. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. 85 Large Red W ethersfield. —This is another standard variety in the Eastern and Western States, where im- mense crops are grown for shipment. In cool sections it continues growing the whole Summer, and forms a full- grown Onion by Fall; is of a purplish-red color, of a round or oval shape, and is an ex- cellent keeping variety. The quality of our seed cannot be surpassed. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., SO cts.; lb., $; 5 lbs., at 9
. Buist's garden guide and almanac : 1902. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BUIST'S GARDEN GUIDE. 85 Large Red W ethersfield. —This is another standard variety in the Eastern and Western States, where im- mense crops are grown for shipment. In cool sections it continues growing the whole Summer, and forms a full- grown Onion by Fall; is of a purplish-red color, of a round or oval shape, and is an ex- cellent keeping variety. The quality of our seed cannot be surpassed. Per oz., 15 cts.; % lb., SO cts.; lb., $; 5 lbs., at 95/fts.; 10 lbs. at 90 cts. per lb. How Strasburg1 or Dutch is of the same shape as the White Silver Skin.— Color, brownish yellow; bulb quite flat, and of good size. This is the variety grown in Philadelphia for sets, thous- ands of bushels of which are annually shipped from this market to dif- ferent parts of the United States. Seeds sown in this latitude in Spring form the small set by July; these are planted out the following Spring, and form full-grown Onions by mid-summer, they are more hardy than the White and therefore keep better through the Winter In the Southern States they can be planted out in Autumn, and will continue growing during the entire Winter, and in early Spring they will be fit to use for salads and. 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 Robert Buist Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : Robert Buist Company
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