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Keywords: Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue (16349122012).jpg 22 <br> F W BOLGIANO CO <br> ' <br> WHITE SILVER SKIN ONION <br> ONE OUNCE ONION EF r WILL SOW ' RED FEETDRJLL S X POUNDS TO ACRE <br> This famous onion retains its great popu- <br> larity lis delicate and mild flavor its <br> shapely form and size and its pure white <br> color makes it a most desirable variety for <br> the tab - tor the market and for snipping <br> Onion sets are intensively grown from this <br> sort and trom these sets full grown onions <br> are grown as early as June and July The <br> onion sets and large onions are used for <br> pickling purposes be ause of their clean <br> white silver color ” Pa k »t 5c Ounce Im- <br> pound 50c V z pound 90c Pound 1 60 <br> NEW 1901 CROP BERMUDA ONION SEED <br> J luo <br> Improved white Bermuda onion <br> These varieties are not only the no«t popular but the most <br> salable of all foreign varieties and one that is grown more ex- <br> tensively in the South than any oth f sort The Improved is a <br> selection of the old Red Bermuda but possesses much riner qual- <br> ities and is far more productive It is oval in shape of a pure <br> white color tiite early very solid does not skin in transnoita- <br> tion and keeps l tW than any 01 her foreign vaiieiy It is also <br> of a mild and delicate flavor Like the Italian varieties it pro- <br> duces full grown onions from seed the same season In the <br> South seed sown in the fall will produce tine large nions for <br> market in early spring ” Packets 5c and 10c Ounce 20c <br> i Pound 75c £ Pound 1 25 Pound 2 25 <br> 1/ IMPROVED RED BERMUDA ONION <br> rm proved Red Berinud i n shape and size similar to <br> the white differing only in color and is a most desirable sort ” <br> Packets 5c and l c Ounce 15c i Pound 60c + Pound 1 10 <br> Pound 2 00 <br> TOR PRICE ON ONION SETS <br> Diiuvers Fine Yellow ” Is the same <br> shape as the White Silver Skin Color <br> brownish yellow ; bulbs quite flat and of <br> good size This is the variety grown for <br> sets thousands of bushels of which are an- <br> nually shipped from this market to different <br> 1 arts of the Uniied States They are more <br> hardier than the whites and keep better <br> through the winter In the Southern States <br> 'hey can be planted in autumn and will <br> continue growing the entire winter <br> Packets 5c and 10c Ounce 10c 2 ounces <br> 15c Y\ pound 25c Pound 75c <br> l/ Mammo'li Pri/ c-Ta 1 - ev Onion ” This onion is <br> Been at fruit stands in the fall and is the largest <br> and handsomest onion in cultivation and can be <br> grown full eize from seed Ir keeps well has white <br> 1 esh and mild delicate flavor ” Packets 5c and Inc <br> Ounce 15c 1 Pound 50c H Pound 75c Pound <br> £50 <br> Large R 1 Wethersfield It is a beautiful <br> globe-shaped and rich purplish crimson color <br> making it extremely desirable It always com- <br> mands a good price in the market It is a good <br> keeper and of excellent quality ” Packet 5c <br> Ounce 10e 2 Ounces 15c '4 Pound 25c Pound 80c <br> Culture ” For sets sow the seed as earlyas pos- <br> sible in the spring very thickly in drills As soon <br> as the tops die off in summer remove them to a <br> dry airy place and early in the following - <br> replant by placing the sets in shallow dri <br> inches apart and about 4 inches apart in the <br> the onions obtained by this process are of a <br> size eany in the season They may also be grow n <br> to full si t during the first season by sowing <br> in drill 1 foot apart and about j inch deep in <br> March' r early in April in strong land well ma- <br> nured and thinning hem out to stand 3 or 4 inches <br> apart in the drills Theydelighl in a 6trong rich <br> deep loamy soil and succeed well if grown suc- <br> cessive years on the same ground By sowing <br> onion seed in frames in February or March and <br> transplanting in April onions of immense size <br> can b –  ¢ –  ' itained For this purpose Red and White <br> Bermuda and Prize-Taker succeed best <br> SEE PAGE 41 42156272 132756 65911 Page 22 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156272 1902 10 5962/bhl title 65911 F W Bolgiano Co ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection Biodiversity Heritage Library Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue tested seeds for the garden and farm Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Fruit Garden tools Nurseries Horticulture Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42156272 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156272 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-23 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16349122012 2015-08-24 08 55 06 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Bolgiano's 1902 catalogue Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script
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