VEGETABLE AXD FLOWER SEEDS , ETC. 
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ONION. 
German, 3roiebeL French, Ognon. 
Onions should have a clean, loamy and very rich soil in order to make them 
pay for the trouble and expense. The use of well-rotted compost is very beneficial 
to the seed bed, and Onions do well if sown upon the same piece of land for a 
succession of years. Sow seed as early in spring as possible, the earlier the better 
on a warm, rich soil, as soon as it is in working condition, in drills fourteen inches 
apart and half an inch deep : as Onions grow on top of the ground they may be 
allowed to remain pretty thick, no matter if they crowd each other. In hoeing, to 
destroy weeds and fceep the ground mellow, which should be frequently done, do 
not cover the young bulbs with earth. If you follow the above directions, and your 
seed is good, you will have a good crop. Our American Onion seed this year is all 
of our own growing, every Onion examined before planting, and we believe it to be 
the purest and best in the world. Five pounds of seed is required to sow an acre. 
Pkt. Cis. 
Southport Early Red Globe, a new variety, and decidedly the finest Onion 
y*-t introduced. This new variety can be planted with safety wherever the 
Danvers will mature. It differs from Early Red Globe in being much rounder 
and of finer quality ; lb. $1.75, oz. 15c.5 
Early Red Globe, very early and of good size ; mild, prolific and keeps well; 
lb. $1.25, oz. 15c...5 
Large Red Wethersfield, a favorite Onion in the East, where immense crops 
are grown for shipment. Large-sized, skin deep red ; form round, flat; flesh 
purplish white. Productive, a fine keeper, and very popular for general cul¬ 
tivation ; lb. $1.20, oz 15c.... .. 5 
Louisiana Creole, a favorite Onion in the South, where it attains very large 
size. Bulbs rather flat, color light pink ; lb. $6.00, oz. 60c. .10 
Pi *ize Taker, of enormous globular size, straw colored, and identically the 
same as the handsome onions sold from crates in the fall of the year in all 
large cities and towns, and supposed to come from Spain ; flesh pure white 
and verv mild ; a wonderful yielder; lb. $1.75, oz. 15c ... 5 
Danvers Yellow Globe, an early, very popular sort, of globular form ; mild, 
fine flavor and an excellent keeper ; an immense cropper, often going 700 to 
800 bushels to the acre ; lb. $1.15, oz. 10c.5 
