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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
ONION —Continued 
White Portugal or and with beautiful, clear ^vhite skin*. ^The 
American Silverskin v ^ r * e ^y I s a favorite with many for use 
American Jliverbiuii when young as a salad 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. It is an excellent me¬ 
dium early sort for gardeners who do not care to plant more than one 
variety. The bulbs are nearly round when of bunching size, somewhat 
flattened when mature. This is the best flattened white onion for north¬ 
ern latitudes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; x /\ Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
/-.ii A most desirable medium early or main crop variety 
White L»10De for the home garden. It is sometimes called South- 
port White Globe. The variety 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. The bulbs are globe-shaped, full at the 
shoulder, rounded at the base, keep well and are desirable for shipping. 
It is characteristic of the best stocks of \\ liite Globe to have many bulbs 
with a splash of magenta-red on the outside covering. To produce the 
beautifully white onions so much sought in every market, one must fii -t 
of all have good seed; second, grow' them well on rich lands; third, exer¬ 
cise great care in harvesting and curing the crop. For fancy Red and 
White Globes the bulbs must be pulled as soon as the tops fall and planed 
in an airy situation until dry enough to top. After topping they are 
crated and stored in a dry, cool, dark place. We have by years of care¬ 
ful selection and breeding developed a strain which is unsurpassed in 
uniformity and beauty of shape and color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c- 
y 4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 
IMPORTED ONIONS 
These sorts 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. 
j-« . I? l D i i-i. An extremely early maturing variety, very 
txtra nearly Darletta white with silvery tinge and particularly 
desirable for pickling. The bulbs are 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 White Globe 
inches in diameter. If these bulbs are set out the following spring, or if plants are grown under glass in winter and set out in 
the spring, they will produce large onions. This variety and Queen are the ones most generally used in this country* for uro 
ducing vlie small pickling bulbs. For this purpose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the inch of drill no t hin 
ning will be required. Growers usually plant the seed thickly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty nonnrt* 
to an acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; l A Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 y y p0lI,,aS 
A very . ea V ,y ’ vei T "'lute 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. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V 4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 
n | m I*. iy* • 1 An early nnd productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 
Harly INeapOlltan IVlarzajOia for pickling. If seed is sown as soon as the ground can be worked, it will mature a 
crop early in the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. This variety is 
known also as Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; V 4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 
/-• • , AX/L**. i. l* t * f A large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 
Liiant W Mite Italian lnpoil ductive variety will produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, Y>u t to at¬ 
tain full size the seed should be sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. When grown under proper 
conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; V 4 Lb. 90c; 
Lb. $2.75 
myl .v q*i This variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 
IVlammotn Oliver iving size, slightly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable, for 
the fall market. It is a very productive fiat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onions. 
The skin is silvery white. T1 
Lb. $2.75 
’he flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; l / 4 Lb. 90c; 
ONION SETS 
To raise onion sets from seed, use good giotind prepared as for large onions ami 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 shape 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. 
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. 30c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $16.00 the season. Per Lb. 35c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 
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. 30c. postpaid; of the*market. The price per single pound will hold good 
100 Lbs. $16.00 throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 
The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 
