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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ONIONS 



ZwiEBEL, Ger. 



One ounce ^ill plant lOO feet of drill; 5 pounds per acre. 



ONIONS must have a clear and very rich soil; it is useless to attempt to grow them on a podr, un- 

 suitable 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 worked over during the previous sum- 

 mer. 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 rich. Get the seed in as early as possible in the spring, no matter if it is cold and unpleas- 

 ant. A week too late in sowing makes the difference between a good and a bad harvest. 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 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. 



Mammotli Prizetaker or Span- 

 isli* 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, produce enormous 

 crops. The Onions sometimes grow over three 

 pounds each in weight, where good soil and 

 culture is given them. Packet, 5c. and 10c. ; 

 oz., 15c.; \ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 



Yellow Glolje Danirers. A standard 

 sort and one of the most desirable; an excel- 

 lent keeper and very productive. My strain of 

 this variety is the true globe shape. Onion 

 growers throughout the country prefer this 

 type of Onion to all others. Packet, 5c.; oz., 

 15c.; \ lb., 40c.; lb., $1.50. 



I^arge, Red Wetliersfield. This 

 is the Standard Red Variety and a favorite 

 onion in the East where immense crops are 

 grown for shipment. Large; skin deep pur- 

 plish 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., 30c.; lb., 90c. 



Silver Skin or White Portug;al 



Onion. This variety is one of the leading 

 white sort« and is of beautiiul shape ana 

 very mild flavor, the bulbs are flat in shape 

 and mature early. It is a splendid variety 

 for both family use and the market gardener, 

 and is very largely used for growing sets on 

 account of its fine shape wlien 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 10c. ; oz., 20c.; i-lb., 50c.; 

 lb., $1.75. 



Australian Brown. A variety which has 

 become popular becauie of its good-keeping qualities 

 which are. however, more marked in the far Western 

 States than in the East. It is medium sized, being 

 slightly flattened; reddi.-h brown in color and very 

 hard; rather strongly flavored. Price, packet, 5c.; 

 oz.,20c.; V^Vo., 60c.; lb., SI. 75. 



ONION SETS 



White Silver Skin, Yellow Danvers and 



other sorts. Ft., 10c. ; qt., ]5c.; 2 qts., 'i£c.: 3^ peck, 

 40c.; peck, 75c. 



These prices are subject to change without no- 

 tice. Quotations on bushel lots and over cheer- 

 fully given. 



Silver Skin or White Portugal Onion 



