the end of spring they will produce a good 

 sized Onion. Growers here use very little, 

 if any fertilizers, but it can be used with 

 advantage. For spring sowing we recom- 

 mend the Bermuda seed. 



The seed of the Creole Onion, which we 

 offer, is grown for us by an experienced 

 Onion grower at Lafourche. No better 

 stock can be found. We do not depend 

 upon chance purchases; very often seed 



