SCHULTZ'S SEED STORE, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



One ounce will plant loo feet 

 of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 



ONIONS 



Zwiebel, Ger. 



My onion seeds are grown from the choicest selected bulbs raised from pedigree seed of the choicest selected 

 types. You may find onion seed offered for less than ours. You cannot find any of better quality, no matter 

 how high the price asked. 



ONIONS must have a clean and very rich soil ; it is useless to attempt to grow them on a poor, unsuitable one. 

 A liberal use of manure is more essential to this than to any other crop. It should be of the best quality, well fer- 

 mented and thoroughly worked over during the previous summer. If it is too rank it is liable to make soft 

 onions, with many scallions. Any of the high grade commercial fertilizers are good for ordinary soils, and fine 

 ground bone will often benefit soils that are already very jich. Get the seed in as early as possible in the spring, no 

 matter if it is cold and unpleasant. A week too late in sowing makes the dilYerence between a good and a bad har- 

 vest. If onions do not get a good growth before hot, dry weather, the crop is sure to be a failure. Sow in drills, not 

 less than a foot apart nor more than half an inch deep. Keep the soil mellow and clear of weeds. Three days of ne- 

 glect, when the weeds are growing rapidly, will sometimes ruin a crop. In cultivating, to destroy weeds and "keep the 

 ground mellow, do not cover the young bulbs with earth. As onions grow on the top of the ground, they may be 

 allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd e?ich other. With proper manuring, onions can he grown on 

 the same land for a score of years, and it will become clearer and better every year. 



Southport Large White Globe handsom- 



e St O n 1 o n 



grown; beautiful silver-skin, perfect globe shape. 



Forms handsome, hard Onions \Mth wax-like^ 

 pead-white flesh. Is used a great deal for green 

 Onions owing to the clear white stem. Pkt., lOc; 

 oz., 20c.; lb., 60C.; lb., $2.00. 



Southport Yellow Globe 



A fine, orange-yel- 

 low, globe - shaped 

 variety. Is a heavy cropper, and forms a long- 

 keeping, hard bulb. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 

 lb., $1.25. 



Mammoth Prize-taker or Spanish ,'^his is the 



*■ large, pale 



yellow Onion that is offered for sale in the fruit 

 stores and markets in the fall. It grows to a 

 very large size; flesh white, of mild and delicate 

 flavor. The large Onions are raised the first year 

 from seed, and with ordinary culture, produce 

 enormous crops. Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 20c.; 

 % lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Yellow Globe Danvers 



Mammoth Prizetaker Onion. 



A standard sort and 

 one of the most desir- 

 able; an excellent keeper and very productive. 

 My strain of this variety is the true globe shape. 

 Packet, 5c.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 

 Large Red Wethersfield Large; skin deep purplish red; form round, somewhat flattened; flesh 

 ' purplish white; moderately fine grained and stronger flavored than 



any of the other kinds. Packet, 5c.; oz., 15c.; }i lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. * 



Silver Skin or White Portugal Onion 



This variety is one of the leading white 

 sorts and is of beautiful shape and very mild 

 flavor, the bulbs are flat in shape and ma- 

 ture early. It is a splendid variety for both 

 family use and the market gardener, and is 

 very largely used for growing sets on ac- 

 count of its fine shape when small and also 

 for its good keeping qualities. It is also 

 extensively used as a pickling Onion, for 

 which purpose it seems to be finely adapted. 

 Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 20c.; lb., 50c.; 

 lb., $1.75. 



ONION SETS. 



These are the prices ruling in January; 

 later on they may be higher. 



White Silver Skin P^., loc; qt 15c.; 2 



qts., 25c.; peck, 

 40c.; peck, 75c.; bu., $2.25. 



Yellow Danvers ^oc- qt, 15c.; 2 



qts., 25c.; peck, 40C.; - -.^^ ^ — -- - 



peck, 65c.; bu.. $2.00. Silver Skin, or White Portugal Onion. 



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