GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH. 
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MAIZE or INDIAN CORN. 
Cultivation. — Sow in bottom heat in April and grow on ins 
position, and water freely if the weather is dry. The green cobs 
for the English climate. Per oz.— s. d. 
EARLY SWEET CORY, earliest variety, 3 ft. 0 4 
EXTRA EARLY" PRE.MO, the earliest of all 
Sugar Corns ... 0 ti 
ingle pots and plant out in June, 3 feet apart, in a warm and sunny 
boiled whole are delicious. The following are the best varieties 
Ter oz. — s. d. 
KENDALL’S CHANT, very early, large cobs ... 0 (i 
STRIPED JAPANESE, very ornamental, each 
leaf broadly striped with white 0 (i 
ONION. 
Cultivation. — lo grow onions successfully the ground cannot be too rich; if possible, heavily manure 
and trench deeply a piece of land specially in the autumn, and leave in ridges during the winter to soften. If 
large Onions are required early sowing is necessary ; the first or second week in February is not too early, but 
for ordinary crops March is the best month. Sow thinly 
in drills about a quarter of an inch deep and nine inches 
apart, keep clear of all weeds by hoeing, and if growing 
for exhibition thin well and give an occasional watering 
of liquid manure. To produce small pickling Onions 
the .seed should be sown very thickly and on poor soil. 
Sow Tripoli^ and other winter varieties during July and 
August. 
For Spring" Sowing. 
COOLING’S IMPROVED WHITE 
SPANISH. This has been grown in our 
own seed grounds from selected bulbs 
for several years, and is far superior to 
that generally sold as White Spanish, 
being larger in size, more solid, and hand- 
some in shape ; we have grown it side by 
! side with Reading, Nunelunn Park, anil 
others, and found it far superior, and 
consider it the most useful Onion in 
cultivation for general crop 
' AILSA CRAIG, a splendid Onion for ex- 
hibition ; globular in shape, grows to 
an immense size ; a dozen bulbs have 
weighed 30 and 34 lbs. ... per pkt. Gd. 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, very dis- 
tinct, globe shaped, and a heavy cropper 
Oz. 
s. (1. 
1 6 
0 8 
CRANSTON'S EXCELSIOR, fine giobe- 
cooling’s improved white SPANISH. shaped onion, straw colour, of good 
keeping qualities per pkt. Cd. 1 G 
GIANT ZITTAU, handsome globular shape, fine yellow colour, remains sound until June ; very valuable 0 8 
JAMES’ LONG KEEPING, one of the best for general crop ... . . . . .. ... ... 0 8 
NUNEHAM PARK, a fine select variety of White Spanish type 0 8 
READING, a very early variety, very similar to 4F/iife 0 8 
ROUSHAM PARK HERO, of handsome shape, grows to an immense size, light straw colour, very mild 
in flavour, and a capital keeper 0 10 
SILVER SKIN (imported), the best for pickling 10 
THE QUEEN, if sown in February will produce Onions one or two inches in diameter early in summer I 0 
UP-TO-DATE, a pe rfectly formed Globe Onion of large size and great weight. The bulb is very solid, 
and it is one of the best of keejiers per pkt. Gd. 1 0 
WHITE SPANISH, good ordinary stock ... .. . . .. . . . ... 0 G 
Varieties for Autumn Sowing. Peroz.— s. d. 
COOLING’S PRIZEWINNER, the best winter Onion, large size, globular in shape, and of great weight 1 G 
MAMMOTH WHITE, bulbs of immense size, silvery white, particularly mild in flavour; unsurpassed 
for exhibition purposes 1 0 
GIANT ROCCA, a very handsome variety, one of the mildest flavoured kinds ; grows to an immense size 0 8 
TRIPOLI, Red Flat Italian, very large, earlier than Giant Rocca, good keeper 0 8 
Giant White Italian, mild flavour, handsome in appearance ... ... 0 8 
LEMON COLOURED GIANT ROCCA, an Italian variety ; it grows considerably larger than the Giant 
Rocca; the skin is of a bright straw colour 1 0 
WHITE LISBON, best variety for drawing young in spring ... ... ... .. 0 G 
Potato or Underground Onions (Bulbs), per lb. 6d. ; 14 lbs. 5s. 6d. 
From Mr F. Knight, Reading. — I Imve grown your Prizewinner Onion this year i lb. oz. in weight and i 6 i inches round. 
