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CANNELLS’ PRIZE MEDAL ONIONS. 
AWARDED MANY GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS. 
(HJLTIJRK The CTountl should be doiible due iu October or early in November. The ground can then be left in its rough state until early in 
over the surfacef wl.ich is not only a preventive for the maggot, but a valuable stunulant lor 
iiiary, wnen a gooa aressing oi soot. may ne spre^ n,. ««f 5 l nf h'pbrnarv or Marnh when weather Dermittinsr) 
the beds should be pointed over, well 
draw-hoe, which cannot well be used 1 
thin out to 9 inches apart, and during 
weatl,er will hulp to keep down the mildew and also encourage growth. For what are termed Tripol. or Winter Omons, » 0 ''’ n August and t^anspl^t 
the followiug spring. Onions may be grown on the same piece of laml for years if good tillage is Irept up 
Onions early in August, and transplanting the seedlings iu due course followed with a sowing, weather permitting, of Aarl// M^hl It eeU in Fcbruarj , 
and then again with the spring varieties, it is possible by this method to have Omons tliroughout the j ear. 
SPECIALLY SELECTED EXHIBITION VARIETIES. 
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Seeds saved from the finest Exhibition and most typical 
Bulbs and True Pedigree Stocks. i>d j,kt.— s. d. 
THE GIANT— Of beautiful globe shape, and larger than either Aihi Craig 
or Excelsior ■, very heavy and solid, of excellent flavour, and a lirst-class 
keeper; pale yellow in colour 
CANNELLS’ AILSA CRAIG- -One of the lurgest and most beautiful kinds ; 
bulbs vary from almost a globe to a deep flat oval shape, are of a pale straw 
eolpur ' peroz., 2s. 
Cocoa-nut— Skin is very delicate pale straw colour, flesh white and very mild ; 
useful for exhibiting in collections lid. and 
Improved Wroxton — May be grown to a large size ; delicate light brown straw 
colour ; egg-shaped and quite distinct ... ... Gd. and 
Cranston’s Excelsior — Small neck, globe-shaped ; pale straw ... 6d. and 
Reading Improved — Beautiful shape, mild flavour ; keeps good for a long time ; 
useful for the exhibition stage Gd. and 
CANNELLS’ GLOBE— Very globular, and of a deep rich straw colour ; attains a 
large size 
Plants of Exhibition Varieties raised under glass in the spring luid specially prepared in 
pots, of all the tinest kinds. See page 19. 
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GOOD KITGHEH AND GENERAL MAIN GROP VARIETIES. 
GOLDEN BALL. 
Bedfordshire Champion— Globe-shaped, skin brown, heavy 
good keeper 
Danver’s Yellow Globe — Excellent large sort, and keeps well 
Peroz — s. 
cropper and 
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one of the best 
Per oz.— 
Early Eight Weeks — Invaluable where Onions are required e;irly 
in the summer ; very useful for pickling, and of mild flavour 
Golden Ball —The finest Globe Onion in cultivation, a very heavy 
cropper, growing to a largo size, with small neck, and bulb a 
beautiful globe shape ; an excellent keeper per pkt. , 6d. 
Improved Banbury — Fine shape, bright yellow skin 
Rousham Park Hero— Splendid variety of the White Spanish type 
Nuneham Park — Fine for competition ; straw-coloured ... 
White Spanish or Portugal — Ono of tlie best for main crop 
Blood Red — strong flavoured, keeps well 
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Brown Spanish — Large cropper ; good keeper 
Deptford or Strasburg— A good keeper 
Giant Zlttau Yellow— A capital keeping ravicty 
James’ Long Keeping— Keeps longer than any other sort 
The Queen (Silver-skinned)— Sown in March will produce 
grown bulbs early in the syimmer ; suitable for pickling 
Welsh or Ciboule, or Perennial Tree Onion— Comes up year 
after year without any protection 
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VARIETIES FDR AUTUMN SDWING. 
TRIPOLI, OR ITALIAN 
SORTS. 
Per oz.— s 
Cannells’ Improved Giant Roeea— Globular, very hardy ; very large ; 
mild flavour 
Giant Blood-red Rocca — Useful for exhibition 
Giant Lemon Rocca — Attains a largo size ; good keeper ; mild flavour ; 
grand for exhibition ; one of the best for autumn sowing... 
White Italian — One of tlie earliest and finest white flat Onions ... 
White Lisbon —Of medium size ; mild flavour 
Potato Onion -See page 20. 
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PLANTS, SEE PAGE 
Other, varieties can be supplied. 
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ROUSHAM VARK IIBRO._ 
We have the finest collection of Cacti in the World. 
