MANCHESTER AND ALTRINCHAM. 
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Onion (. Allium cep a). 
Photo] clibrans’ exhibition onion. [Clibrans 
Onions require a deep, rich, heavy soil. Where the soil is not suitable it should be heavily manured and deeply trenched the 
previous autumn, and just before sowing made very firm. The seed should be sown early in March for winter and in August for 
summer use. Thin out the plants to about six inches apart, and keep the surface free from weeds by hand-picking and frequent hoeing 
taking care not to stir the soil too deeply or collect it about the growing bulbs. The Tripoli varieties attain a large size if transplanted, 
in the spring. As a top dressing tor an onion bed, use Clibrans’ Nitrogen Manure, at the rate of 2 ozs. to the square yard. 
Varieties for 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Clibrans’ Exhibition, for exhibition pur- 
Special P°. ses this handsome onion has no equal, 
it is a perfect model in shape, as will be 
seen from above illustration. It grows to an immense 
size, of heavy weight, excellent flavour and a good 
keeper per pkt. 1/- — 
Alisa Craig, one of the best onions in cultivation. Saved 
from selected bulbs only, for exhibition purpose, 
per pkt. 1/- — 
Ailsa Craig, ordinary stock... ... ... ... ... 1 6 
Banbury Cross, immense size, fine for exhibition... ... 0 9 
Bedfordshire Champion, very large, fine ... ... ... 0 8 
Blood Red, medium size, strong flavour ... ... ... 0 6 
Brown Globe, for general crop, large, mild flavour and solid 0 8 
Brown Portugal, large flat variety, of mild flavour ... 0 4 
Cranston’s Excelsior, one of the best for general use or 
exhibition purposes, its fine shape, size and quality 
being all that can be desired per pkt. 6d. and 1/- 
Cranston’s Excelsior, ordinary stock ... ... ... 1 6 
Danver’s Yellow, early, of globular shape, medium size, 
skin bright yellow, very mild; good keeper... ... 0 8 
Varieties for 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Tripoli, Globe Red, large globular-shaped bulb, deep red 
colour, of mild flavour and an excellent keeper ... 0 8 
Tripoli, Flat Red, large flat-shaped bulb, with red skin ... 0 8 
Tripoli, Giant Rocca, large brown-skinned variety, of mild 
flavour, globular in shape; one of the hardiest ... 0 8 
Spring Sowing. 
Per oz. — s. d! 
Giant Zittau, handsome globular-shaped variety, of large 
size and rich yellow colour, and superior flavour... 0 8' 
Golden Ball, the finest globe onion in cultivation ... 1 0-' 
Improved Wroxton, egg-shaped type, with straw-coloured 
skin, very mild ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 O' 
James’ Keeping, large and fine, strong flavoured, pear 
shaped 0 8- 
Nuneham Park, Improved, large white variety, heavy crop- 
per and good keeper, excellent quality 0 8: 
Rousham Park Hero, one of the best varieties for exhibition 0 9 
Silver-Skinned, an early variety for pickling, bulb small 
with silvery- white skin, very mild ... ... ... 0 8 
The Queen, silver-skinned variety, for pickling, mild and 
early 0 8 
Trebons, one of the best for exhibition, very large and of fine 
form; oval-shaped, deep yellow skin... ... 0 8 
White Globe, an early variety, of medium size and mild 
flavour ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 g 
White Spanish or Portugal, large and very mild 0 6 
Mixed, mixture of the best varieties for spring sowing... 0 6 
Autumn Sowing. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Tripoli, Giant Rocca, Lemon, fine oval-shaped variety, 
colour lemon-yellow, very mild flavour, splendid 
keeper ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 g ; 
White Lisbon, a very mild hardy and early variety; the 
best for pulling young for salads, &c.... ... 0 4 
Mixed, the best varieties for autumn sowing ... 0 8 
Ihos. Morris, Esq., 1, Cambrian Terrace, Glyn, Ruabon, writes : — “ Please send me a packet of your Exhibition Onion 
beed. East year I grew three onions weighing six pounds, taking first prize with them.” 
