The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
Decorative Dahlia.

onions arc Danvers yellow globe.
Southport white and red globe and red
Wethersfield. white Prizetaker. Ailsa
Craig and silver King are the largest
onions in cultivation
Danvers yellow is a globe onion with
attractive yellow skin and IS n market
favorite, flesh Is white, crisp. tender,
mild and sweet. One OF the best for
home or market. Southport white
globe has white skin and flesh. Rain
or dew Will cause discoloration OF tho
skin when these onions are drying
Southport red g,obc has rcd skin ami
the flesh Il family tinge1 with the
same color. and the flavor l. a little
stronger than tho white or yellow
variety Sou'hpor, white globe is the
onion the writer likes best for family
Use. When cooked the ficSh is OF a
rich milky color. tender and Of de-
licious flavor, and for eating raw is
the mildes' OF the Southport onions.
Red Wcthersteld is "a large, solid
and heavy Onion. excellent for boiling.
but rather too strong for use raw IN
salads. Tbs * tho best onion g. grow
on poor or DRY soil
prizetakcr is a mammoth onion, mild
and a good keeper. Ailsa Craig IL
another large onion frequently weigh
ing two pounds each. Mid and tender
hut not recommended for keeping.
Mammoth White Gorgeous or Si'yrr
King is another large white onion. The
flesh Is snow white. mild and of pleas
ant favor.
ONION SETS. Late next, autumn TRY
planting a few onion sets. w7''c. vol
.ow or red They are small onions
grown th!cklv from seed the previous
summer They can he '.ft out an WIN
tor. diving hut a slight protection ~
manure
Onion scis can no planted now ard
, will supply green onions until the
seedlings are ready for use For =
succession onion sets ran be- planted
every tthcr week until a. late as m"
first ot May. The price usually adj
vanccs late tn the season, so Il Is well
TO purchase tho sets an A. on" time.
PEAS arc ono Of tho vegetables that
10 bo good must I've picked. cooked,
served and eaten within the shortest
possible space az time That Is from
inc time FlfN ar IA' ~ hlAAH wy
are :, rived as lt'lc time a. poS~ihl"
should clapsc, ana then there VIII
surely he no vast OF tim" IN devour-
ing them.
Tho tall growing peas should h"
planted in rows two and a half fee
spart. Dwarf varieties should h"
planted eighteen inches apart. Sow
the seed about two inches apart in IN"
rows. As to depth 70 plant there are
facts that Should he understood bcfor-
this point is covered.
The round seeded yeas are extremely
hardy and early. but the favor is not
40 delicate A. the wr.nkled peas. The
I round peas should be planted first,
later the dwarf wrinkled sorts. fol-
lowed bv tho tall wrlnll,cd varieties az
intervals Of about a week until the
frs, of June. Early in August tins
dwarf wrinklcd varieties may be sown
again for an autumn crop.
Peas suffer- from lack Of moisture,
and successful cultivation !s basel
upon this fact. II the very best pos
sIble results are wanted. irrespective
Of the work involved. dig a trench
a foot deep, having the trenct
M least the width OF n spade
In the bottom place four inches ot
stable manure; spread tho manur
evenly and tramp It down, cover this
with two inches Of good topsoil an'
SOW the seeds, covering them with tive
inches OF good soil. As the plants
grow MI in the trench until II Is ever
with the ground and then supply sup
ports for the vines. This deep plant
ing vii, help supply the necessary