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14. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

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YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS
WHITE PORTUGAL
RED GLOBE
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD
WHITE GLOBE
NEW CROP AMERICAN ONION SEED

Good onion seed is of the utmost importance, as onions are one of the most important crops grown, both in market and family gardens, and there is no other vegetable where the quality of the seed exerts a greater influence upon the crop than onions. There is more money in onion grown from seed than almost any other crop. Fully realizing this, we have for many years made a specialty of onions seed which is all grown from choice, selected bulbs, critically examined before being set out for seed. In vitality it is very strong, being carefully tested, and we are sure that our onion seed--CANNOT BE EXCELLED in purity, vitality or high quality. Large onions can easily be grown the first year from the seed by obtaining our American grown new crop onion seed. Owing to the short crop, all varieties of onion seed are higher in price this year. In comparing our price with others, remember that we PAY THE POSTAGE. Deduct 10c per pound if to be sent by express. Ask for prices in large lots. Packets contain about 1,000 seeds. CULTURE--One ounce will sow about 100 feet of drill; 4 pounds will sow 1 acre. As early as the ground can be worked in the spring, sow the seed in drills 14 inches apart, covering one-half inch in rich sandy soil, which is as free from weeds as possible. Commence hoeing as soon as the rows can be seen; skim the ground over the surface; avoid stirring deeply, and work the soil away from the bulbs. At second hoeing weed carefully and thoroughly by hand. When the tops die, pull and spread evenly over the ground; stir or turn until fully dried, then cut the tops one-half inch form the bulb. For pickles or sets, the seed should be sown very thickly and in broad drills, about 50 lbs. to the acre for sets, and 15 to 20 lbs. for pickling. For sowing onion seed and cultivating the crop, it will pay you to purchase a good drill and hand cultivator. See description elsewhere. Lang's Hand Weeder, price 30c, postpaid, is the best hand weeder made. Try it. Book on Onion, 20c. New Onion Culture Book 50c.
AUSTRALIAN BROWN.--See Novelties. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00.
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS.--A very handsome, round or globe-shape variety of large size, with thin, yellow skin, white flesh, fine grained, mild, very firm and the best of keepers. It ripens early, sells readily at the highest prices in our markets. This is one of the best cropping varieties in existence, has yielded 1,000 bushels per acre, and one of our customers states that his crop averaged over 800 bushels per acre for nine years. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.10, 4 lbs. not prepaid, $4.00.
EXTRA EARLY BARLETTA.--This distinct new variety is the very earliest onion in cultivation. It is fully two weeks earlier than the Early White Queen, which heretofore has been the earliest variety on the the market. At maturity the tops die down directly to the bulbs, leaving the neatest and handsomest little bulbs imaginable. They are of pure paper white color, very mild and delicate in flavor, 1 1/2 inch in diamter and 3/4 of an inch in thickness. For table use and pickling it is most valuable. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50.
EXTRA EARLY PEARL.--The earliest and best of all American varieties. It is of good size, of pearly white color, the outer skin having a most showy, waxy appearance; flesh is pure snow white, and flavor so mild that it can be eaten like an apple. It grows with wonderful rapidity. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00.
LARGE WHITE GLOBE.--The handsomest market variety in existence, making beautiful, clean, pure silvery white bulbs of large, even size, globe shape, mild and pleasant flavor, and outsells every other variety. It is comparatively a good keeper and undoubtedly the best white sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50.
WHITE PORTUGAL or SILVER SKIN--Matures early, very mild flavor, medium size, and generally preferred for table use; not a good keeper. The best variety to grow sets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 70c, lb. $2.25.

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EXTRA EARLY BARLETTA
BEST FOR PICKLING

LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD.--The standard sort throughout the west, as they are the most hardly, and immense crops can be raised when more tender sorts are not profitable. Growers who prefer the red varieties will find this a magnificent strain, far surpassing the ordinary Red Wethersfield in size, productiveness and keeping qualities. It is of the finest form, skin deep purplish red, flesh purplish white, much finer grained than many of the red sorts. Our seed of this variety is extra select and cannot be excelled. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 35c, lb. $1.10, 4 lbs., not prepaid, $4.00.
EXTRA EARLY RED.--Matures very early, yields abundantly and is of mild flavor. Of medium size, flat shape, deep red iu [in] color; very close grained, solid and heavy. This will often form bulbs in cold and mucky soils where other varieties fail. It is recommended particularly for the north and northwest. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 40c, lb. $1.25, 4 lbs., not prepaid, $4.50.
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE.--This is a very handsome variety and is deserving of general cultivation. It is medium early, (none of the perfectly globe-shaped onions are as early as the flat varieties), grows to a large size, skin deep red, flesh fine grained, mild and tender. Seed of this variety is quite scarce this year, but the high price will not deter regular growers from buying it. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00; 4 lbs., not prepaid, $7.50.
EARLY RED GLOBE.--Owing to the great scarcity of late Red Globe this year, we offer this variety which is the same color and shape, but is ten days earlier and a trifle smaller. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50, 4 lbs., not prepaid, $5.00.
CANARY ISLAND.--A quite handsome variety of onion which we import from the Canary Islands. It is largely grown also in Bermuda, and by some is called the Bermuda Onion. It is of medium size, flat, and matures early. Bulbs white, sometimes shading to pink. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 1/4 lb. 75c, lb. $2.50.