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Title: Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1927 52nd year
Identifier: curriesfarmgarde19curr_10 (find matches)
Year: 1927 (1920s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros. Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1927
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Culture—The Onion is most successfully grown in a deep, rich loamy soil, and, unlike most vegetables, does best when cultivated in the same ground for a succession of years. Manure the ground w^ell in the fall, and turn up in ridges, during the winter, and as early as it will work in the spring rake or harrow thoroughly so as to get the soil fine and level. Sow thinly in drills half an inch deep, rows twelve inches apart, and cover with fine soil, pressing it down. Keep the ground free from weeds and thin out the young plants so they may stand three or four inches apart. The small onions pulled may be eaten green and the balance allowed to mature. Along in July the tops may be broken down by lightly trampling upon them, or if a large quantity is planted a good method is to take a barrel and roll them down. This tends to stop the top growth and the bulbs then develop more rapidly. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill; 4 to S lbs. to the acre. CURRIE'S EXTRA YELLOW GLOBE DAJVVERS—The largest cropper and best shape of any Yellow Onion at present on the market. It is saved from Picked Bulbs only, which for color and keeping qual- ities cannot be equalled, and should not be confounded with the Yel- low Globe Danvers commonly sold. It is a true globe shape with very small neck; slightlv flattened at the root end. Pkt. 10c; oz. SOc; Vi lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.75. AILSA CRAIG ONION—Extra Selected Stock. "The Champion Exhibition Onion of the World." Where known in this country this Onion takes the lead of all others, commanding a better price than any of the famous Spanish or Ber- muda sorts. It is a handsome globe shape, the outer skin being a beautiful straw color. The seed should be sown indoors or in a hot- bed early in spring and transplanted. Grows to a very large size, frequently weighing 2% to 3 lbs. each. It is remarkably mild in flavor. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50. Ciirrie's Prizetaker—Our pure American-grown stock is large and hand- some. The skin is r'ch golden, while the flesh is white, and so mild and sweet that it may be eaten raw like an apple. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % Vo. 75c; 1 lb. $2.75. Michigan Tellow Globe—(Same as Ohio Yellow Globe)—A popular, per- fect globe-shaped Onion, slightlv flattened at the base. It is a large vielder and splendid keeper. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; % lb. 75c; 1 lb. $2.65. Yellow Globe Danver.s—(Choice Stock)—The standard variety, both for market gardeners and private use. It grows very uniform in shape, is very productive, mild-flavored, ripens early, and is a splendid keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb. $2.65. ROUND YELLOW DANVERS—Same as preceding, but flatter, grows to a good size, ripens early, is a first-class market sort, and as a keeper is unexcelled. This variety is better than the globe-shaped for low ground. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb. $2.65.

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