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in my neighbourhood to experiment with, but cannot say how they 

 have turned out. 



Mrs. D'Aeth, Mandeville, Manchester. — Some of the onion seeds you 

 so kindly supplied to us were planted shortly after they were received, 

 in boxes, and fine healthy plants came up — the young plants were trans- 

 planted into the vegetable garden, and were doing well, when unfor- 

 tunately we all left Mandeville for two or three weeks, and on our 

 return we found that through the carelessness of the boys in charge, 

 the stock had broken into the vegetable garden and destroyed every- 

 thing. 



Mr. C. S. Senior, Mandeville, Manchester. — I sowed the onion seeds 

 you sent me, and only got a few that came to perfection — the heavy 

 rains had destroyed nearly all the seeds planted. I gave a friend 

 some of the seeds and got a few bulbs. 



Mr. M. H. A.Jacobs, Mandeville, Manchester. — I sowed the seeds in 

 a box and planted them out in a bed well manured after they had 

 groAvn strong enough to be removed, in rows about 8 inches apart I do not 

 know if that is the proper way, and shall be glad of any information. 



Mr. G. Sturridge, Mandeville, Manchester. — The seeds grew rapidly 

 but I regret to say did not bulb, and the plants burnt off in a short 

 time. I fear our soil and climate is not adapted for onion cultivation. 



Mr. A. W. Heron, Cross Keys, Manchester. — The seeds I planted in 

 November last and am glad to say got a favourable result. I merely 

 planted them in a firm red soil richly manured with sheep manure and 

 made in drills. Elevation of property 2,000 feet above sea-level. 



Mr. C. P. JNosworthy, Pratville, Manchester. — The onion seed you 

 sent me were sown last October very thin, and I have now 50 yards of 

 very decent onions, a little larger than Pigeon eggs, which I expect will 

 show well after a little rain. I gave some to my Eanger and they 

 have succeeded well. 



Mr. Wright, Watsons Hill, Manchester. — The onion seed sent me 

 turned out pretty favourable, considering the severe drought which 

 lasted from December to April. Manuring could not be carried out 

 as directed in the Bulletin, neither could any transplanting be done. 

 The latter on account of drought. 



A good number of seeds grew, but soon after some died. Several of 

 the onions measured 2 J inches in diameter some others \\ and the rest 

 were like ' eschalots/ With much more favourable weather and careful 

 manuring, onions would thrive well here. 



Miss Gordon, Mile Gully, Manchester. — In February I planted the 

 seed in a small piece of a vegetable garden. The spot was well 

 prepared with good soil- and manure. After 4 months the result was 

 some small onions, the size used for pickling. The flavour was good 

 and probably had the seed been sown at the proper time the result 

 would have been more satisfactory, 



Mr. Arthur Isaacs, Mile Gully, Manchester. — Didn't succeed with 

 onions owing to want of proper care while away from home. 



Mr. J. T. Graham, Linstead, St. Catherine. — The seeds were sown 

 but did not come to anything. 



Mr. H. Archer, Old Harbour, St. Catherine. — The seeds all took 

 well and came to perfection about 22 weeks from planting and gave a 

 fair crop. 



