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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1894
Identifier: childsrareflower00john (find matches)
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1894. 77 Italian— ONION;
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Italia^ Qijioijs. E/Tt^ EARLY Ba^LETTA^ During the past few years Italian Onions liave come into favor with astonishing rapidity. Where a few years ago they were grown only as fancy gardeni crops, they are now planted extensively for market, and they are, too, a profitable crop. They are of rapid growth and attain a very large size in a wonderfully short time. They are not only large, but very uniform, perfect in shape, and exceedingly handsome in appearance In quality they are acknowledged on all sides to be the best, having an exceedingly mild, delicate and pleasant flavor, For eating raw they are of course greatly superior to other Onions, owing to the mildness of their flavor. These Onions do best on a rich, light or sandy soil, in a warm, and if possible, sheltered situation, if one desires to see them at their best. No garden complete without a good supply of Italian Onions. Mammoth Silver King. A superb Onion, that sometimes grows to weigh 3 or 4 pounds. .Silver-skinned, white- fleshed, very mild and tender. So mild, swoetand tender that it can bo eaten raw like an apple. It has an average diameter of five to seven inches, making a circumference of fifteen to twenty inches. It is probably the most popular Italian Onion known to cultivation. A. grand seller In all markets. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; lb., $2.50. Priie Taker. A very large yellow globe Onion, very hand- some, tine flavor, and grand sort for market. Immensely productive, producing 700 bushels to the acre, and is claimed by the introducer to be the largest, handsomest, finest flavored yellow globe Onion ever introduced. It is a good keeper, remaining hard and firm until Spring. Pkt., iOc.; oz., 30c.: lb., $X0O. Giant White Tripoli. An enormous Italian sort, of very mild and pleasant flavor. One of the oldest sorts and a fine one. Very large and handsome and a quick and vigorous grower. Very popular. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $L50. Mammoth Pompeii. A most remarkable Onion on ac- count of its enormous size and fine quality. They often grow to the weight of 4 or 5 lbs., with a very thin and delicate skin, which is of a handsome reddish, or reddish brown color. Notwithstanding its great size it is exceed- ingly mild and fine grained. An extra fine sort, of easy culture and a good keeper. Pkt.. 10c.; oz., 20c.; lb., $1.50. Yellow Giant, or Zittau. An enormous yellow Onion, which cannot be too highly recommended. Notwith- standing its great size it is fine grained and of splendid quality. In keeping qualities it surpasses most other Italian varieties. Will surely, when known, be a great favorite. Pkt.. 5c.; oz., 15c.; lb., $1.50

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