. CHOICE ONION SEED-Continued,. Large Red Tripoli. Large red, flat; free from strong aroma, and keep well during ihe winter. Pkt.,5 cts.; 15 cts : \ lb., 40 CIS.; lb., §1-50. White Queen. A rapid-growing va- liety of mild flavor; pure white, and splendid for pickling. They grow small and can be sown thickly. It is be>t to dry the Onions as soon as dug. o CIS.; oz., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts.; $-2 00. White Barletta. An extra early small white Onion ; similar to White Queen, and makes bulbs about l\ to li inches in diameter; in shape flattened on top. It is a good keeper, and as
. CHOICE ONION SEED-Continued,. Large Red Tripoli. Large red, flat; free from strong aroma, and keep well during ihe winter. Pkt.,5 cts.; 15 cts : \ lb., 40 CIS.; lb., §1-50. White Queen. A rapid-growing va- liety of mild flavor; pure white, and splendid for pickling. They grow small and can be sown thickly. It is be>t to dry the Onions as soon as dug. o CIS.; oz., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 60 cts.; $-2 00. White Barletta. An extra early small white Onion ; similar to White Queen, and makes bulbs about l\ to li inches in diameter; in shape flattened on top. It is a good keeper, and as a pickling variety it is unexcelled. 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; ^ lb., 60 cts.; lb., S2 00. Bermuda Onions. The>e are the Onions which are an- nually shipped from Bermuda in large quantities. Bermuda growers find that seed f.'-om the Island of Teneriffe gives best result?, and it is from this section we obtain our supply. Bermuda White ( Teneriffe stock). The Beimudas are the earliest Onions in the market, and are grown exten- sively in the South ; matures earlier than the red. The outer skin'is of straw color and flesh pure white. Pkf, 10 cts.; oz . 30 crs.; 1 lb., 80 cts.; lb., $ Bermuda Red {Teneriffe stcck). Similar to the white, but with dei-p red skin. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ PastJnake.^V^. pARSNlP. Chirivia,?^. One ounce for 200 feet of drill, 5 to 6 lbs. for an acre. Sow as early in the .'ipring as ihe weather will admit, in drills 15 inches apart and ^ inch deep, in a rich, deep soil; thill out to 6 inches apartin the rows. The quality of the roots is improved by leaving them in the ground over winter for spring use. Secure enough in pits or eel lars for immediate needs. Valuable for feeding stock, as well as for table use. Large Sugar, or Hollow Crown. (See cut.) The best variety; roots long, very smooth, white, ten- der, .sugary, and of excel- lent flavor. This strain was made by careful selection of roots growing to an id
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