. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 39. Onion MH '{ !^' ^H^/ ',-â â -- r. f ' ⢠. 4 Zwiebel, Ger. ONIONS. Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, SP. One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds for one acre. CULTURE.âFor sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the spring, very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in sum- mer remove them to a dry, airy place ; and early in the following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills ]2 inches
. Dreer's garden book : 1905. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 39. Onion MH '{ !^' ^H^/ ',-â â -- r. f ' ⢠. 4 Zwiebel, Ger. ONIONS. Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, SP. One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds for one acre. CULTURE.âFor sets, sow the seeds as early as possible in the spring, very thickly, in drills. As soon as the tops die off in sum- mer remove them to a dry, airy place ; and early in the following spring replant by placing the sets in shallow drills ]2 inches- apart, and about 4 inches in the drills; the Onions, by this process, are obtained of a large size early in the season. They may also be grown to full size during the first season by sowing thinly in drills 1 foot apart, and about \ inch deep, in March or early in April, in strong land, well minured, and thinning them out to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the drills. They delight in a- strong, rich, deep, loamy soil, and succeed well if grown successive years on the same ground. By sowing Onion seeds in frames in February or March, and transplanting in April, Onions of immense size can be For this purpose the varieties Southport Globe (White, Yellow or Red) and Prizetaker are usually preferred. Australian Yellow Qlobe. (See page 11.) Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $140. Yellow Qlobe Danvers. A standard sort and one of the most desirable; an excellent keeper and very productive. Our strain of this variety is the true globe shape, and not of the flat type. Onion growers throughout the country prefer this type of Onion to all others, and it is with this in view that the bulbs from which our seed is grown are specially and carefully selected as to shape. It is the best paying Onion that is grown for general crop, and has been the leading vari- ety for years. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $ Philadelphia Yellow Dutch,
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