JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
_ (Corporation). 
ONION. 
German, Zweibel. —• French, Ognon. — Spanish, Cebolla . 
The Onion thrives best in rather strong, deep, loamy 
soil, which should be well enriched with old well-rotten 
manure or compost, or what is better, deeply trench, ado 
manure the autumn previous to sowing, and lay upon rido-es 
during the winter to soften. Sow the seed thinly in drills 
about one-quarter inch deep and one foot apart. To ensure 
quick and safe germination after sowing the seed, the drills 
should be trod along evenly with the foot, and then raked 
even, so that the hot, dry atmosphere may not dry up and 
destroy the sprouting seed. When three inches high thin tc 
two inches apart. Hoe frequently to keep down weeds. Ir 
the seed rows where the hoe cannot be used, the soil should 
be stirred with the fingers, otherwise weeds will quickly grow 
up and choke the crop. One ounce of seed will sow one htin 
dredfeet drill; four pounds per acre. 
The seed we offer, with the exception of the im 
PORTED VARIETIES, IS EASTERN GROWN, AND CALCULATED TO 
GIVE MORE SATISFACTORY RESULTS THAN WESTERN-GROWN 
SEED. 
ifellow Globe Danvers, grown from specially selected bulbs .... 
ifellow Globe Danvers, good, but not quite as good as the foregoing 
Large Red Wethersfield, deep-red color, immense vielder and excellent keeper 
Red Globe, a fine, globe-shaped onion of superior quality .... 
tlxtra Early Red, fiat in shape and fully two weeks earlier than the Wethersfield 
White Portugal, early, mildly flavored, and excellent ..... 
New Queen, a small white variety grown extensively in the South 
Giant Rocca, beautiful globe-shaped, light-red onion, and mildly flavored . 
White Italian Tripoli, grows to an immense size, flat in shape, very mild in flavor 
Red Italian Tripoli, same as the White, except in color . . 
ONION SETS. 
(Prices Variable .) 
Special Offers Nos. X and 3 only applies to (}nion Sets • 
The sets should be planted out as early in spring as the ground is dry enough to work; plant them in 
rows one foot apart, with sets three or four inches apart. When raised from sets the onions can be used in the 
green state in June, or they will be ripened off by July. 
Qt. v Peck. I 
Top or Button Onions .... .30 $150 Onion Sets, White ..... 
Potato Onions . 30 1.50 Garlic Sets . 
Onion Sets, Yellow or Red . . . .30 1*50, Shallots .... . 
used 
in the 
Qt. 
Peck 
•3° 
$1.75 
•50 
•25 
i-75 
PARSNIP. 
German, Pastinake. — French, Panais. — Spanish, Paslinaca. 
Sow thick in April, in rows twelve inches apart and one inch deep, in a rich, deep soil, well manured the 
previous fall, or with fine manure early in March. When the plants are two or three inches high, thin out to 
five or six inches apart in the rows. Unliki 
ounce for one hundred feet of drill; five pounds to an acre . 
Long Smooth, the best for general use .... 
The Student, a fine-flavored variety .... 
as required. 
One 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb 
•05 
.IO 
.6c 
•05 
.IO 
•6c 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
•25 
2.00 
•05 
.20 
l 5 ° 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.50 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.50 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.50 
•05 
•35 
3-5° 
• 
•05 
•2 5 
2.5c 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.5c 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.5c 
• 
•05 
•25 
2.50 
PARSLEY. 
German, Petersilie. — French, Persit. —Spanish, Perejil. 
Soak the seeds a few hours in tepid water, 
and sow early in the spring in drills one foot 
apart; thin out the plants to three or four 
inches apart; a single row forms a very good 
edging for beds or walks. The seed germi¬ 
nates very slowly, and sometimes two or three 
weeks will elapse before the plants make 
their appearance. One ounce to one hundred 
and fifty feet of drill. 
New Fern-leaved, most 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Lb. 
exquisite in form and 
coloring . 
•05 
.15 
$ 1.25 
Extra Moss Curled, 
.eaves beautifully 
curled, extra fine for 
garnishing 
Hamburg or Turnip 
Rooted, roots used 
f »r flavoring soups . 
•05 
•15 
I .25 
•05 
•15 
1 *25 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
