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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
O I O N— Continued 
IMPORTED ONIONS 
They are particularly adapted to. southern latitudes where 
they are sown in the fall or early spring. The best results are 
obtained by sowing in beds or boxes and transplanting. 
r~* r* 1 » i An extremely early maturing White Portugal 
JLxtra fc-arly tSarietta variety, very white with silvery _ ^ 
tinge and particularly desirable foi pickling. Bulbs very small and quite similar to Queen. If seed is sown out of doors in 
spring in the usual manner and plants thinned about two inches apart they will produce bulbs one to two inches in diameter. 
If these bulbs are set out the following spring, or if plants are grown under glass in winter and set out m the spring, they 
will produce large onions. This variety and Queen are the ones most generally used in this country for producing the small 
pickling bulbs. For this purpose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the inch of drill, no thinning will be required. 
Growers usually plant the seed t hickly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds to an acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 
2 Oz. 40c^/^Lb^75c, Lb.^$2.2_^ skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When allowed to reach full size the bulbs 
Queen are quite flattened but as grown for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs attain a size of about two inches 
in diameter. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
Tin •« r% . i A medium sized onion of mild flavor 
W nite Portugal, or and with beautiful, clear white skin. 
A Qll.^vcbir, A favorite with many for use when 
American oil version young M a gaiad or bunching 
onion and for pickles. It usually matures about ten days 
earlier than White Globe and is fine for fall and early winter 
use. An excellent medium early sort for gardeners who do 
not care to plant more than one variety. Bulbs nearly round 
when of bunching size, somewhat flattened when mature. The 
best flattened white onion for northern latitudes. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 
i A most desirable medium early or main 
Wnite Ulobe crop variety for the home garden. Yields 
abundantly, producing medium to large, handsome and finely 
shaped, clear white bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine grained, 
quite mild in flavor and is more attractive than the colored 
sorts when cooked. Sometimes called Southport White Globe. 
Bulbs globe-shaped, full at the shoulder, rounded at the base, 
keep well and are desirable for shipping. To produce the 
beautifully white onions so much sought in every market, one 
must first of all have good seed; second, grow them well on 
rich lands; third, exercise great care in harvesting and curing 
the crop. In Southport they “cord” up the onions in long 
rows, the bulbs on the inside and cover with boards, so that 
the bulbs in the open air are well protected from rain or dew 
which would be sure to discolor them. We have by years of 
careful selection and breeding developed a strain which has 
no equal in uniformity and beauty of shape and color. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
Queen 
, « T |. m m . | An early and productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 
fc.ariy INeapolltan lVlarzajOla tor pickling. It can be sown in February or March and will mature a crop earlv id 
the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. Known also as Early May. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
• . tin • « !• ry» • A large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 
Cjiant White Italian 1 npoll (Juctive variety will produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 
tain full size flu* seed should be sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. \\ hen grown under proper 
conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
• - , o»i This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 
Mammoth Oliver King size, slightly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 
the fall market. A very productive flat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onions. The 
skin is silvery white. The flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
ONION SETS 
To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad drills, using 
forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 
right sliape and if sown thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed sown for sets may be planted 
somewhat later than if a crop of large bulbs is desired. , „ 1 
RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 
setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. red or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions early in 
Per Lb. 25c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $10.00 the season. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $12.00 
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctuations 
color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 25c. postpaid; of the market. The price per single pound will hold good 
100 Lbs. $10.00 throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 
The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or exjyress at pur chaser'' s expense for transportation. 
