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WE DELIVER ALL. SEEDS offered oa this iiage to any Posf-OlHee 

 in the United States, except in 5-ll>. lots. Deduct 10 cents per lb. from 

 pound prices if shipped by exprcsfi at purchaser's expense. >/^ jieek and 

 upwards of Onion Sets by express at purcliaser's expense. 



/ ONIONS. 



PRIZFTAICFP '*'»* Largest in Size. The most Hand- 

 1 iX»^l-( 1 i^avi_IV. some in Shape. The 9Iildest in Flavor. 

 Our Pure American-Grown Stock of this is the largest and hand- 

 somest Onion we have ever grown, eclipsing in size and ap- 

 pearance the most wonderful of the Spanish and Italian varie- 

 ties, many of the bulbs weighing from 3 to 3% lbs. each. The 

 skin is a rich golden color, while the flesh is white, and so 

 mild and sweet that it may be eaten raw like an apple. This 

 variety takes a leading place among the many valuable sorts 

 m general use, and we have no doubt will at all times com- 

 mand ready sales. For many years this Onion has been im- 

 ported in large quantities and sold in many of the first-class 

 grocery stores throughout the country at a very high price so 

 tha^-^ts good qualities are well known to many in this as well 

 as'other sections. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 ozs. 25c; 14 lb. 40c- 1 lb 



/f 1.25. By express, not prepaid, 5 lbs $5 50 



fellow Strasburg, or Dutch — A good keeper, bulb flat and of fair 

 size; skm darker yellow than Danvers, flesh white, solid and 



mild-flavored. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 14 lb. 30c; 1 lb $100 



Ijf&se Ked Wetherslield — A large cropper, and one of the very 

 '^ best market and shipping sorts. It grows to a large size 

 color of skin dark red, flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger- 

 flavored than the white and yellow varieties, and coarser 

 grained. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 30c; 1 lb. $1.10; 5 lbs. by 

 express ". j4 5Q 



SILVER KI.XG. 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



(lueen — An excellent white variety, re- 

 markable for its keeping qualities and 

 the rapidity of its growth. Pkt. 5c; oz. 



/20c; 14 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $1.75. By express, 

 5 lbs $8.00 



SiU-cr Skin Pickling — A splendid Pickling- 

 Onion of quick growth and good keeping 

 qualities; by sowing early in spring- and 

 again in July, two crops a year can be 

 raised. Sow thickly to produce nice, 

 liard Pickling Onions. (See cut on pre- 

 ceding page.) Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 2 ozs. 

 35c; 14 lb. 60c; 1 lb. $1.70; 5 lbs. by express $7.75 



ONION SETS 



ONION SETS. 



Onions in all classes 

 grown from our seed 

 were awarded First 

 Premiums at the Wis- 

 consin State Fair ev- 

 ery year since 1896 

 against a large field 

 of competitors. 



ll Price of Onion Sets subject to variation. Write for prices of 

 large quantities before ordering. Sets should be planted out as 

 early in the spring as the ground will permit. Plant them in 

 rows one foot apart, with sets three or four inches apart. 

 One quart to 20 feet of drill. 



Bottom Onion Sets. 



These are grown from seed and may be 

 used either for green bunch onions or left to 

 mature into large onions, ripening earlier 

 than onions grown from seed. 

 V^'hite — Pint 10c; quart 15c; (by mail, pint 



15c; qt. 25c); 1/2 pk. 45c; pk. 75c; bush.. $2. 50 

 Vellow — Pint 10c; quart 15c; (by mail, pint 



15c; qt. 25c); V2 pk. 40c; pk. 65c; bush.. $2.00 

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



qt. 25c); 1/2 pk. 50c; pk. 85c; bush $2.00 



Top Onion Sets. 



White Top Onion Set.s — Early, sweet and mild 

 flavored. The bulbs are silvery white, globe 

 shaped. Pint 20c; quart 30c; (by mail, pint 

 L'5c; quart 40c.) 



Egyptian, or Winter Top Onion Set.s — This va- 

 riety never forms a large onion; their main 

 value is in their extreme hardiness, produc- 

 ing young green onions as soon as spring 

 weather opens. They remain in the open 

 ground over winter without protection. Pint 

 10c; quart 15c; (by mail, pint 15c; quart 

 25c); ■% peck 40c; peck 65c; bushel $2.00. 



Wliite Multiplier Onion Sets. 



,Pure white in color, and much used for green 



Onions, or they can be allowed to ripen off 



for pickling. Their principal qualities are 



extreme earliness and long keeping quali- 

 , ties. Pint 15c: quart 25c; (by mail, pint 

 I 25c; qu4rt 35c.) . 1 •- 



L V CHIVES, smmm. 



jvery small hardy Onions, used for salad. Per 

 I clump 15c; by mail 25c. 



GARLIC. 



German Knoblauch. French, Ail. 

 The sets should, be planted in well-enriched 

 soil early in spring, the rows one foot apart 

 and about three inches between the plants in 

 the row. Harvest same as Onions. 

 Sets — 14 lb. 15c; 1 lb 35 



X ITALIAN ONIONS. 



'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 bunch- 

 wig, or using' green it is unsurpassed. 



/Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 1 lb $1.75 



^lammoth Silver King — Grows to an enor- 

 mous size; single onions grown from the 

 seed the first season frequently weigh 3 

 pounds. It matures early. The skin is 

 silvery white, the flesh is pure white and 

 remarkably mild and tender. Pkt. 5c; 

 oz. 20c; 2 ozs. 35c; % lb. 60c; 1 lb... $1.90 

 Mammoth Red "Victoria — A handsome ob- 

 long-shaped Onion of large size, fre- 

 quently weighing 3 to 4 lbs. each, 

 under favorable circumstances, from seed the first year. Ski-n 

 , dark red. flesh white, slightly tinted rose, of mild flavor and 



y very tender. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15o; 14 lb. 35c; 1 lb $1.25 



Mammoth Pompeii (Red Garganus) — Grows to an enormous 

 size, single Onions often weighing from 4 to 5 lbs; skin pale 

 reddish-bro-wn. flesh -white, fine-grained, very mild and tender. 



Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 1 lb $1.50 



Early White Pearl — A splendid Italian Onion of mild flavor. 

 Bulb flat, skin and flesh pure white. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; % lb. 



fiOc; 1 lb. 



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"The New Onion Culture," and 

 "Onions for Profit." — Greiner. 

 Up-to-Date treatise on Onion 

 Culture, each 50c, by mail. 



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