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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
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ONIONS FOR SPRING SOWING. 
DANIELS' SELECTED AILSA CRAIG. Reduced from a Photograph. 
DANIELS’ SELECTED AILSA CRAIG. This grand Onion has now taken its place as one of the largest and most useful 
varieties for all purposes. It is very good sown either in Spring or Autumn, and produces a heavy crop of fine handsome bulbs, 
which are unrivalled for exhibition purposes. They have been grown to the enormous weight of 26, 28, 30, and 34 lbs. per dozen 
bulbs. Our own selected stock grown from picked bulbs. Per pkt. Is. 3d. ; per oz. 3s. Od. 
AILSA CRAIG. Ordinary stock. A good useful stock of this fine variety Per pkt. Is. ; per oz. 2s. 6d. 
per oz. — s. d. 
ROUSHAM PARK HERO. A magnificent variety of the White 
Spanish type. The bulbs, which are very solid, grow to a large 
size, producing a heavy crop of excellent quality and line 
appearance. It is a grand sort for exhibition purposes, and an 
extra good keeper per pkt. 9d. 2 0 
CRANSTON’S EXCELSIOR. A superior variety of fine globular 
shape, very deep, with fine skin ; has been grown two to three 
pounds in weight, is very mild in flavour ; a good keeper and 
excellent exhibition variety per pkt. Is. 2 G 
COCOANTJT. This fine Onion has been grown to the weight of three 
pounds each. The skin is a very delicato pale straw colour, 
flesh white and mild ; one of the best for exhibition pkt. Is. 3d. 3 0 
per oz. — b. d. 
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. Will often produce a good crop on 
poor stony ground, where other varieties have been known to 
fail , . . . . . . . . . . . . . per pkt.' 9d. 2 0‘ 
UP-TO-DATE. A fine new variety of globular shape. It is very 
solid, and has a well developed shoulder, and will therefore 
produce a heavier crop than the older sorts. The skin is a bright 
straw colour. It is an excellent keeper, and will be found 
a useful variety for exhibition . . . . . . per pkt. 9d. 2 O’ 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
“ The Ailsa Craig Onion T had from you turned out quite a success with remark- 
able results.” — Mr. A. JOPE, Ilooe. 
« pleased to let you know all the Seeds we had are doing very well; also the Ailsa 
Craig Onion have done very well indeed.” — Mr. W. EATON, New Heeminston. 
“ i m ay add' that T again did very well Indeed with your Seeds last season, in fact, 
many of my crops caused people to stop and look at them, the Onions especially.” — 
Mr. R. FRYER, Boundary Road, N.2‘2. 
“ I should like to say how very pleased I was with the Onions I had last year, 
they wore absolutely splendid, the finest in the village.”— Mr. P. CONCILL, Moscly 
Common. 
“ T had very great satisfaction with your Seeds last year. I took First Prize with 
the Onions I had from your Ailsa Craig, also Carrots. They gave me very great pleasure, 
for which I am now thauking you.” — Mr. HAYES, Skelton. 
“ i took First Prize last season at our local Horticultural Show with your Ailsa 
Craig Onions.”— Mr. H. RISBRIDGEN, Meadvale. 
" 1 am pleased to let you know that l”have received two First Prizes' for Onions 
this vear, one on the 2fith July at Fears’ Vegetable Show, the other at the Allotments 
Association of Tsleworth. on the 30th Ausmst, from the Ailsa Craig Onion Seed I bought 
of your firm last year.”— Mr. W. CLIMPSON, Islcworth. 
“ Have L'ot a grand bed of Ailsa Craig Onion which I had from you last year.” — 
Mr. W. HENSBY . Tnchbeek. 
” Have won First Prize at our local Show with^Onions grown from your Seeds.” — 
Mr. S. DAVIES. Haverfordwest. 
” I have a grand lot of Onions this year from your Seeds.” — Mr. CLARKE, Rasing 
stoke. 
” I have a splendid lot of vour last year’s Red Italian Tripoli, both in colour and 
In size.” — Mr. J. HARDING, Pcterboro’. 
“ I won with vour Giant Rocca at our Show, and I am well satisfied with all Seeds 
I had from you last vear.” — Mr. W. SMITH, Skelton. 
