. Seeds, plants, garden tools. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Oregon Portland. 26 PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. ONION. If ordered by express or freight, deduct 10c. from single pound price. Sow thinly in drills one foot apart and about one-quarter inch deep, in March or enrly in April, thinning them to stand three or four inches apart in the drills and keeping them well hoed and free from weeds. For main crop, the Yellow Dan vers and Red Wethers- field are usually preferred. They del
. Seeds, plants, garden tools. Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Oregon Portland. 26 PORTLAND SEED COMPANY'S CATALOGUE. ONION. If ordered by express or freight, deduct 10c. from single pound price. Sow thinly in drills one foot apart and about one-quarter inch deep, in March or enrly in April, thinning them to stand three or four inches apart in the drills and keeping them well hoed and free from weeds. For main crop, the Yellow Dan vers and Red Wethers- field are usually preferred. They delight in strong, rich, deep, loamy soil. The ground should be deeply dug and heavily manured with well-rotted manure, when they succeed well if grown successive years on the same Extra Early Flat Red. About ten days earlier than the Wethersfield, and some- what smaller; close grained and heavy; mild flavor; excellent keeper. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; X lb. 50c; 1 lb. $ Early Large Red Globe. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb. $ Large Red Wethersfield. Round, good size and flavor; productive, keeps well, the standard red variety. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $ Giant Rocca. Light red, of immense size and globular form. It is of rapid growth, and yields enormously. Flesh mild and sweet. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 20c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb. $ Australian Brown. A new onion from Australia. Very early and a remarkable keeper. Handsome in color and very attractive in market. Pkt. 5c; 1 oz. 25c; % lb. 65c; 1 lb. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Portland, Oregon : Portland Seed Co.
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