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Slate’s Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
Onion Seed 
Onions are very heavy feeders and require rich 
land. Use stable manure liberally and some com¬ 
mercial fertilizer containing a good portion of Pot¬ 
ash. Prepare drills thirty inches apart and one 
inch deep. Sow seed thinly and cover with fine soil. 
Later, thin plants to stand from four to six inches 
apart in the row. Cultivate frequently. Seed may 
be started in hot bed or cold frame if desired and 
seedlings transplanted when large enough to move. 
When doing this the tips of the foliage should be 
•clipped off. Seeding may be done in the fall or 
very early in the spring. It is a hardy crop and 
cold weather will not injure it much. 
244— EXTRA EARLY WHITE PEARL.— One of 
the earliest onions in cultivation and makes one of 
the best large, white, mild onions for spring use, 
but will not keep well. It is the market growers 
most profitable sort. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
245— WHITE SILVERSKIN.— Makes large white 
onions of mild flavor and very good keeping qual¬ 
ities and as a main crop variety, we highly recom¬ 
mend it for both home and market growers. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, *4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50, postpaid. 
246— PRIZETAKER. -—- A large Spanish onion 
noted for its heavy yield and mild flavor. Skin 
yellowish brown but flesh white and sweet. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
247— YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. — A large 
globe shape onion of real value for storing for 
winter use. It ranks as one of the best keepers. 
Bulbs are large, round, yellow skin, with crisp, 
mild flesh. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
248— LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. — The 
bulbs are large, round, thick, and slightly flattened. 
The flesh is just pungent enough to make it desir¬ 
able and of a purplish white color. Yields an 
enormous crop, and is a good keeper. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 14 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00, postpaid. 
Onion Sets 
Both spring and fall, we carry a complete line 
of onion sets. This is the easiest way of growing 
onions and some excellent varieties like Yellow 
Potato and White Potato onions do not make seed 
at all. Turn to the field seed price list in the back 
of this book and you will find prices on onion sets. 
Yellow Danvers Onion 
Peppers 
Pepper is a tender plant requiring warm weather 
and the seed should not be planted until early sum¬ 
mer. Sow in a cold frame or hot bed after warm 
weather comes and transplant as soon as large 
enough to well prepared rows three feet apart set¬ 
ting plants eighteen inches apart in the row. Give 
frequent shallow cultivation. 
265— PERFECTION PIMENTO. — This makes a 
most useful sort for home use. The large peppers 
can be used green or canned for winter. Fruit 
large, round, and running to a point at the blossom 
end. Turns a bright red as it matures. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.25, postpaid. 
267— CALIFORNIA WONDER. — This new va¬ 
riety has won immediate popularity with market 
growers and canners because of its extremely thick 
mild flesh. The fruit is as large as Chinese Giant, 
thicker than that of any other variety, and of a 
very mild flavor. Both home and market growers 
will do well to try it. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, Yt: lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50, postpaid. 
266— RUBY KING. —This is an early variety and 
one that is most in favor with both home and 
market growers. The plants grow large and vigor¬ 
ous and bear a wonderful crop of large, long bolls. 
The fruit is of mild flavor, a deep green color, and 
almost as large as that of the Chinese Giant. Its 
earliness and excellent quality make it one of the 
most desirable sweet peppers to be had. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, Yk lb. 80c, lb. $2.75, postpaid. 
268— LARGE BELL, or BULL NOSE. — A very 
large blunt nose pepper which has been a home gar¬ 
den favorite for years. Its fruit is large, of irreg¬ 
ular shape and short. It is rather early and ma¬ 
tures its fruit uniformly. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, % lb. 80c, lb. $2.75, postpaid. 
271—CHINESE GIANT.— This is the largest pep¬ 
per in cultivation. Its plants grow strong and up¬ 
right and are literally loaded with giant peppers. 
Fruit is about five inches across and about four to 
five inches long, with thick, mild flesh. It is a little 
later than the others but makes the best yield of 
any. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 40e, % lb. $1.25, lb. $4.50, postpaid. 
273— LONG RED CAYENNE. — A fine bushy 
plant that is covered with small long red pods. It 
has a most pungent flavor and makes excellent 
dried peppers for seasoning. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c, % lb. 90c, postpaid. 
