. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. Onion Seed and Sets. WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. ONION SEED and SETS. (3tote&el.) GOOD ONION SEED IS OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE. Onions thrive best on a rich, deep, loamy soil. For sets, the seed should be sown very thickly in drills as early as possible in spring, In summer, as soon as the tops lie down, harvest the bulbs and store them in a dry, cool place, spreading them in thin layers. Early in the following spri
. Beckert's seeds. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. Onion Seed and Sets. WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. ONION SEED and SETS. (3tote&el.) GOOD ONION SEED IS OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE. Onions thrive best on a rich, deep, loamy soil. For sets, the seed should be sown very thickly in drills as early as possible in spring, In summer, as soon as the tops lie down, harvest the bulbs and store them in a dry, cool place, spreading them in thin layers. Early in the following spring replant them 4 inches apart, in small drills 12 inches apart, and they will form into fine, large bulbs early in the season. Large Onions may also be grown from seed the first season, if the land is strong and well manured, the seed sown thinly in drills a foot apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the drills: they must be well cultivated and kept free from weeds. For this purpose Yellow Danvers and Red Wethersfield are generally preferred. Half an ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. Five pounds per acre will be required for large Onions; for sets, 60 pounds. ^/SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. A large, showy, globular white Onion, which sells quickly in market. The bulbs grow quite own early, good-sized roots, suitable for pulling and marketing in a rapidly, and if the seed green state, are soon formed/ They are mild-flavored, keep well, and yield is good. Pkt. 5 cts oz. 25 cts., J41b. 80 cts., y YELLOW One of the most popular and profitable shape and grow to good size, while the yield per acre is enormous, averaging from 600 to 800 bushels on good soil and with good culture. They have a thin, yel- low skin and mild, fine-grained, white flesh; they grow to fine size the first year, and keep unusually well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 Mlb. 45 cts., lb. $ WHITE PORTUGAL, SILVERSKIN. Largely grown for white Onion sets. Bulbs large, and
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