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G. EDWARD SCHULTZ, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ONIONS 



Ger. 



One oance will plant 100 feet of drill ; 5 poands 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 f o r less than ours. You cannot find any of better quality, 

 no matter how high the prices asked. 



ONIONS 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 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 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 d'o 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 m^ay be 

 allowed' to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd each other. With proper manuring, On- 

 ions can be grown on the same land for a score of years, and it will become cleaner and better 



every year. 



MAMMOTH PRIZETAKER, or SPAN- 

 ISH. — This 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. The Onions some- 

 times grow over three pounds each in 

 weight, where good soil and culture is given 

 them. Packet, 5c. and lOc; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 

 65c.; lb., $2.25. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS.— A 

 standard sort and one of the most desirable; 

 an excellent keeper and very productive. My 

 strain of this variety is the true globe shape. 

 Onion growers throughout the country pre- 

 fer this type of Onion to all others. Packet, 

 5c.; oz., 20c.; ^ lb., 65c.; lb., $2.25. 



LARGE, RED WETHERSFIELD.— 

 This is the Standard Red Variety and a fa- 

 vorite onion in the East where immense 

 crops are grown for shipment. Large; skin 

 deep purplish red; form round, somewhat 

 flattened; flesh purplish white; moderately 

 fine grained and stronger flavored than any 



Mammoth Prizetaker Onion. 

 SILVER SKIN, or WHITE PORTU- 

 GAL ONION. — This variety is one of 

 the leading white sorts and is of beauti- 

 ful shape and 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 flne shape w^hen small and also for 

 its good keeping qualities. It is also ex- 

 tensively used as a pickling Onion, for 

 which purpose it seems to be finely 

 adapted. Packet, 5 and loc. ; oz., 20c.; %. 

 lb., 75c.; lb., $2.75. 



ONION SETS. 



White Silver Skin, Yellow Danvers and 

 other sorts. Pt., lOc; qt., 15c.; 2 qts., 

 25c.; ^ peck, 40c.; peck, 75c. 



These prices are subject to change 

 without notice. Quotations on bushel 

 lots and over cheerfully given. 



Silver Skin, or White Portugal Onion. 



