. Beckert's seeds : garden flower and lawn. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. • SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 15. ONION SEEDS AND SETS Good Onion Seed is of the greatest importance (3lrtie6el) Onions thrive best on a rich, deep . loamy soil. For sets, the seed should be sown very thickly in drills as early as possible in spring. In summer, as soon as the tops die down, harvest the bulbs and store them in a dry. cool place, spreading them in thin layers
. Beckert's seeds : garden flower and lawn. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. • SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 15. ONION SEEDS AND SETS Good Onion Seed is of the greatest importance (3lrtie6el) Onions thrive best on a rich, deep . loamy soil. For sets, the seed should be sown very thickly in drills as early as possible in spring. In summer, as soon as the tops die down, harvest the bulbs and store them in a dry. cool place, spreading them in thin layers. Early in the following spring, replant them 4 inches apart, in small drills 12 inches apart, and they will form into fine, large bulbs early in the season. Large Onions may also be grown from seed the first season if the land is strong and well manured, the seed sown thinly in drills a foot apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the drills; they must be well cultipated and kept free from weeds. Five pounds per acre will be required for large Onions; for sets, 60 lbs. YEX,LOW GLOBE DANVERS. Bulbs of fine shape and good size, while the yield per acre is enormous, averaging from 600 to 800 bushels, on good soil and with good culture. Thin, yellow skin and mild, fine-grained white flesh. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 20 cts., Mlb. 50 cts. MICHIGAN GLOBE DANVERS. Bulbs large and uniformly spherical, with very small necks; color rich orange-yellow; enormous yielder and good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 50 cts. FLAT YELLOW DANVERS. Grows to good size, ripens early; mild in flavor and keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 45 cts. YELLOW DUTCH, or STRASBURG. Bulbs flat, and attain a good size; yellow color, white flesh, mild flavor; it is one of the best keepers. Grown largelv for sets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., Mlb. 45 cts. PRIZETAKER. Bulbs very large, round and handsome; rich yellow skin and mild, sweet pure white flesh, quite free from stiff necks;
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