LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1917. 



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ONIONS 



-CONTINUED 



AILSA CBAIG ONION Extra Selected Stock. 



"The Champion Exhibition Onion of the World." 



Wliere known in this counti-y, 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 trans- 

 planted. By this treatment enormous crops can be raised, 

 a yield of over a thousand bushels to the acre not being 

 uncommon. The Onion grows to a very large size, frequent- 

 ly weighing 2% to 3 lbs. each. It is remarkably mild in 



Currie'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. 20c; 2 ozs. 35c; % lb. 55c; 1 

 lb. $1.90; 5 lbs. by express $8.75 



Yellow Strasburgr, or Dutch — A good keeper, bulb flat and 

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

 20c; 2 ozs. 30c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. by express. .. $8.00 



liargre Red Wethersfleld — 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 

 white and yellow varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 2 ozs. 30c; 

 Vi lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75; 5 lbs. by express $8.00 



White Bunching Onion (White Lisbon) — ^An extra early 

 variety maturing large snowy white onions of very flue 

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

 keeper, but for early bunching or using green it is unsur- 

 passed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 ozs. 60c; % lb. $1.05; 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. 30c; 2 ozs. 55c; Vi lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



White Bermuda Onion — Bermuda Onions are much esteemed 

 for their very large size and mild flavor. . Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 

 % lb. $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



Crop almost a total failure last season, and seed therefore 

 scarce. 



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; oz 40 



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. 5c; oz. 30c; 2 ozs. 55c; V4, lb. 

 $1.00; 1 lb $3.00 



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SOUTHPOKT ONIONS. 



CBRRIE S PBIZETAKER ONION. 



Mammoth 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; oz .40 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



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

 markable for the rapidity of its growth. Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 

 2 ozs. 60c; % lb $1.05; 1 lb $3.75 



Extra Early Barletta — Similar to White Queen, but earlier 

 Pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; 2 ozs. 60c; % lb. $1.05; 1 lb $3.75 



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; oz. 30c; 2 ozs. 

 55c; % lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.00; 5 lbs. by express $14.25 



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 market changes. 



White — Pint 12c; quart 20c; (by mail, pint 20e; quart 30c); 

 % peck 65c; peck $1.25; bushel (32 lbs.) $4.75 



Yellow — Pint 12c; quart 20c; (bv mail, pint 20c; quart 30c); 

 Vz peck 60c; peck $1.10; bushel (32 lbs.) $4.00 



Bed — Pint 12c; quart 20c; (by mail, pint 20e; quart 30e) ; 

 V2 peck 65e ; peck $1.20 ; bushel (32 lbs.) $4.50 



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. Pint 15c; quart 25c (by mail, pint 23c; 

 quart 35c.) 



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 18c; 

 quart 25e) ; % peck 45c; peck 80c; bushel... $3.00 



CHIVES — Schnittlauch. 



Very small, hardy Onions, used for salads. 

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

 aeea — x-cr' pkt. 10c ; % oz .35c ; oz -60 



