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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_3 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (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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Italian 0^io)Qs, During the past few years Italian Onions have come into favor with astonishing rapidity. Where a few years agotney were grown only as fancy garden 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 hape, 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, sweet and tender that it can be 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., 20c; lb., $2.00. Prize Taker—A very large yellow Globe Onion, very hand- some, fine 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., 10c; oz.. 20c; lb., $1.25. Giant White Tripoli—An enormous Italian sort, of very mild and pleasant flavor. One of the oldest sorts and a vigorous grower. Very popular. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c,; lb., $1.50; 3 lbs., $4.00. 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; 3 lbs., $4.00. 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 Juality. In keeping qualities it surpasses most other talian varieties. Will surely, when known, be a great favorite. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c.; lb., $1.50; 3 lbs., $4.00. Mammoth Victoria—A very large, white Onion, of fine, mild flavor, and oval shape. It is quite distinct from all other Onions and often grows to the enormous weight of 5 to 6 pounds. Pkt.; 10c; oz., 20c; lb., $1.75.

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