Seed annual . season,or as long as our stock lasts. If ordered sent by mail, add15 cents per quart for postage. RED BOTTOM SETS. Used precisely as top onions are,setting them out in the spring, instead of sowing 20c; Bushel $ YELLOW BOTTOM SETS, identical with the preceding,except in color, and used in the same manner. Qt. 20c;Bushel $ WHITE BOTTOM SETS. They do not keep as well as thered or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions early in theseason, qt. 20c; Bushel $ To raise onion- sets from seed, use good ground preparedas for large onions, and sow the seed very thic
Seed annual . season,or as long as our stock lasts. If ordered sent by mail, add15 cents per quart for postage. RED BOTTOM SETS. Used precisely as top onions are,setting them out in the spring, instead of sowing 20c; Bushel $ YELLOW BOTTOM SETS, identical with the preceding,except in color, and used in the same manner. Qt. 20c;Bushel $ WHITE BOTTOM SETS. They do not keep as well as thered or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions early in theseason, qt. 20c; Bushel $ To raise onion- sets from seed, use good ground preparedas for large onions, and sow the seed very thick in broad drillsforty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is sown thin, thebulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of theright shape, and if sown thick on poor laud, they willbeneckyor bottle-sliaped. When onion seed is sown for sets, the seedmay be planted somewhat later than for large bulbs, but finecrops are more likely to come from early sowing. 44 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, FINE TRIPLE CURLED PARSLEY. Very useful for flav-oring soups, stews, andfor garnishing. Thegreen leaves are usedfor flavoring, or theymay be dried crisp, rub-bed to a powder, andkept in bottles untilneeded. Culture—It requiresrich, mellow soil. Theseed is even slower thanparsnip in germinating,and should be sown asearly as possible in thespring, in drills one footapart, and when ther^ plants are well up thini^ to one foot in the the leaves be-come old and dull theymay be cut off and theplant will start a newgrowth which will bebrighter and bettercurled. The fern leavedand moss curled vari-eties make beautifulborder plants. PLAIN. Leaves plain or flat and very dark colored. It is oftenpreferred on this account and because of its hardiness. Pkt. 5c;Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. loc; ^ Lb. 20c: Lb. 50c. CARTERS FERN LEAVED. The leaves are finely cut and give theplants a feathery fern-like appearance. Makes a handsome borderplant. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 ; %Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. EMERA
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