. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. EXTRA EARLY RED ONION. EXTRA EARLY RED. This variety matures very early. It yields abundantly and is of mild flavor; of medium size, deep red in color; very close-grained, solid and heavy. This will often form bulbs in cold and mucky soils, where other varieties fail. It is highly re- commended, particularly for the north and northwest, as even there it will produce full-sized onions from the black seed. Per pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 2
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. EXTRA EARLY RED ONION. EXTRA EARLY RED. This variety matures very early. It yields abundantly and is of mild flavor; of medium size, deep red in color; very close-grained, solid and heavy. This will often form bulbs in cold and mucky soils, where other varieties fail. It is highly re- commended, particularly for the north and northwest, as even there it will produce full-sized onions from the black seed. Per pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; ft) 60 cts. ; per ft) $, postpaid. CALIFORNIA EARLY RED. This is entirely unlike the Extra Early Red Onion described above, which is of Connecticut origin and a splendid keeping variety. The California Early Red, on the other hand, is not a good variety to keep over winter, but is very valuable for family use at all stages of Us growth; beginning when less than an inch in diameter and still white in color, they are used for bunching for early use, and continue through- out the entire summer. They are very mild and of an agreeable flavor ; of quick growth. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts. ; ft) 50 cts.; per ^, postpaid. T. J. Gracy, Steiibenville, Ohio, writes:—I cannot do half justice in praising your grand onion seed which I re- ceived from you last spring. They came up well, kept well, sold well, and their equal was not seen in our LARGE WHITE GLOBE ONION. WHITE GLOBE. A large globe-shaped onion; firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor; keeps well. This is one of the handsomest onions grown, of beautiful shape, clear, white skin and commands the highest price. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 2 ozs. 45 cts.; ft> 75 cts.; per ft) $, postpaid, by mail. By express, $ per ft). YELLOW STRASBURG, or DUTCH. One of the oldest varieties; bulbs quite flat, of good size; skin yellow, of darker color than the Danvers; flesh white; of mild flavor; keeps
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