VVM, ELLiOTI & SONS, NEW YORK 
13 
Choice Onion Seeds 
Prizetaker Onion 
ONIONS 
Oignon. Cebolla .StoteBel. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 8 cents 
per pound for postage. 
Extra Early Barletta. A small white Italian 
sort; earliest of all. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20cts., X A lb, 60 cts.. 
lb. $2.00. 
White Queen. Pure white; small; flat; extra 
early; fine for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 
50 cts., lb. SI.75. 
Early lied. A trifle smaller, but fully ten days 
earlier than the Large Red Wethersfield; of milder 
flavor and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 
50 cts., lb. SI.75. 
Large Red Wethersfield. A well-known sort; 
grows to a large size. Very productive and an excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 50 cts., lb. SI.75. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. Avery excellent variety 
of globular shape; flesh white and mild flavored; skin 
brownish yellow. It is very productive and a good 
keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 50 cts., lb. SI.75. 
AVhite Portugal, A handsome Onion of mild 
flavor; fine for early winter use, and much used for 
pickling when small; is not a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., 34 lb. 80 cts., lb. S2.50 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 5pounds is required for one acre. 
For Onion culture the ground should be prepared the previous autumn by 
plowing or spading deeply, using plenty of well-rotted barnyard manure 0 A 
rattier strong, deep, rich loamy soil is considered most suitable, 
although we have seen splendid crops raised from a stiff clay soil, 
which was well under-drained. Sow the seed as early in spring as 
practicable, in shallow drills 1 foot apart, covering with fine soil, 
which should be pressed down by the use of a light roller or the back 
of a spade. When the young plants are strong enough thin out to 4 
inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from 
weeds by hoeing frequently. 
White Globe. (Southport Strain.) A handsome, large-sized Onion; flesh firm, fine-grained and mild; keeps well. Pkt. 10 cts. oz. 30 cts 
34 lb. 80 cts., lb. $2.50. 
Red Globe. (Southport Strain.) Rich purplish crimson color; globe shaped; a good keeper and of superior quality. Pkt 5 cts oz *>0 cts 
34 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75. 
Yellow Globe. (Southport Strain.) Clear yellow color; good shape and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.75 
Giant Rocca. A splendid variety of exceedingly mild flavor; large globular shape and light brown skin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 60 cts., 
lb. $1.7o. 
Ailsa Craig. Handsome globular 
variety with pale straw colored skin 
and excellent quality; grown largely 
for exhibition purposes. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., % lb. $1.25, lb. $4.00. 
Australian Brown. A recent 
introduction of great merit; of me¬ 
dium size, hard and solid; nearly 
four weeks earlier than Red Wethers¬ 
field, and for keeping qualities has no 
«ual. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 34 lb. 
50 cts., lb. SI.75. 
Mammoth Silver King or 
Giant White Garganus. Single 
Onions of this variety, grown from 
seed the first season, have weighed as 
much as 3 pounds; it matures early, 
is a white-skinned and a white-fleshed 
variety, of flat shape and of mild and 
delicate flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
% lb. 60 cts., lb. $1.75. 
Prize! alter. This is the large 
Onion that is offered for sale at the 
fruit stores in New York and other 
large cities; rich straw color; very 
hard and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 20 cts., J4 lb. 50 cts., lb. 
$1.75. 
White Globe Onion 
Giant Rocca Onion 
