LIST OP TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1916. 



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ONIONS. 



CONTINUED. 



AILSA CRAIG ONION Extra Selected Stock. 



"The Champion Exhibition Onion of the World." 



Where known In this country, this Onion takes the lead of 

 all others, commanding- a better price than any of the 

 famous Spanish or Bermuda sorts. There is no Onion 

 equal to it for exhibition purposes. It is a handsome 

 globe shape, the outer skin being a beautiful straw color. 

 The Seed should be sown indoors or in a hot-bed early 

 in spring- and transplanted. By this treatment enormous 

 crops can be raised, a yield of over a thousand bushels 

 to the acre not being uncommon. The Onions grow to 

 a very large size, frequently weighing 2% to 3 lbs. 

 each. It is remarkably mild in flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 

 % lb. $1.10; 1 lb $4.00 



Currle's Prizetaker — Our pure American-grown stock is 

 large and handsome. The skin is rich golden, while the 

 flesh is white, and so mild and sweet that it may be 

 eaten raw like an apple. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 2 ozs. 45c; 

 Vi lb. 80c; 1 lb. $2.85; 5 lbs. by express $13.50 



Vellow Strnsburg, or Dutch — A good keeper, bulb flat and 

 of fair size, skin darker yellow than Danvers. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 25c; 2 ozs. 45c; % lb. 75c 1 lb. $2.75; 5 lbs. by ex- 

 press $13.09 



Large Red Wethersfield — One of the best market and 

 shipping sorts. It grows to a larger size, color of skin 

 dark red, flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger-flavored 

 than the white and yellow varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 

 2 ozs. 45c; % lb. 80c; 1 lb $2.85; 5 lbs. by express $13.50 



White Bunching Onion (White Lisbon) — An extra early 

 variety maturing large snowy white onions of very fine 

 quality, long before other sorts are ready. It is not a 

 good keeper, but for early bunching, or using green It 

 is unsurpassed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 ozs. 60c; *4 lb. $1.05; 

 1 lb $3.75 



White Welsh Onion or Ciboule — A hardy perennial variety 

 grown only as a green bunching Onion. It does not form 

 the usual bulb, but merely an elongated enlargement of 

 the stem. The leaves frequently are used for seasoning. 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 2 ozs. 40c; % lb. 70c; 1 lb $2.50 



White Bermuda Onion — Bermuda Onions are much es- 

 teemed for their very large size and mild flavor. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



Mammoth Silver King— -Grows to an enormous size weigh- 

 ing 3 lbs. It matures early. The skin and flesh pure 

 white and remarkably mild. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 2 ozs. 50c; 

 V* lb. 85c; 1 lb $3.00 



Mammoth Red Victoria — A handsome, oblong-shaped Onion 

 of a large size, frequently weighing 3 to 4 lbs. each. 

 Skin dark ad, flesh white, slightly tinted rose, of mild 

 flavor an very tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 2 ozs. 45c; % 

 lb. 80c; 1 ib $2.85 



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SOtJTHPORT ONIONS. 



CORRIE'S PRIZETAKER ONION. 



Mammoth Pompeii (Red Garganus) — Grows to an enor- 

 mous size, often weighing from 4 to 5 lbs; skin pale red- 

 dish brown, flesh white, fine grained, very mild and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 2 ozs. 45c; *4 lb. 80c; 1 lb $2.85 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



White Qiifcu — An excellent white variety for pickling. 

 Remarkable for the rapidity of its growth. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 30c; 2 ozs. 55c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. by ex- 

 press $16.75 



Extra Early Barletta — Similar to White Queen, but earlier, 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. by ex- 

 press $16.75 



Silver Skin Pickling — Ai splendid Pickling Onion of quick 

 growth and good keeping qualities. Sow thickly to pro- 

 duce nice, hard Pickling Onions. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 

 ozs. 65c; Vi lb. $1.10; 1 lb. $4.00; 5 lbs. by express $19.25 



ONION SETS. 



Price of Onion Sets subject to variation. Write for prices 

 of large quantities before ordering. Plant in rows one foot 

 apart and three inches in the row. One quart to 20 feet of 

 drill. 



BOTTOM ONION SETS. 



These produce green or bunch Onions in much less time 

 than they can be secured from Seed, and permit the use of 

 the land for a second or other crops. Prices subject to mar- 

 ket changes. 



White — Pint 10c; quart 15c (by mail, pint 15c quart 25c); 

 % peck 45c; peck 80c; bushel $2.75 



Yellow — Pint 10c; quart 15c (by mail, pint 15c; quart 25c); 

 % peck 45c; peck 75c; bushel $2.50 



Red — Pint 10c; quart 15c (by mail, pint 15c; quart 25c); % 

 peck 45c; peck 75c; bushel $2.50 



White Multiplier Sets — Pure white, and mild in flavor. 

 Principal points in their favor are extreme earliness, 

 yielding the first bunch Onions of the season, long- 

 keeping quality and productiveness, each set often pro- 

 ducing several stalks and bulbs. Pint 15c; quart 25c (by 

 mail, pint 25c; quart 35). 



TOP ONION SETS. 



Egyptian or Winter Top Onion Sets — Their main value is 

 extreme hardiness, producing young green Onions as 

 soon as spring opens. Pint 10c; quart 15c (by mail, pint 

 15c; quart 25c) % peck 45c; peck 75c; bushel $2.50 



CHIVES— Schnittlauch. 



Very small, hardy Onions, used for salads. 

 Plants — Per clump 15c; by mail 25c; per dozen by express. $1.00 

 Seed — Per pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; oz. 50c; % lb. $1.50; 1 lb.. $5. 00 



