Clh,i)nell & Coii]plete ^eed G(tiitlc. 
MUSTARD (Sinapis alba and S. nigra). 
CULTURE . — Sow every fortnight for succession, in boxes, in heat when too cold out of doors, 
Peroz.— 8. d. 
Best White per quart, Is. ; per pint, 8d.; 0 2 
flieuper by the peck or bushel, 
Chinese — Leaves and stems inncli larger than the common variety, black seeded 0 3 
ONION (Allium cepa). 
CULTURE • — The ground should he double dug in October or early in November^ great care 
being 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 early in 
January^ when a good dressing oj soot may be spread over the surfacCy which is not only a preventive 
for the maggotybut 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 Februnryy when {weather permitting') the beds 
should be pointed over, well raked, and made moderately firm, and the seed drilled in rows one foot apart, 
rollick leaves ample room for a' draw hoe, which cannot well be used too often if care be exercised to 
avoid any injury to the tops. .4s soon as the Onions are up and well established they may be thinned out 
to 9 inches apart, and during an early stage of their growth a liberal top-dressiny of spent mushroom 
bed manure ivould be beneficial in keeping the ground moist and cool in hot, dry seasons, and saving a 
considerable labour in ivatering. For what are termed THpoli or Winter Onions, sow early in August 
and transplant the following spring. 
JAMES’ KEEPING ONION. 
Mr. G. Lewis, Greytrec*, Ross, Hereford, July BLv, 1890. 
The Onion seeds I had from you were sown in tlie same bit of ground and time as others I 
had from a n^ore northern lirni. There ran be no mistake, in looking at the beds to-day, which 
has the best crop. From yom* seeds the onions are a foot round, which proves to mo more 
I and more the cimngc of your soil has a marvellous effect in bringing a heavier crop. 
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