. Richard Frotscher's almanac and garden manual for the southern states . th of September has been dryand hot, the beds w^here the seed are sown ought to be covered withmoss. Where this cannot be had, palmettos can be used, but theyshould be taken off in the evening and replaced in the morning. Whenthe seed are w^ell up, this is no longer necessary, but watering shouldbe continued.—They are generally sown broad-cast, and when thesize of a goose quill should be transplanted into rows one to two feetapart, and about five inches in the rows. Onions are different, in re-gard to rotation, from othe
. Richard Frotscher's almanac and garden manual for the southern states . th of September has been dryand hot, the beds w^here the seed are sown ought to be covered withmoss. Where this cannot be had, palmettos can be used, but theyshould be taken off in the evening and replaced in the morning. Whenthe seed are w^ell up, this is no longer necessary, but watering shouldbe continued.—They are generally sown broad-cast, and when thesize of a goose quill should be transplanted into rows one to two feetapart, and about five inches in the rows. Onions are different, in re-gard to rotation, from other vegetables. They do best if raised on thesame ground for a succession of years. The price of Onions has beengood, and it is expected to be equally as good next spring. The cropof seed has been very good for the last two years, which will enableme to have a good lot sown for sets next January; an article I nevercould get in sufficient quantity to supply the demand. If sets areplanted out, they will produce large size Onions much earlier thanseed sown in the fall-—. Louisiana or Creole Onion. XiOUJisiana or Creole Onioai. This is generally of a light redcolor, darker than the Strassburg, and lighter in color than the Weth-ersfield. The seed I have been selling, of this kind, for a number ofyears, has been raised on Bayou Lafourche, and has never failed tomake line large Onions. The crop of Creole Onion seed having failed some years ago, I solda good deal of Italian seed, and had ample opportunity to see the re-suits. The Giant Eocca I have discarded; it takes too long to bulband is very spongy. The Bermuda and Ked Tripoli have done fairly,but the Onions do not mature as early as the Creole, and do not keepso well, although attaining a very large size, and more so the Bermuda. 60 Bichard Frotschers Almanac and Garden Manual They are of mild flavor, and well adapted to be used up in spring ; butI would not recommend them to be raised for shipping, except theWhite Queen. NEW I
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