SUNDRY VARIETIES OF 
THE ONION FAMILY 
The following are usually available dur¬ 
ing the autumn and winter months, but 
supplies are irregular. 
ALL POSTAGE EXTRA 
Small Red Eschalots —Useful for flav¬ 
ouring and seasoning and pickling: 
mild flavour. Plant the bulbs about 
4in. apart in rows. 8d. per lb. 
White Eschalots —Silvery white in col¬ 
our and of mild, agreeable flavour. 
For seasoning and pickling. iOd. lb. 
Garlic —8d. lb. 
Potato Onion —Plant the bulbs singly 
about 6in. apart in rows. Each then 
produces several bulbs which are 
mild and of good flavour. Small bulbs 
9d. per lb., large bulbs 6d. per lb. 
Tree Onions (Tops Small Seed) —These 
are small' bulblets produced on the 
top of the stems. 1/3 per lb. 
Tree Onions (Large Bottom Bulbs) —8d. 
per lb. 
Chives — Perennial plants growing in 
dense tufts, the small green tops are 
used for salads or soups and are mild 
flavoured. 9d. clump. 
ONION PLANTS 
We have available a practically con¬ 
tinuous supply from the end of July to 
October, but occasionally we may be 
temporarily short of some variety. Send 
in your orders early, stating when 
delivery is desired, and we will forward 
the plants as near as possible to that 
date. Three varieties available:— 
Light-skinned Straw Spanish. 
Pukekohe Longkeeper. 
Selected Longkeeping Brown Spanish. 
Each 8d. per 100; 6/- per 1000. 
Postage extra. 
An instance ol h<no to cut down 
living costs. Six hundredweight of 
Onions groion on a patch 18 ft. x 24ft., 
by our customer, Mr. E. Coats, 
Okoroire. 
YATES' SPECIAL 
ONION MANURE 
A Manure that can be thoroughly recom¬ 
mended. A good soil builder and a plant 
food especially prepared and containing 
only and in proper proportions those 
ingredients required for successful 
Onion growing. Price, sack lots 
(licwt), 11/4; per cwt., 10/-; 561b., 
5/9; 281b., 3/9; 141b., 2/3; 71b., 1/5. 
Carriage extra. 
Grow plenty of Parsnips; sow them 
at least three times a year; they’re a 
great standby, are easy to grow 
and will keep in the ground for 
months if you don’t need them at 
once. Yates’ Selected Hollow Croumed 
is a certain success. 
PARSKIPS 
Dig up a parsley plant from the garden and pot it 
for the kitchen window. This is Yates’ extra curled. 
PARSLEY 
HOW TO GROW. —This may be sown either in the spring or 
autumn in finely worked soil. Sow thickly, and afterwards 
thin to a few inches apart. As this seed is long in germinating, 
the ground should not be disturbed though the plants do not 
appear for some time. A packet will sow a drill of 10ft. 
YATES’ EXTRA CURLED. —This superb variety has again been 
re-selected and improved by us, and our stock Is now 
without question the most perfect type of Parsley ever 
offered. Numerous visitors to our Trial Grounds have 
freely endorsed our opinion. It is of dwarf, compact habit, 
the exquisite curl of the leaves giving it a very attractive 
crested appearance. (See photograph.) 6d. per pkt., 1/3 
per loz., 3/6 per Jib., 3d. small pkt., post free. 
HOW TO GROW. —A deep and strong loam is the best for 
growing Parsnips, but they will succeed in almost any soil. 
The seed can be sown at any time in the spring, and, in the 
milder parts of the Dominion, also in the summer and 
autumn. Sow in rows which are 1ft. apart, covering firmly 
with about a half-inch of fine soil; when plants are well up, 
thin to 2in. or 3in. apart in the row. Parsnip seed is very slow 
to germinate. Cultivate frequently. Soil should be pressed 
down firmly over seeds. Although Parsnips require a long 
season (about 100 to 120 days) to grow fine large roots, very 
good small roots may be grown by sowing later. The roots 
are better left in the ground until wanted for use. A packet 
will sow a drill of forty feet. One ounce will sow 150 feet 
of row. Four pounds will sow an acre. 
YATES’ SELECTED HOLLOW CROWN. — A superb 
straight, smooth and handsome giant Parsnip for 
exhibition or table use. We are confident in stating 
that this highly-selected strain cannot be surpassed, 
either for size or flavour; the roots, which attain to a 
very large size, being quite as tender and sweet- 
flavoured as most varieties which do not reach one- 
half the size. Roots of stocky form, heavy at the 
shoulder and rounded, gradually tapering to the base. 
Flesh white, of fine texture, free from core and 
stringiness; fine flavoured. Cooks tender, sweet and 
rich; enormously productive. 6d. pkt., 1/- loz., 
2/3 £lb , post free. 
THE STUDENT. —In our opinion not as good as Yates’ 
Selected Hollow Crown. 6d. per pkt., 9d. per loz., 
i/fi per 21b., post free. 
HOLLOW CROWN. —The roots are about 12in. long, 
with smooih, white skin, uniform in shape, tapering 
evenly from a heavy shoulder down to a small root. 
9d. per loz., 1/6 per 21b., 3d. small pkt., post free. 
To Grow Good Onion Crops, Fertilizer is Important. See Page 64. 
ARTHUR YATES A CO. LTD. 
BOX 1109 - - AUCKLAND 
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