. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED. Zwiebel, Ger. Ognon, Fr. Cebollu, Sp. One ounce of Onion seed for 200 feet of drill, 4 to 5 pounds for one acre. CULTURE. For early green or bunching Onions sow seed of Silver Skin or other hardy white varieties in early August in well-prepared and well-drained, rich, loamy soil, giving one foot space between the rows, and using 20 pounds of seed per acre. In many localities they winter
. Dreer's garden book 1917. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED. Zwiebel, Ger. Ognon, Fr. Cebollu, Sp. One ounce of Onion seed for 200 feet of drill, 4 to 5 pounds for one acre. CULTURE. For early green or bunching Onions sow seed of Silver Skin or other hardy white varieties in early August in well-prepared and well-drained, rich, loamy soil, giving one foot space between the rows, and using 20 pounds of seed per acre. In many localities they winter well without mulch or other protection. For dry (fall) bulbs, select a clean, rich, well-drained and well-manured piece of land, prepare a perfect seed bed, and sow seed in early spring in drills 15 inches or so apart, using 4 to 5 pounds of fresh seed per acre. Use wheel-hoe and weeders freely, and thin plants to stand at least 2 in- ches apart in the rows. Pull when tops begin to die down, cure and sell, or store in a cool, dry place. For sets, select clean, sandy soil of msdium fertility, prepare it well in early spring, and at once sow seed in drills a foot apart, using 40 to 60 pounds of seed per acre. Gather the sets when ripe, cure and store in a dry, airy place. They may be wintered in a slightly frozen condition, but must be protected from repeated freezing and thawing. In early spring fol- lowing plant them in shallow drills 12 inches apart, and about 2 inches apart in the drill. Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. A valuable variety of Onion which ripens early and makes good-size Onions. A good keeper and well flavored; bright straw-colored skin and somewhat flattened shape, but thick, with a small neck. It is very productive and largely used for growing sets on account of its excellent keeping qualities. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ± lb., 60 cts.; lb., $ Ailsa Craig. (See cut.) A large Onion, which is popular with English gardeners. It resembles the Amer
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