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j^ARKER 8j Y OOD i pEED j^ATALOGUE. 



ONION. 



German, Zwiebel. — French, Oignon.- — Spanish, Cebolla. 



One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill; six pounds for one aere. 



The onion thrives best in a rather strong, deep, rich, loamy soil, and, unlike most vegetables, 

 succeeds well when cultivated on the same ground for successive years. The ground should be 

 deeply trenched and manured the previous autumn, and laid up in ridges during the winter to 

 soften. As early in spring as the ground is in working order, commence operations by levelling 

 the ground with a rake, and tread it firmly ; sow thinly in drills about a quarter of an inch deep 

 and one foot apart ; cover with fine soil, and press down with the back of a spade or a light 

 roller. When the young plants are strong enough, thin gradually, so that they stand three or four 

 inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open, and free from weeds, by frequent hoeing, 

 taking care not to stir the soil too deeply, or to collect it about the growing bulbs. 



FKT. OZ. LB. 



Extra Early Red. A close-grained, mild-flavored variety j a good keeper $0.05 $ .30 $3.00 

 Large Red Wethersiield. Larger, and about ten days earlier, than the pre- 

 ceding variety ; an excellent keeper 05 .25 2.50 



Early Red Globe Danyers. The earliest, most productive, and handsomest 

 of all the red sorts ; ripens two to three weeks earlier than Red Wethers- 

 field . " 



Yellow Globe Danvers. The popular Boston market Onion ; of mild flavor ; 



very productive, and a good keeper. Massachusetts grown . 

 Yellow Danyers. Similar to above, but flatter in shape . 



Southport White Globe. Distinct in form, being nearly globular; of a 

 beautiful silvery-yellow color, mild flavor, and good keeper 



Southport Yellow Globe. Form nearly ovoid, regular and symmetrical; 

 mild and pleasant flavor ; keeps well 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. A mild-flavored variety; not a good 

 keeper ; used for pickling when small 



Yellow Dutch, or Flat. Of fine flavor; keeps well . . . % 



Jfew Queen. An early silver-skin variety, remarkable for rapidity of its 

 growth and good keeping qualities 



'Giant Rocca. A very large variety from Naples; bright brown skin, and 

 delicate flavor ; globular in shape 



Mammoth Red Tripoli. Of mild flavor; the largest of the foreign 

 varieties 



ONION SETS. 



•6 to 12 bushels are generally used to set an acre in drills ; 30 pounds will sow an acre in drills. 



The sets should be planted out as early in spring as the ground is dry enough to work ; plant 

 ithem in rows one foot apart, with sets three or four inches apart. When raised from sets, the 

 onions can be used in the green state in June, or they will be ripened off by July. Sets are pro- 

 duced by sowing the seed as early as the ground can be worked in spring, very thickly, in beds 

 or drills; and about the middle of July, or whenever the tops die down, the small bulbs or sets 

 are gathered and kept spread thinly in a cold, dry cellar or loft, until the following spring. The 

 potato and top onions are grown only from bulbs. 









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QT. PK. 



White Onion Sets . . . $0.40 $2.00 

 ^Potato, or Hill, Onion Sets . .30 1.50 



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Top, or Button, Onion Sets .#0.40 

 Add 20 cents per quart extra if to be sent by ma/7. 



