. Bolgiano's capitol city bulbs & seeds : fall 1922. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. V/hite Silver Skin Onions CULTURE. For sets sow the seed early as possible in the spring', very thickly in drills. As soon as the tops die off in summer remove them to a dry, airy jilace, and early in the following' spring re- i:)lant by placing the sets in shallow drills. 12 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the drills. The onions obtained by that pro- cess are of a large size early in the season. May also be grown to full size during the first season by
. Bolgiano's capitol city bulbs & seeds : fall 1922. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. V/hite Silver Skin Onions CULTURE. For sets sow the seed early as possible in the spring', very thickly in drills. As soon as the tops die off in summer remove them to a dry, airy jilace, and early in the following' spring re- i:)lant by placing the sets in shallow drills. 12 inches apart, and about 4 inches apart in the drills. The onions obtained by that pro- cess are of a large size early in the season. 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 manured, and thinning them out to 3 to 4 inches apart in drills. They delight in a strong, rich, deep, loamy soil, and succeed well if grown successive years on the same ground. By sowing onion seed in frames in February and March and transplanting in April onions of immense size can be obtained. For this purpose Prize-Taker succeeds best. 85. White Silver Skin. This famous onion retains its great popularity. Its delicate and mild flavor, its shapely form and size, and its pure white color make it a most de- sirable variety for the table, for the market and for ship- ping. Onion sets are extensively grown from this sort, and from these sets full-size onions are grown as early as June and July. The onion sets and large onions are used for pickling purposes because of their clean, silvery white color. Pkt. 5 and 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; % lb. 60 cts.; lb. $ CI 3. Australian Brown, it is of medium size and of good quality, very early, rather flattened in shape, brown in color, and wonderfully hard and solid. It begins to form a bulb at an early period of its growth, when a few inches high, and rjuiclcly reaches maturity. Its leading and most valuable feature, aside from its appearance and qualit,y, is its long-keeping quality. It will literally keep for a .year or m
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