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Title: 13th annual price list & catalogue of fresh and reliable garden, field and flower seeds : grown and sold on the seed farm of Samuel Wilson
Identifier: 13thannualpricel1889wils (find matches)
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Wilson, Samuel; Samuel Wilson (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Mechanicsville, P. A. : Samuel Wilson
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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WILSON'S SEED CATALOGUE FOR 1889. 63 MAMMOTH POMPEII.
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Mammoth Pompeii. This magnificent mammoth new onion originated in Italy, near the ancient buried city of Pompeii. Last year we .eave some idea of the mammoth size to which thisVariety grows. Since then we have received ■ hundreds of letters about this splendid onion, many claiming to have grown them to weigh from 23^ to 3 pounds from the black seed first year, and some even as high as"3V^ pound*. Mr. Alfred Rose. Penn Tan. "New York, raised one from seed first year that reached the" enormous weight of 4 pounds. This is almost in- credible, but Mr. Rose is a man of veracity, and his aflidavit to the weight was attested to by responsible parties who were present at the weighing. Others have grown them to weigh from 3 to 3!/^ ix)unds. from seed first year, without any special effort. To grow these fine onions successfully, from seed first year, they should be sown early j on very rich ground, kept clear'of weeds, and, when wanted for large onions, should be thinned out to at least 1 10 inches in the row and frequently hoed. Notwithstanding their enormous size, their shape is always rotind I and symmetrical; their skin is very thin and delicate in ap\)earance. and a beautiful reddish-brown color. ' The flesh is pure white, very fine grained, and a remarkable mild and pleasant flavor. Of all the magnificent onions of which we are indebted to Italy none can vie -with the Mammotli Pompeii and Silver King: (see Specialties), and no other varieties ohtain such mammoth weights. Below we give a few of the many letters and testimonials about this splendid onion, which will go to'show that they do well in almost every part of the country, and that large onions can be grown from the black seed first year with much less trotible and expense than from the small bulbs or sets. Pkt., lOc: 8 pkts.. 25c.: oz.. 30c.; )i lb., SOc: lb., S3.00. For illii-itration and (Ifscripfion of our Xf iv yfammoth Chiiov>'. .*fe Specialfi(i>. Ada, Hardin Co., Feb. 2. 188". ' Samuel Wilson. Dear Sir: Last year we raised the new Mammoth Pom- peii Onions that measured 17^ around, and the average measured Ki inches. They were the nicest onions ever raised in Ohio, and took first premium at our great fair. Yours, ' .John Ct'nxingh-OL .JoHX MiER. Colorado, Feb. 16th. writes : The ^lammoth Pompeii and Silver King Onions have both done remarkably well in oitr county. We had one Mammoth Pompeii that weighed 4>g pounds from seed. The Silver Kings weighed nearlv as much. Thev are the onions for Colorado. All your seeds have done well. Wm. DrNAN, Tompkins Co , N. Y.. Dec. 6. 1887. writes : The Mammoth Pompeii Oniorishave done splen- didly for me I raised nearly 1 bushel of fine onions from 1 packet of your seed. The la'f^st weighed very near 4 pounds. «^ The above is a sample of nearly 100 letters from all parts of the United States that we have received about this splendid onion.

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