Daniels Bros. Limited, Norwich, Spring, 1911. 
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ONIONS FOR AUTUMN SOWING. 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN ROCCA. Reduced from a Photograph. 
WW DANIELS’ GOLDEN ROCCA. One o! the largest and finest Onions ever introduced. Fine globular shape, golden yellow 
skin, mild flavour, and with careful cultivation comes equal to the imported Portugal Onions, and keeps sound till June. 
This variety is the best exhibition kind known, and has obtained more Prizes than any other Onion. If sown in Autumn, 
and kept under first-class cultivation, will grow bulbs two to three pounds each ; may also be sown in Spring, and will pro- 
' duce some fine bulbs. Per packet 6d. ; per ounce Is. 6d. 
per oz.— 8. d. per os. — s. d. 
DANIELS’ GIANT ROCCA. A splendid large globular variety of TRIPOLI IT ALT AN RED. Fine dark red skin ; a well-known and 
deli eate flavour, grows to a large size . . . . ..09 popular sort . . . . . . . . . . ..08 
DANIELS’ WHITE ELEPHANT TRIPOLI. The largest and best TRIPOLI ITALIAN WHITE. Similar to the above, but milder ... 0 8 
of t he Tripoli sorts . . . . . . per pkt. 4d. 1 0 LISBON WHITE. Very useful for pulling green for salads early in 
SILVER SKIN. Very early, excellent for Spring use . . ..09 Spring . . . . . . . . . . ..00 
PLANTS. 
Strong Autumn sown, to plant out for show purposes, can be supplied in Spring of the following kinds only: — 
White Elephant Tripoli, White Spanish, Golden Rocca, Giant Rocca . . ... each sort Is. 6d. per 100 ; 10s. per 1000. 
Improved White Spanish, Ailsa Craig, and Allan’s Reliance. All Carriage Paid . . . . . . each sort 2s. per 100. 
The Autumn sowing of these, which offers many advantages to the cultivator, has very much grown in favour of late 
years, When sown in Autumn, Onions grow to a much larger size, and are milder in flavour than those sown in Spring, 
especially when transplanted, and being much less liable to attack from fly, are rarely destroyed by maggot. They are besides 
exceedingly valuable for the supply of fresh green Onions in early Spring which can always be relied on. 
Cultivation. — For securing specially fine Onions there is no doubt that it is much better to sow the seed in the Autumn. The ground should bo 
prepared as for the Spring crop, except that the drills should be made a little deeper. Sow the seed any time from the middle of July to the end of 
August and treat in the same manner as advised for Spring sowing. Keep the ground clear of weeds, and give good soakings of water, if the Autumn is 
a dry one. If cooking size only is needed it will merely be found necessary to thin out the Onions and a good crop will be obtained, but if exhibition bulbs 
are required, the strongest must be selected in Spring, lifted carefully with a trowel, and transplanted nine inches apart on to a specially prepared bed of rick 
■oil. Water thoroughly, at the same time making the soil firm round the bulbs. Keep the hoe going and excellent Show specimens should be produced 
without further trouble. 
Potato Onions are a very useful crop and produce a heavy yield of underground bulbs ; they are grown from bulbs (see page 52) and should b» 
planted out in February in rows about 1 J feet apart, allowing ten inches between each bulb in the row. Draw the earth round them as for Potatoes and 
gathor the crop in June. E&i'JjSjniStei 
