Innisfallen Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. 
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ONIONS—NEW MAMMOTH SIL¬ 
VER KING. 
This new Italian Onion grows to a most 
remarkable size. The bulbs are of attract¬ 
ive form, flattened, but thick through, as 
shown in the, illustration p. 108, The aver¬ 
age diameter of the Onion is from five to 
seven and one-half inches—thus making the 
circumference from fifteen to twenty-two 
inches. Single bulbs often attain weights of 
from two and one-half to four pounds each. 
The skin is of a beautiful silvery white; the 
flesh is snowy white, and of a particularly 
mild and pleasant flavor. So sweet and 
tender is the flesh that it can be eaten raw, 
like an apple. The Silver King matures 
early and is uniformly of large size and per¬ 
fect form. Every one desiring the largest 
and handsomest Onions, of the finest flavor, 
will be more than satisfied with the Silver 
King. It cannot be too highly recommend¬ 
ed, either for family use, for exhibition at 
fairs or in restaurants, or for sale on market, 
where its size and beauty will prove very 
striking. Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 
cents; two ounces, 50 cents; per pound, 
$3-5o- 
ONION—New Mammoth Pompeii. 
This mammoth new Onion originated in 
Italy, Some idea of the mammoth size to 
which this variety grows is obtained from the 
fact that the first year from seed the Onions 
attain a weight of to 3^ pounds. Last 
season specimens were sent In weighing over 
five pounds. Notwithstanding the enor 
mous size attained by specimens of this vari. 
ety, they retain their perfect shape and fine 
quality, and do not become ungainly mon¬ 
strosities. The skin is very thin and delicate new mammoth silver ring—the i.argest of all white onions. 
in appearance, of a beautiful, handsome, reddish-brown color; the flesh is pure white.^ I displayed for sale on city fruit Stands, this variety is sure to attract great attention^ 
very fine grained, and remarkably mild and pleasant to the taste. At exhibitions, or | Per packet, 10 cents; ounce, 35 cents; one-fourth pound, $1; per pound, $3,50. 
NEW CUCUMBER, EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE. 
It differs from the ordinary White Spine in the fact of always remaining of a deep 
GREEN COLOR in all stages of growth. It grows extra long, of handsome, smooth 
shape, quite early, and very prolific. The flavor, when sliced and eaten with vin¬ 
egar, is delicious; the flesh being unusually tendf.r and CRisj*. Altogether it is a 
most welcome and valuable acquisition for pickling, market, or the table. We hope 
every lover of fine cucumbers will try the Evergreen White Spine. Pkt., loc.; oz., 
25c.; % lb., 75c.; lb., $2.50. 
WESTERFIELD’S NEW IMPROVED CHICAGO PICKLE CU¬ 
CUMBER. 
Of late years Chicago has taken a prominent position in the manufacture of pickles, 
and necessarily the growers have tried to secure the most profitable varieties. Mr. 
Westerfield, who has been interested largely in the business, claims that in this very 
prolific variety he has combined all the quabiies desired by those who raise cucumbers 
fur commercial pickles, and he refers to nearly every large factory in Chicago. Of the 
two new sorts we are, personally, not yet prepared to sa/ whether Nichols’ or West- 
erfield’s is the best, but we do know that they are both (ioOD. Per pkt. 10 cts,; J^lb. 
4octs.; per lb ^1.25. 
New Squash, Bright Red China. 
This new and valuable little Squash, 
which we now offer for the first time, 
was recently imported into France from 
China. We find it of the most perfect 
shape, as shown in our illustration, of a 
very pretty bright red color outside, 
slightly streaked with dark yellow and 
green; the lle^h inside is of bright yel¬ 
low color, very sweet, dry, and of de¬ 
licious flavor. The shell is the hardest 
of any squash we have ever seen, and 
indicates a splendid keeper. They grow 
to a diameter of five to six inches, and 
are enormously productive, each vine 
bearing fifteen to twenty perfect squash¬ 
es, Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 20 cents; 
one-fourth pound, 50 cts; pound, 
