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GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH. 
MAIZE or INDIAN CORN. 
Cultivation. — Sow towards the end ol April in a warm and sunny position, allow plenty ot room for each plant, say from 2 
to 3 feet each way, and waicr freely if the weather is dry. The green cobs boiled whole are delicious. The following are the best 
varieties for the English climate. Per oz. — s. d. 
EARLY SWEET CORY, earliest variety, 3 ft. 0 4 
EXTRA EARLY RREMO, the earliest of all 
Sugar Corns 0 0 
KENDALL’S GIANT, very early, large cobs ... 0 (5 
STRIPED JAPANESE, very ornamental, each 
leaf broadly striped with white b b 
ONION. 
CuLTTVAilON. — To grow onions successfully the ground cannot be too rich; if possible, heavily manure 
and trench deeply a piece of laud specially in the autumn, and leave in ridges during the winter to soften. If 
large Onions are required eaily sowing is necessary; the first or second week in I'ebruary 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 the Giant Rocca, Tripoli, and other winter varieties 
during July and August. 
For Spring: Sowing:. 
COOLING’S IMPROVED WHITE 
SPANISH. This htis 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, Nuneham Park, and 
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 hulbs have 
weighed 3f) and 34 lbs. ... per pkt. (id. 
BANBURY IMPROVED, an excellent 
Onion of tbe White Spanish kind 
BLOOD RED, very long keeper 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, very dis- 
tinct, globe shaped, and a heavy cropper 
CRANSTON’S EXCELSIOR, fine globe-shaped onion, straw colour, of good keeping qualities, pkt. 6d. 
GIANT ZITTAU, handsome globular shape, fine yellow colour, remains sound until June ; very valuable 
IMPROVED WROXTON, globe-shaped, excellent for exhibition, mild flavour ; good for keeping late ... 
JAMES’ LONG KEEPING, one of the best for general crop 
NUNEHAM PARK, a fine select variety of White Spanish type 
READING, a very early variety, very similar to White Spanish 
ROUSH AM PARK HERO, of handsome shape, grows to an immense size, light straw colour, very mild 
in flavour, and a capital keeper 
SILVER SKIN (imported), the best for pickling 
THE QUEEN, if sown in February will produce Onions one or two inches in diameter early in summer 
WHITE SPANISH, good ordinary stock 
cooling’s improved white SPANISH. 
Oz. 
s. cl. 
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0 10 
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0 10 
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0 10 
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Varieties for Autumn Sowing:. Per OZ. — s. d. 
COOLING’S PRIZEWINNER, the best winter Onion, large size, globular in shape, and of great weight 1 0 
MAMMOTH WHITE, bulbs of immense size, silvery white, particularly mild in flavour; unsurpassed 
for exhibition purposes 
GIANT ROCCA, a very handsome wiriety, one of the mildest flavoured kinds ; grows to an immense size 
TRIPOLI, Red Flat Italian, very large, earlier than Giant Rocca, good keeper 
Red Globe, fine 
Giant White Italian, mild flavour, handsome in appearance 
LEMON COLOURED GIANT ROCCA, an Italian variety ; it grows considerably larger than the Giant 
Rocca ; the skin is of a bright straw colour 
WHITE LISBON, best variety for drawing young in spring 
Potato or Underground Onions (Bulbs), per lb. 6d. ; 14 lbs. 5s. 6d. 
I 0 
0 10 
0 10 
0 10 
0 10 
From Mr Henry Locke> New Eltham. — “ I won two First Prizes with your Prizewinner Onion, and one 
First Prize h'r Pride of the Market Cabbage.” 
