OhImA. 
There are two types of onions that are most commonly grown by 
home gardeners—the young green or bunching onion and the ma¬ 
ture bulb or dry onion. Green, or bunching onions, may be pro¬ 
duced from seed, sets or multiplier bulbs. The set method is gen¬ 
erally used among most home gardeners for the earliest green 
onions. However, the seed method produces a much better quality 
of onion and is the common method among the market gardener 
trade. 
Dry onions may be produced from sets, but they are usually of 
rather poor quality and very poor keepers. We therefore recom¬ 
mend, wherever it is possible, growing onions from seed. 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANISH 
Onions require a rich, well drained soil, but any 
good garden soil will be satisfactory so long as it is 
not too stony. To be sure that the soil is rich enough, 
use a pound of well rotted manure to each square 
foot, and in addition use four or five pounds of com¬ 
mercial fertilizer to each 100 square feet. 
The soil must be moist, as the plants will not 
thrive in dry sites. Onions are grown successfully in 
nearly all but the desert states, but they thrive best 
in the comparatively cool sites. 
Oregon Yellow Danvers. Bulbs large, half 
globe, small neck, with thin brownish skin. Flesh 
firm, white and fine grained. Ripens early and a 
good keeper. Packet, 5c; oz., 25c, postpaid. 
White Bunching. Outstanding for green onions. 
The young sprouts are crisp and mild, attaining a 
good size before the bulb forms. Pkt., 5c; OZ., 25c 
Riverside Sweet Spanish. A large globe 
shaped brown onion, weighing one to three pounds. 
Flesh mild and sweet. Packet, 5c; oz., 25c. 
Crystal" Wax Bermuda. Medium size, pure 
waxy white. One of the mildest sorts grown. 
Packet, 5c; oz., 25c 
Other Varieties. Australian Brown, Prizetaker, 
Yellow Globe Danvers, Large Red Weathersfield, 
White Portugal, Yellow Bermuda, and Bottom 
Onion sets. 
KcJil-fKcMi 
This is a minor member of the cabbage tribe, the 
erect stem of which is swollen just above the ground 
level. The swollen part, while still tender and juicy 
has a fine flavor liked by some, but later it becomes 
hard, bitter, almost woody, and useless. Kohl-Rabi 
is closely related to the turnip and by some consid¬ 
ered superior. 
Its culture is exactly the same as for early cab¬ 
bage. Kohl-Rabi is set 8 inches apart in the row and 
the rows can be 18 inches apart. 
Whether early or late crops are grown, it is im¬ 
portant to secure quick growth and cut the whitish 
thickened stems before they become tough and 
woody. The plant will not stand a great deal of heat. 
Early White Vienna. This is the best table 
variety and matures very early. If used for table it 
is the tastiest when the bulbs are 2 inches in diam¬ 
eter. The plants are light green with white flesh of 
excellent quality. Packets, 5c; oz., 20c. 
Early Purple Vienna. Standard early sort. 
The plants are small, with dark green leaves spotted 
with purple. The exterior is purple, but flesh is 
White. Packets, 5c; oz., 20c. 
PecA, 
The garden pea combines two features of great 
value. It is not only very nutritious and rich in 
Vitamins A, B and C but provides many advantages 
of clean vegetable, hence, its first great importance 
as a garden crop. For best results this crop is grown 
in a cool mild climate. 
Peas do well on practically all types of garden 
soil. Best results may be obtained by using a good 
commercial fertilizer at the rate of 4 pounds per 100 
foot row. Also for a better crop it is advisable to 
inoculate with Nitragin. 
Almost no garden crop is so easy to start as peas. 
Peas of the low sort should be planted just as early 
as the ground can be worked. You need not wait for 
the last erratic late frost. Sowing pea seeds should 
be practically the first spring activity in the vege¬ 
table garden. Tall varieties are better planted about 
ten or fifteen days later than the lower sorts. 
For the first planting of the low varieties make 
the drills about two inches deep, or 1 inch deep if 
the soil is heavy and has much clay in it. Later plant¬ 
ing should be in drills about twice this depth but 
only half filled at first. As the plants grow the trench 
is gradually filled up. The object of this deeper drill 
for the later planting is to secure greater coolness 
and moisture for the roots and plants that will have 
to face greater heat. 
Peas need only sufiicient cultivation to keep down 
weeds. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
All Peas—Packet, 10c; 5/2 lb., 20c; 1 lb. 30c, 
postpaid. 
Alaska. Height of vine 30 inches. Pods 3 inches 
long, blunt, straight, light green, containing 6 to 8 
peas, good quality — used extensively for canning. 
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