Cai\i\ell & Sor^’ Complete Seed Gfuide. 
MUSTARD (Sinapis alba and S. nigra). 
CULTURE Sow 
evmj fortnight for succession . in boxes, in heat when too cold out 
of doors. 
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Best White per quart, Is. 9d. ; per pint, Is. ; 0 2 
Chinese — Leaves and steins much larger than the common variety, black seeded 0 3 
ONION (Allium cepa). 
CULTURE.-—/ he ground should he double dug in October or early in November, great care 
bemg taken to intermix a heavy dressing of well -rotted manure , keeping as great, a portion of the manure 
as possible at the bottom of the trench* The ground can then be left, in its rough state until earl ij in 
January, when a good dressing of soot may be spread over the surface, which is not onl// a preventive 
for the maggot , but a valuable stimulant for the Onion throughout its different stages of growth. Nothing 
more should be done until the end of January or early in February, when {weather permitting) the beds 
should be pointed over, well raked, and made moderately Jinn, and the seed drilled in rows one foot apart , 
which leaves ample room for the Dutch hoe, which cannot well be used too often if care be exercised to 
avoid any injury to the tops. As soon as the Onions ar? up and well established they may be thinned out 
to 9 inches apart, and during an early stage of their growth a liberal top-dressing of spent mushroom 
bed manure would be beneficial in keeping the ground moist and cool in hot , dry seasons , and saving a 
considerable labour m watering. For what are termed Tripoli or Winter Onions, sow about the middle 
of August and transplant the following spring. 
TIIE QUEEN ONION. 
BANBURY ONION. 
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