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J. Jerome Smith, Wilmington, Delaware. 
ONION— CONTINUED. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
$o 20 
Klb. 
Jo 60 
60 
30 
60 
Lb. 
$2 00 
Southport White Qlobe. Similarto Yellow Globe, except in color $0 05 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. 
The leading white Onion ... 05 
Red Wethersfield. Large size ; 
deep red color ; good keeper . . 05 
Prizetaker. Grows to an immense 
nearly globular in shape ; 
brightstrawcolor. 05 
Early White Barletta. Very early, quick-grow- 
ing, small white Onion ; used largely for pick- 
ling. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., ji£lb.6oc., lb. $1.75. 
ONION SETS. 
These vary in price. Our prices will be given 
on application. 
OKRA, or GUMBO. 
German, @ff6am\ French, Gombo. i oz. to 
100 hills. 
Sow late in the spring, after the ground has 
become warm, in drills 3 feet apart, where the 
plants are to remain. Thin out to from 9 to 12 
inches. They should be well manured. They may also be raised in pots or a hotbed, and 
transplanted. The pods when young are used for soups and stews, and what is left of the stews 
makes a fine salad. Pkt 
Dwarf Prolific. Very dwarf and prolific |o 05 
Whit© Velvet. Pods round, white and velvety 05 
Lady Finger. LoDg, slender pods ; fine 05 
PARSNIP. 
German, i) 5 a 3 tinafe. French, Panais. i oz. to 200 feet of drill. 
The soil for Parsnips should be rich and deep. Sow the seed as early in spring as the 
weather will permit, and later thin the young plants to about 6 inches apart. The roots are 
perfectly hardy, and may be left in the ground all winter. pkt. Oz. 
Long Smooth, or Hollow Crown. The standard table variety. $0 05 $0 10 
Improved Guernsey. A good variety, with roots not so long as 
Hollow Crown's 05 10 20 5 0 
PARSLEY. 
German, ^peterfilie. French, Persil. i oz. to 150 feet of drill. 
The best seed is slow in germinating, and should be soaked for a few hours in warm water- 
before sowing. Sow thickly half an inch deep, in rows 1 foot apart, early in April. For 
winter use protect in a frame or light cellar. Pkt. Oz. j^lb. Lb. 
Extra-Curled Dwarf. A beautifully curled dwarf variety, of a 
handsome green color $0 05 $0 10 $0 30 Jo 75 
Double-Curled. Fine, dwarf-crimped leaves 05 10 20 60 
Fern- Leaved. Very exquisite in form and color 05 10 20 70 
Oz. 
$0 10 
10 
10 
a ib. 
$0 20 
20 
20 
5flb. 
So 20 
Lb. 
Jo 50 
50 
50 
Lb. 
to 45 
PEAS. 
German, grbfett. French, Pois. 
feet of drill. 
1 qt. to too 
Sow Peas as early in spring as the ground 
can be worked, in double rows 6 inches apart, 
and support the taller varieties with brush. 
The ground should be made rich, preferably 
the year before planting. If fertilizers are 
supplied at the time the seed is sown, see that 
they are well mixed with the soil, and in the 
bottom of the drill. Wrinkled varieties are 
marked with a star. 
* FIRST AND BEST EXTRA EARLY. 
The very best extra-early. The very earliest 
and most reliable strain ; highest grade of — 
these Peas. Height, i'/ z feet. Qt 20 cts., 
^pk. 60 cts., pk. $1, bus. *4. 
