Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, Sp. DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED Zwiebel, C,er One ounce of Onion seed for 100 feet of drill, 5 to 6 pounds for an acre. CULTURE — Large Onions are easily grown from seeds in one season provided the gardener has a rich piece of ground and is willin. to do the necessary hand weeding and transplanting of the young Onions. Seeds may be sown very early in the spring in rows 18 inche apart, and as soon as seedlings are 3 to 4 inches tall they should be thinned
Dreer's garden book Henry Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Dreer. dreersgardenbook1931dree Year: i RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEM Ognon, Fr. Cebolla, Sp. DREER'S CHOICE ONION SEED Zwiebel, C,er One ounce of Onion seed for 100 feet of drill, 5 to 6 pounds for an acre. CULTURE — Large Onions are easily grown from seeds in one season provided the gardener has a rich piece of ground and is willin. to do the necessary hand weeding and transplanting of the young Onions. Seeds may be sown very early in the spring in rows 18 inche apart, and as soon as seedlings are 3 to 4 inches tall they should be thinned out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. Several appli cations of a complete fertilizer or wood ashes scattered on both sides of the row and hoed into the soil will benefit the developing root: immensely. Pull when tops begin to die down, cure and sell, or store in a cool, dry place. By sowing seed of the Spanish type, such a Prizetaker and Southport Globes, under glass in February or March, and transplanting in April to open ground 3 to 4 inches apart in thJ rows bulbs of immense size may be produced. 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. 568 Danvers, Yellow Globe. Home gardeners through- out the country prefer this type to all others. Realiz- ing the importance of getting a true to type strain, the bulbs from which our see 1 is grown are especially and carefully selected as to shape. It is the best paying Onion for general crop, being of a good size and a splendid keeper, while the flesh is very mild flavored. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ 57 0 Gigantic Gibraltar. On the order of 'Prizetaker,' it is of globe shipe, with light straw colored skin and white flesh, which is mild and tender. This variety will produce onions averaging five inches in diameter and weighing up to 2 lbs., if s
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