LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1919. 



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Large Red Globe (Southport Type) — Of handsome globe-shape 

 and rich deep red color, making It a very desirable sort. 

 It is a splendid keeper and of excellent quality. We offer 

 the true Southport strain, which is unequalled. Pkt. 10c; 

 1 oz. 35c; V* lb. $1.00; % lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $3.25; 5 lbs. $14.50. 



Large Red Wethersfield — One of the best market and shipping 

 sorts. It grows to a large size, color or skin dark red, 

 flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger-flavored than the 

 w^hite and yellow varieties. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; l^ lb. 95c; 

 Vz lb. $1.60; 1 lb. $3.00; 5 lbs. $13.50. 



Extra Early Plat Red — A medium-sized flat variety, produc- 

 ing abundantly and coming into use about two weeks 

 earlier than Red Wethersfield. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; % lb. 

 95c; Vz lb. $1.60; 1 lb. $3.00; 5 lbs. $13.50. 



White Portugal or Silver Skin— An excellent keeper and a 

 g-ood ylelder. Extensively grown for pickling. The bulb 

 is handsome and mild flavored. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 40c; % lb. 

 $1.25; Vz lb. $2.15; 1 lb. $4.15. 



White Bunching Onion (White Ivisbon) — An extra early va- 

 riety 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; 1 oz. 40c; % lb. $1.25; % lb. $2.15; 

 1 lb. $4.15. 



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. 10c; V2 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c. 



W^hite Bermuda Onion — Bermuda Onions are much esteemed 

 for their very large size and mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 

 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; Vz lb. $2.20; 1 lb. $4.25. 



Southport Onions. 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



Mammoth Silver King — Grows to an enormous size weighing 

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

 and remarkably mild. Pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 35c; % lb. $1.15; 

 % lb. $2.10; 1 lb. $4.00; 5 lbs. $18.00. 



Mammoth Red Victoria — A handsome, oblong-shaped Onion 

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

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

 and very tender. Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c. 



Manunoth Pompeii (Red Garganus) — Grows to an enormous 

 size, often weighing from 4 to 5 lbs., skin pale reddish 

 brown, flesh white, fine grained, very mild and tender. 

 Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c. 



Currie's Prizetaker Onion. 

 (For description see opposite page.) 



Large White Globe (Southport Type) — A large, handsome, 

 globe-shaped onion. The skin and flesh are a beauti- 

 ful clear white. Flesh firm, very fine grained and ex- 

 ceedingly mild in flavor. It is also a splendid keeper and 

 always commands a high price in the market. Pkt. 10c; 

 Vz oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; Vz lb. $2.15; 1 lb. $4.15. 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



To grow for pickling, sow seed thickly and deeply and do 

 not allow onions to appear above ground. 



White Queen — An excellent white variety for pickling. Re- 

 markable for the rapidity of its growth. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 

 25c; 1 oz. 40c; Vt lb. $1.25; Vz lb. $2.15; 1 lb. $4.15. 



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

 Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; Vi lb. $1.25; V2 lb. $2.15; 

 1 lb. $4.15. 



Silver Skin Pickling — A splendid pickling onion of quick 

 growth and good keeping qualities. Sow thickly to pro- 

 duce nice, hard Pickling Onions. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 25c; 

 1 oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; Vz lb. $2.15; 1 lb. $4.15. 



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 pound 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 miarket 

 changes. 



Yellow — 1 lb. 25c, (by mail 32c); 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75; 

 1 bu. (32 lbs.) $4.75. 



White — 1 lb. 30c (by mail 37c); 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.25; 1 bu. 

 (32 lbs.) $5.50. 



Red— 1 lb. 25c, (by mail 32c); 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75; 1 bu. 

 (32 lbs.) $4.75. 



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

 cipal points in their favor are extreme earliness, yielding 

 the first bunch Onions of the season, long-keeping quality 

 and productiveness, each set often producing several stalks 

 and bulbs. 1 lb. 35c, (by mail 42c). 



Yellow Multiplier Sets — 1 lb. 35c, (by mail 42c). 



Egyptian or Winter Top Sets— Are obtainable in the month of 

 August. These will flirnish the earliest green onion in the 

 spring. 1 lb. 20c, (by mail 27c); 5 lbs. 75c. 



iWe deliver all seeds offered on this page at prices given I 

 to any Post Office in the United States. I 



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