Innisfallen G eenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. 
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NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS. 
ONIONS Continued. 
Cultivated both for use and ornament. Sow, when all danger of frost is over. In 
drills about an inch deep, In light, rich soil, and train on brush, trellises or fences. 
One ounce will sow about twenty feet of drill. 
Nasturtium, Tall Mixed. Useful and ornamental. Flowers of various colors. The 
green seed pods are pickled In vinegar. The flowers are used for garnishing, 
and the young leaves for salad. See Flower Seeds, page 75. Per packet, 5 cents, 
ounce, 15 cents, one-fourth pound, 40 cents, pound. 11.25. 
Tall Crimson.—Bright crimson flowers. The variety usually grown for pickling. 
Per packet, 5 cents, ounce, 15 cents, one-fourth pound, 40 cents, pound... .$1.25. 
Dwarf Tom Thumb, Mixed.—For description of flowers, see Flower Seeds, page 75. 
The seed pods of these very dwarf varieties are equally as good for pickling, 
while they are among the most attractive of Annuals In the flower garden. Per 
packet, 5 cents, ounce, 25 cents, one-fourth pound, $1.00, pound.$3.25. 
My Onion Seed is all grown from choice selected bulbs, and I do 
not hesitate to warrant every ounce of my seed to be thoroughly 
reliable In every respect. There Is no vegetable where the quality 
of the seed exerts a greater influence upon the crop than in On¬ 
ions. In comparing my prices, quoted below, please bear In 
mind that I prepay the postage; if seed by the pound be ordered 
by express or freight, 15 cents per pound can be deducted. 
Hardeners in the Western, Middle, Eastern and Southern States can grow full 
sized Onions the first year from seed, f r this purpose four to five pounds of seed per 
acre are required. To raise small sets, the best varieties are Yellow Danvers, Extra 
Red and White Silver skin. Fifty to sixty pounds of seed are required per acre. 
There is quite a scarcity of Onion Seed this season, on account of a short crop. 
One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill. Four pounds is sufScient for an acre. 
Plant in moist soil as soon as the weather will permit, say about May 1, in rows 
twelve inches apart, and cover one-half of an inch deep. If the Onions grow too 
thick, thin to about one inch apart, and very few small Onions will be the result. 
Manure highly (twenty cords per acre being used by market-gardeners with profit), 
and, if manure is not plenty, Bradley’s phosphate, at the rate of four hundred to 
eight hundred pounds per acre, will give splendid crops. They succeed equally well 
any number of years on the same ground, if kept highly enriched with fine yard 
manure, spread on every Spring, and turned in with a light furrow. A top dressing 
of»wood ashes, applied after the second weeding, is very beneficial to this crop, as 
will soon be observed by the dark and healthy change of color given to the plants. 
Extra Early Bed.—This variety matures unusually early. It yields abundantly, is 
of mild flavor and a good keeper, of medium size, deep red In color, very close 
grained, solid and heavy. This will often form bulbs in cold and mucky soils, 
where other varieties fail. It is highly recommended, particularly for the North 
and Northwest, as even there it will produce full-sized Onions from the black 
seed. Per packet 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; fourth pound, 60 cents; pound, $2 00. 
Large Bed Weathersfleld.—Of large size and fine form, skin purplish-red, flesh 
purplish white, moderately fine 
grained and strong in flavor, 
very productive and an excellent 
keeper. Immense crops of this 
Onion are grown for shipment, 
and it certainly is one of the 
very best sorts for market. Per 
packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
one-fourth pound, GO cents; per 
pound.$2 00. 
Large Bed Globe.—As shown In the 
illustration, this is a very hand¬ 
some variety, and is deserving of 
general cultivation. It matures 
early, grows to a large size, skin 
a deep red, flesh fine grained, 
mild and tender. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; one-fourth pound, 75 
cents; pound.$2.75. 
White Globe.—A large, globe-shaped Onion, firm, fine grained, of mild flavor, keeps 
well. This is one of the handsomest Onions grown, of beautiful shape, clear 
white skin, and commands the highest market price. Per packet, 5 cents; 
ounce, 40 cents; fourth pound, $1.00; pound. $3.35. 
Yellow Globe Danvers.—While it is impossible to have any seed better in growing 
qualities than the above, yet this strain of seed has been most carefully selected 
for a number of years, being all picked over by hand, and any that are at all 
flattlsh thrown out. The Yellow Globe Danvers Seed we offer is fully equal to 
the best market garden strains around Boston. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 
cents; fourth pound, 60 cents; pound.$2.00. 
Large Bed Weathersfleld. 
NEW ITALIAN ONIONS. 
The following varieties we have imported from the most reliable growers of Italy. 
They have all been tested and have proven a perfect success in this country, and are 
already largely grown for the Philadelphia and New York markets, both North and 
South, being milder in flavor than American varieties, and well adapted for early 
market and home garden use. They can be set out the second season, and instead 
of running to seed, as the American varieties do, they continue to grow until they 
reach a great size, often weighing three to four pounds each. 
New Mammoth Silver King.—See illustration and description on page 117. Per 
packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; fourth pound, $1,00; pound.$3.50. 
New Mammoth Pompeii.—See illustration and description on page 117. Per packet, 
10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; fourth pound, $1.00; pound.$3.50. 
ly White Queen.—The hulhs 
are small, flat, beautifully 
white, and of excellent fla¬ 
vor, hot the principal recom¬ 
mendation is the marvelous 
rapidity of its growth. 
Sown in February, it will 
produce Onions one or two 
Inches in diameter early In 
Summer. Sown in July, 
they will be ready to pull late 
in Autumn, and will keep 
sound for one year, retaining 
its most exquisite flavor. 
Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
20 cents; one-fourth pound, 
60 cents; one pound... $2.25. 
Neapolitan Mazarjole.—A large, beautiful, silvery whlte-sklned variety, of hand¬ 
some, flat shape, a capital keeper, and of very fine flavor and quality. Sown in 
February or March, it will produce a splendid crop early in the season. Seed 
sown In July will mature a crop the same season. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 
20 cents; fourth pound, 60 cents; pound.$2.00. 
Giant White Italian Tripoli.—This Is the same variety as that known as “ El Paso,” 
or “Large Mexican,” or so similar as to be indistinguishable. Of immense 
size and most beautiful form, with fine white skin. In Italy, Onions of this va¬ 
riety have been grown to weigh lour pounds each. The first season from the 
black seed it will grow an Onion from one to one and a half pounds, but to at¬ 
tain the full size the bulbs should he set out the following Spring. Per packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; fourth pound, 60 cents; pound.$2.00. 
Giant Boccs, of Naples.—A splendid variety of very mild, delicate flavor. Immense 
size, handsome, globular shape and light, reddish-brown skin. It is an excellent 
keeping Onion, valuable alike for Autumn and Spring sowing. In England 
magniflaent specimens were exhibited, weighing three pounds nine ounces each. 
Bound Yellow Danvers,—Reliability for bottoming and large yield are both com¬ 
bined in this popular variety. It cannot be too highly recommended. It Is ex¬ 
tensively grown for the market, and frequently produces six hundred bushels 
per acre, from seed sown in the Spring. The genuine Danvers is a very hand¬ 
some, round Onion, of good size, with thin, yellow skin, flesh white, fine grained, 
fine, mild, and of excellent quality. It ripens early, keeps well and sells read¬ 
ily. Per packet, 5 cents; ounce, 20 cents; one-fourth pound, 60 cents; per 
pound.$2.00. 
White Silver-skinned, or White Portugal.—Very desirable for family use. Fla¬ 
vor mild and pleasant, 
skin silvery white, of 
handsome appearance, 
highly esteemed lor 
pickling when young, 
also lor market In early 
Winter. This is the 
variety of which White 
Onion Sets are grown, 
and is known in New 
England as “ Philadel¬ 
phia White.” Per 
packet, 10 cents; ounce, 
30 cents; one-fourth 
pound, $1.00; per 
pound.$3.00. 
Yellow Dutch.—One of the 
oldest sorts, and as a 
Yellow Globe Danvers. market variety, proba¬ 
bly better known and 
more generally grown in this country than any other. Flesh white, fine grained, 
mild and well flavored. Per packet, 5 cents;'ounce, 20 cents; fourth pound, 60 
cents; pound.$2 00. 
