IK GEO. COOLING &. SONS, BATH. 
MAIZE or INDIAN CORN. 
Cultivation. — Sow towards the end of April in a warm and sunny position, allow plenty ot room lor each plant, say Irom 2 
to 3 feet each way, and water freely if the weather is dry. The green cobs boiled whole are delicious. The following are the best 
varieties for the English climate. j>e,. s. d. I'er oz. — s. d. 
EARLY SWEET COKY, earliest variety, 3 ft. 0 4j KENDALL’S U I ANT, very early, large cobs ... I) li 
EXTRA EARLY FREMO, the earliest of all i STRIPED JAPANESE, very oruainental, each 
Sugar Corns 0 (i | leaf broadly striped with white 0 (i 
ONION. 
Cultivation. — To 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 the Giant Rocca, 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 hy 
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 bnlhs have 
weighed 30 and 34 lbs. ... per pkt. fid. 
BANBURY IMPROVED, an excellent 
Onion of the IK/iife iS'pn.riis/i kind 
BLOOD RED, very long keeper 
cooling’s iMrROVF.n wiiitr SPANISH. BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, very dis- 
tinct, glohe shaped, and a heavy cropper 
CRANSTON’S EXCELSIOR, fine globe-shaped onion, straw colour, of good keeping qualities, pkt. Gd. 
GIANT ZITTAU, handsome globular shape, fine yellow colour', remains sound until .Tune ; 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 
ROUSHAM 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 
Oz. 
,s. d. 
1 0 
I G 
0 10 
0 8 
0 II) 
1 t) 
0 10 
1 0 
0 !) 
0 10 
0 9 
0 10 
0 10 
1 0 
0 8 
Varieties for Autumn Sowing:. Peroz. -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 1 0 
GIANT ROCCA, a very handsome variety, one of the mildest flavoui-ed kinds ; grows to an immense size 0 8 
TRIPOLI, Giant Red Italian, very large, earlier than Giawf Roccre, good keeper 0 8 
Red Globe, fine 0 8 
Gian't 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 0 
Potato or Underground Onions (Bulbs), per lb. 6d. ; 14 lbs. 5s. 6d. 
From Mr Henry Locke, New Eltham. — “ I won two First Prizes with your Prizewinner (fiiion, and one 
First Prize for Prule of the Market Cabbage.” 
