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Danvers Fine Yellow.—lIs the same shape as 
the White Silver Skin Color, brownish yellow; 
bulbs quite flat and of good size. This is the variety 
grown for sets, thousands of bushels of which are 
annually shipped from this market to different parts 
of the United States. 
Spring form the smail sets by July. These are | 
planted out the following Spring and form full- 
grown onions by midsummer. They are more hardy 
than the whites and therefore keep better through 
the Winter. In the Southern States they can be 
planted out in Autumn and will continue growing 
. the entire Winter, and in eariy Spring they will be 
- fit to use for salads and stews. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 
*2 ounces, l5c. Quarter pound, 25c. Pound, $1.25. 
Mammoth Prize-Taker Onion.-This onion 
is seen at fruit stands in the Fall and is the largest 
and handsomest onion in cultivation, and can be 
grown full size from seed. It keeps well, has white 
flesh and miid, delicate flavor. Packets, 5c. and 10c. 
Ounée, 15c. Quarter pound, 40c. Half pound, 65c. | 
z Pofind, $1.25. | 
Large Red Wethersfield.—lIt is a beautiful, | 
globe-shaped and rich purplish crimson color, mak- | 
ing it extremely desirable. It always commands 
~ a good price in the market. Is a.good keeper and of 
excellent quality. Packet, fc. Ounce, 10c. 2 Ounces, 
_ -—s-:18e. Quarter pound, 25c. Pound, $1. 
: ~Culture.—To raise onion sets during March or 
a April seJect good soil and mark shallow drills one 
4 foot apart, along which sow seed thickly. Keep the 
~~ *ibed free of weeds. In July the bulbs will be the 
size of marbles, when they are taken up and spread 
thinly over a floor, securely protected from dampness 
exposed to the air. 
WHITE SILVER SKIN ONION. 
Seeds sown in this latitude inw=——THueen. 
935 B STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. 21. 
This famous onion retains its great pop- 
ularity. Its delicate and mild flavor, its 
shapely form and size and its pure white 
color makes it a most desirable variety for 
the table, for the market and for shipping. 
Onion sets are extensively grown from this 
sort and from these sets full grown onions 
are grown as early as June and July. The 
onion sets and large onions are used for 
pickling purposes because of their clean, 
white silver color. Packet, 5c. Ounce, 
15c. Quarter pound, 60c. Pound, $2.00. 
ONIONS. 30 ictel. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; 4 pounds for 
an acre; 3 quarts set 100 yds. row; 12 bus. to the acre. 
Extra Early Pearl Onion or White 
Has enormous size, grows with wonderful 
rapidity and makes full size roots from seed the first 
season. The skin is a pure white waxy color with 
flesh snowy white, and so delicate and tender that 
the raw onior may be eaten like an apple. Often 
they grow 6 inches in diameter and weigh 3 pounds. 
It is valued as a very early sort. 
Packets, 5c.and 10c. Ounce,15c. Quarter pound, 
wdc. Half pound, 1.25. Pound, $2.50. 
PUMPKIN. —Ssirtis. 
wo pounds to the acre. Hills eight feet apart. 
Potato.—The finest variety for table use. 
Packet, 5c. and 10c. Quarter pound, 15c. Half pound, 
254. Pound, 40c. — 
Connecticut Field or Large Yellow. 
The common fieid variety so largely grown amongst 
corn. Excellent for stock feeding. Per pound, 10c. 
10 pounds, 90c. 25 pounds, $2. Pint, 10c. Quart, 
lic. Gallon, 40c. Peck, 75c. Bushel, $2.50. 
Your seedshas given splendid satisfaction, and I think 
you will get several orders from this place. 
Dec. 12, ’98. C. B. GATES, Miss. 
I have used your seed for 4 years on the Manatee 
River, Fla., and found them as good as I ever used. I 
want to use them now in Alabama. 
C. G. BARNES, Ala. 
My neighbor informed me you sell good seed, so I will 
give you a trial. 
JAN. 26, 98. W. S. WEDDLE, Va. 
