. Dreer's garden book 1939 : 101 years of Dreer quality seeds plants bulbs. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. The Leading White Sorts The white-skinned onions are much nMlder in flavor than yellow or red ones but they do not keep so well. 584 Southport White Globe. .\ well-known and popular standard sort of medium size, perfect globe shape, with pure white skin. White, fine- grained flesh of fairly strong flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; lb. 588 White Bunching.
. Dreer's garden book 1939 : 101 years of Dreer quality seeds plants bulbs. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. The Leading White Sorts The white-skinned onions are much nMlder in flavor than yellow or red ones but they do not keep so well. 584 Southport White Globe. .\ well-known and popular standard sort of medium size, perfect globe shape, with pure white skin. White, fine- grained flesh of fairly strong flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; i lb. 90c; lb. 588 White Bunching. This variety does not form bulbs and it is grown for green onions or scallions. Sow the seed thickly in rows and earth up gradually to blanch the stalks as far up as possible. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 75c; lb. 590 White Portugal or Silver Skin. Large flat, pure white onions ready within 75 days. A good keeper, also valuable for pickling and bimching. Fine-grained flesh of mild and pleasant flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; i lb. 85c: lb. 594 White Sweet Spanish This is by far the largest of the Globe-shaped white varieties. It resembles in form and size the pale yellow Valencia that the color of the skin is a pure transparent white. The flesh is tirm yet tender and it has an e.\- ceptionally mild and sweet flavor. Under favorable conditions in- dividual onions of astonishing large size can easily be grown. Even under average conditions they reach exceptional size. Vet they are always of sweet mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1 lb. 90c; lb. Wliite Sweet Spanish Onions Parsley Persil, Fr. Perejil, Sp. Prezzemolo, It.\l. PeUrsUie, Ger. Culture âSucceeds best in a mellow, rich soil. Sow thickly early in April in rows 18 to 24 inches apart and j-inch deep. Thin out the plants to stand 6 inches apart in the row. The seed germinates slowly. To insure prompt germination, soak seed a few hours in warm water, or sprout in damp earth, and sow when it swe
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