Dreer's garden book 1927 (1927) Dreer's garden book 1927 dreersgardenbook1927henr Year: 1927 Thinning out the Seedlings—the Most Essential Phase in Onion Culture Yellow Globe Danvers Onion Best American Yellow Sorts As a class the following may be termed the best general purpose onions for home and market purposes. Properly handled and stored they keep quite well and bring good prices. 570 Gigantic Gibraltar. On the order of 'Prize- taker,' both in shape and size of bulbs. It is of globe shape, with light straw colored skin and white flesh, which is very mild and tender. This variety will pro
Dreer's garden book 1927 (1927) Dreer's garden book 1927 dreersgardenbook1927henr Year: 1927 Thinning out the Seedlings—the Most Essential Phase in Onion Culture Yellow Globe Danvers Onion Best American Yellow Sorts As a class the following may be termed the best general purpose onions for home and market purposes. Properly handled and stored they keep quite well and bring good prices. 570 Gigantic Gibraltar. On the order of 'Prize- taker,' both in shape and size of bulbs. It is of globe shape, with light straw colored skin and white flesh, which is very mild and tender. This variety will produce onions averaging five inches in diam- eter and weighing up to 2 lbs. if seed is sown early under glass and young plants are transplanted in April. Pkt., 10 cts.; § oz., 25 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; i lb., $; lb., $ 572 Ideal (see Specialties, page 6). Pkt., 10 cts.; I oz., 25 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; i lb., $; lb., 3; 577 Philadelphia Yellow Dutch or Strasburg. A very popular home garden onion. Flesh well flavored; bright straw-colored skin and somewhat flattened shape. Largely grown for sets on account of its excellent keeping qualities. Pkt., 10 cts.; i oz., 15 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; i lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ 578 Prizetaker. The true type is globe-shape, has pale yellow skin and white flesh, which is very mild and of delicate flavor. No sets are required, as the large Onions are grown the first year from seed sown during the spring, thus making it a very desirable Onion for the home garden. Sown under glass in February for transplanting, immense bulbs can be raised to perfection. Pkt., 10 cts.; ioz., 25cts.; oz., 35cts.; i lb., $; lb., $
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