The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Daniels’ Select List of Onions for Spring Sowing. 
DANIELS’ IMPROVED WHITE 
SPANISH. The most perfect type of White 
Spanish Onion in cultivation, specially selected by 
ourselves. Grows to a large size, very even, and of 
good flavour. This variety has been exhibited with 
marked success for many years past and has given the 
greatest satisfaction ... ... per pkt. Is. 2 6 
DANIELS’ NEW RED GLOBE. The 
finest red Onion in cultivation. The bulbs are large, 
of a fine globular shape, and of a beautiful dark 
crimson. Besides being very attractive in appearance, 
it has the mild flavour and good keeping qualities of 
the very best of the White Spanish type per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN GLOBE. An 
excellent variety of true globular shape, skin bright 
golden yellow, flavour mild ; produces a heavy crop and 
keeps well ... ... ... per pkt. 6d. I 6 
Daniels’ Blood Red. Fine rich colour, very 
hardy ... ... ... ... ... ... o 9 
ROUSHAM PARK HERO. A magnificent 
variety of the White Spanish type per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
LONGL ASTER (Daniels’). This is by far the 
longest keeping Onion yet introduced We have had 
specimens in sound condition eighteen mouths after 
being harvested. This variety should be sown early in 
the season. Can also bo sown in Autumn per pkt. id. 1 0 
AILSA CRAIG. The largest and handsomest 
exhibition variety in commerce, type not yet distinct, 
some of the bulbs being almost globe shape, others 
inclined to a very deep flat oval, either type being 
excellent for the exhibition table. It has been grown 
to 26, 28, 30, and 34 lbs. per dozen bulbs 
per pkt. Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. — 
Bedfordshire Champion. Selected stock ... 0 9 
Brown Globe. Very useful, heavy cropper ... 0 9 
per 07 .. — s d. 
Cranston’s Excelsior. A superior variety of the 
White Spanish type, good keeper, and a fine exhibition 
variety ... ... ... ... per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
Early Queen. Remarkably quick-growing, may be 
sown in July and will ripen same year ... ... 1 0 
Early White Gem. One of the earliest in culti- 
vation, three weeks earlier than the Queen, and comes to 
maturity from eight to ten weeks from time of sowing. 
The bulbs are medium-sized and can be used either 
for pickling or other culinary purposes per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
JAMES’ KEEPING. Excellent keeper ... 0 9 
New White Globe. First Class Certificate, Royal 
Horticultural Society. Bulbs of medium size, true 
globular shape, remarkably firm and solid, with a very 
white silvery skin ; very handsome and distinct ... 1 0 
Nuneham Park. Much recommended, a fine variety 0 9 
Silver Skin. Of very quick growth, best for pickling 0 9 
Strasburgh or Deptford. Well known ... ... 0 6 
Wethersfield New Red. A capital type of Red 
Onion for Spring sowing, flesh pure white ... ... 0 8 
White Globe (straw-coloured). A fine useful variety... 1 0 
WHITE SPANISH. Ordinary stock per lb. Gs. 0 6 
WHITE SPANISH, Portugal, or Reading. 
Fine selected stock, best for general use per lb. 7s. Gd. 0 8 
ZITTEAU GIANT YELLOW. A mag- 
nificent variety, of fine yellow skin, attains a large 
size, remains sound till June ... per lb. 6s. Gd. 0 8 
Mixed, all sorts for Spring sowing ... „ 5s. Gd. 0 6 
THE LORD KEEPER. One of the finest 
possible Onions for Show purposes, in type similar 
to the popular “ Rousham Park Hero,” very large in 
circumference, and deep in flesh. It gained the First 
Prize at the Agricultural Ilall, Londou, in 1893, for 
“ Best Twelve Onions,” and again at the Great Onion 
Competition held at Banbury, 14th September, 1893 
per pkt. Is. 6d. and 2s. Gd. — 
EVIDENCE OP QUALITY. 
“The Golden Eocca Onion Seed I received from you last year I “ I am pleased to inform you I took First Prize at Ash-next-Sandwicli 
■turned out remarkably well; I have Ouious measuring live inches in Competition with your Golden Roeca Onion; it is, beyond doubt, 
-across.” — Mr. !R, MANLEY, Cruwys Morcbard. . | the best Autumn Onion yet sent out.”— Mr. G. JTJLL, Saudwich. 
