. Dreer's garden book 1922. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. White Portugal, or Silver Skin. (See cut.) This vari- ety is one of the leading white sorts, and is of beautiful shape and very mild flavor. The bulbs are flat in shape and mature early, making it a very desirable variety for growing in sec- tions where the season is short. It is a splendid variety for both family use and the market gardener, and is very largely used for growing sets on account of its fine shape
. Dreer's garden book 1922. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. White Portugal, or Silver Skin. (See cut.) This vari- ety is one of the leading white sorts, and is of beautiful shape and very mild flavor. The bulbs are flat in shape and mature early, making it a very desirable variety for growing in sec- tions where the season is short. It is a splendid variety for both family use and the market gardener, and is very largely used for growing sets on account of its fine shape when small, and also for its good keeping qualities. This variety is often grown for use in the green state as a bunching Onion, and it is also extensively used as a pickling Onion, for which pur- pose it seems to be well adapted. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 70 cts.; lb., $ Southport White Qlobe. (See cut.) On account of its uniform globe shape this variety is highly prized, particularly for the home garden, where quality as well as appearance are desired. The bulbs are pure white and of a very mild flavor, also equally as good for keeping as the Yellow Globe. It is good for use as a medium crop, but most valuable when grown for the main crop, as the flesh is remarkably firm and solid. It is an enor- mous yielder, and as it is very attractive, always sells at high prices. It is best to dry these onions in a shady place, and give them plenty of air. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $ White Queen, or Barletta. This is the earliest variety of Onion and is vey mild, pure white, both skin and flesh. It does not grow to a large size, usually averaging about li inches in diameter, and is of a slightly flattened shape. It is a splendid variety for pickling, for which purpose it is largely grown. Pkt., 10 cts.; 30 cts.; fib., 85 cts.; lb., $ riammoth Silver King. This is the largest of the Italian varieties of Onion, specimens having been gro
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