HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



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ONIONS 



ZwiEBEL, Ger. 



One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 



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 prices aslied. 



ONION'S must have a clear 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 fermented and thoroughly worlied over during the previous 

 summer. If it is too ranii 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 rich. 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 difference between a good and a bad harvest. If 

 onions do not get a good growth t>efore 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. Kee'p the soil mellow and clear of 

 weeds. Three days of neglect, 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 each other. With proper manuring, onions can be grown on the same land for a score of 

 years, and it will become cleaner and better every year. 



Southport Large White Globe 



The handsomest onion grown; beautiful 

 silver-skin, perfect globe shape; of large and 

 uniform size; commands the highest price 

 in the markets. We have known the South- 

 port White Globe to be in demand at $io 

 per barrel when other varieties were selling 

 for one-quarter this amount. The flesh is 

 firm, fine-grained and of mild and pleasant 

 flavor. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; % lb., 75c.; lb., 

 $2.50. 



Mammoth Prizetaker or Spanish 



This is the large, pale yellow Onion that is 

 offered for sale in the fruit stores and mar- 

 kets 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, pro- 

 duce enormous crops. Packet, 5c. and lOc; 

 oz., 20C.; lb., 40c.; lb., $1.25. 



Yellow Globe Danvers ttZTti 



most desirable; 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. 



Mammoth Prizetaker Onion. 



I ard^ PoH \A/»4hi>rcFitflrl Large; skin deep purplish red; form round, somewhat flattened; 

 Ldr^fS, ivcu YYcmcrMiciu ^^^^ purplish white: moderately fine grained and stronger 

 flavored than any of the other kinds. Packet 



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 mature early. It is a splendid va- 

 riety for both family use and the market 

 gardener, and is very largely used for 

 growing sets on account 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, 5 

 and lOc; oz., 20c.; J4 lb., 6oc.; lb., $2.00. 



ONION SETS 



These are the prices ruling in January; later on tJiey 

 may he higher. 



White Silver Skin 



bu., $2.50. 



2 



peck, 



40C.; peck, 75c. 



icilow uanvers ^^^^ ^sc; y2 peck, 40c.; 



peck, 65c.; bu., $2.25. 



Silver Skin, or White Portugal Onion. 



