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Miss. Barrett, Brown's Town. — The seed was sown too late ; and on 

 poor soil — 12 onions weighed f lb. If sown earlier on better soil, there 

 -would be every chance of an excellent crop. I should be glad to have 

 sufficient seed for half an acre. 



Mr. C. L. "Walker, "Walker's Wood. — The Indian Onion seed came up 

 rapidly, made perfect heads, and were smooth and perfect but small 

 about 14 to the lb., flavour perfect. I am of opinion that the Indian 

 Onion is the best for Jamaica. They came to perfection in 9 weeks, and 

 were then fit for the market. 



Sergt. Carr, Cave Valley. — I have the honour most respectfully to 

 report for your information that the Bermuda Onion seed which I 

 received some time in last year were delivered to some of the small set- 

 tlers, and they throve most beautifully with some of them, and they 

 are now getting ripe. But the people want to know if the same pro- 

 duce can be replanted as they get no seed from what were sown. 



Mr. T. Kemp, Cave Valley. — The Indian Onion seed I received in 

 dry weather, and sowed it in the open ground watering the bed every 

 evening. The seeds sprang beautifully, and grew rapidly until about 

 4 inches high. "We then had very heavy rains and the ground through 

 expansion rose 2 or 3 inches leaving only the tops of the leaves above 

 ground, this seemed to put a check to their growth as they grew very 

 little afterwards, and when ripe were only fie for pickling. The Ber- 

 muda Onion seed I sowed in a box and when about 2 ins. high trans- 

 planted them into a prepared bed, they grew very rapidly and came 

 to a good size, the best weighing 8 bulbs to a pound. I am convinced 

 that had the Indian seed been treated in the same way, and had the 

 Bermuda seed been sown earlier better results would have been obtained. 

 In transplanting I put the plants 4 inches apart so that per acre they 

 would yield a very good return. 



Mr. J. H. Mills, St. Ann's Bay. — I am glad to report that the onions 

 turned out all that could be desired ; so much so that I intended 

 writing to ask you where I could get seeds of the description you sent 

 me to buy — I bought seeds in Kingston but they were not good — I got 

 from the seeds you sent me single onions weighing 14 ozs. 



Mr. B. E. Fullerton, Duncans. — I have to report most favourably on 

 the onion seeds you sent last year. They were sown in October in a 

 well prepared bed made on a spot where I had previously made some 

 farm yard manure : the sprouts came forth freely and healthily, trans- 

 planting was done at the end of November on the few early days of 

 December ; and a splended crop reaped in March — bulbs well formed as 

 you will see from samples sent you herewith. I think from the results 

 of my experiments for the three successive years past I am in a posi- 

 tion to pronounce the locality well adapted to onion culture. Of course 

 as is the case with most objects of culture, much trouble, attention and 

 care are needed to secure satisfactory results — not to mention favourable 

 seasons. 



Mr. R. N. Heming, Davis Town. — The seeds you sent me have 

 turned out very successful. Some very fine large bulbs have been 

 grown and on the whole the returns received are very much better than 

 the previous year. 



Mr. J. H. Bonello, May Pen. — lam glad to state that the onion seeds 



