Dreer's market gardeners' wholesale price list : reliable vegetable seeds, garden requisites, implements, fertilizers, etc . dreersmarketgard1904henr Year: 1904 i6 HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CHOICE ONION SEED-Continned WHITE PORTUGAL, OR SILVER SKIN ONION White Portugal, or Silver Skin. {See cuf.) This variety is one of the leading white soits, and is of beautiful shape and very mild flavor. The bulbs are flat in shape and mature early. It is a splendid variety for both family use and the market gardener, and is very largely used for growing sets on account of i
Dreer's market gardeners' wholesale price list : reliable vegetable seeds, garden requisites, implements, fertilizers, etc . dreersmarketgard1904henr Year: 1904 i6 HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. CHOICE ONION SEED-Continned WHITE PORTUGAL, OR SILVER SKIN ONION White Portugal, or Silver Skin. {See cuf.) This variety is one of the leading white soits, and is of beautiful shape and very mild flavor. The bulbs are flat in shape and mature early. It is a splendid variety for both family use and the market gardener, and is very largely used for growing sets on account of its fine shape when small, and also for its good keeping qualities. It is also extensively used as a pickling onion, for which purpose it seems to be finely adapted. Oz., 15 cts. ; }( lb., 45 cts. ; lb., $ ; 10 lbs. or more at ^ per lb. Southport White Globe. (See cut.) Pure white color, mild flavor, and equally good for keeping as the yellow sort. It is an enormous yielder, sometimes producing as much as 1300 bushels to the acre, and always sells at high prices. It is best to dry these onions in a shady place, and one where they will get plenty of air. Our seed of this splendid variety is very fine, and raised from selected bulbs, and is much better than ordinary seed oifered by some houses. Oz , 15 cts. ; ^ lb , 50 cts. ; lb., ^ White Pearl. One of the earliest varieties, pure white, mild flavor and attractive. Not a good keeper, but its quick growth makes it a good sort to grow for early market. Oz., 20 cts. ; X 'b' 65 cts. ; lb., ^ White Queen. A rapid growing variety of mild flavor. This is the earliest onion grown ; they are very mild, pure white, and splendid for pickling. They grow small and can be sown thickly. Oz., 15 cts. ; lb., 50 cts. ; lb., $ Choice Cnion Sets. Prices subject to market cJiaiiges. Postage on Onion Sets 10 cts. Per Quart Additional. Onion Sets should be planted out as early in the spring as the ground is dry enough to work ; p
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