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VEGETABLE SEED SPECIALTIES • 



The Famous.... 



PRIZETAKER, 



ONION. 



The Grandest Variety Grown 

 for the American Climate. 



Excels in Yield — Excels in Size- 

 Excels in Keeping Qualities. Its 

 Mildness of Favor and Tenderness 

 are Unequaled Even by the Ber^ 

 muda Varieties. In Size it is Not 

 Excelled by the Enormous Varieties 

 from Spain. 



"THE Prizetaker Onion has now been several 

 * years on the market and is recognized as one 

 of our best standard varieties. Rarely has any 

 vegetable attained prominence more rapidly ; it- 

 succeeds everywhere — east, west, north and south 

 — and whether grown for home use or for market- 

 ing it gives universal satisfaction, yielding onions 

 often 14 inches around and at the rate of 1,200 to 

 1,500 bushels per acre — often much more under 

 exceptionally good culture. Its immense size and 

 mildness of flavor delight every one who raises it. 

 Nothing short of actual knowledge of this variety 

 will convey a really adequate idea of its great 

 value, whether considered as a variety for com- 

 mercial or private culture. Its immense size will 

 recommend it to all, particularly when it is known 

 that its keeping qualities are unexcelled. The 

 exterior color is pale yellow, and the interior clear 

 sparkling white. It is easily grown, medium early 

 in maturing, mild in flavor. By sowing early in 

 a sheltered spot and transplanting the young 

 plants, it can be grown to an immense size. (See 

 cut.) Price, lOc.pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. \i lb., $2.50 

 lb., 5 lbs. and upward, $2.40 lb. 



Prizetaker Onions, Grown from Our Seed, Received an 



Award of Merit from the Koyal Horticultural 



Society of England. 



In Praise of Prizetaker Onions: 



"/ want all who are interested in Onions to understand that your Prizetaker stands without 

 a peer. I have been growing them for four years — on the same ground — and getting 1,200 bushels 

 to the acre; practically all the Onions were perfect specimens (no scallions) and their size immense. 

 I express you four of them to-day; they measure 16 to 18 inches in circumference and weigh 1\ to 7| 

 lbs. each. I raised many larger and heavier specimens, but I want you to see the average of my crop. 

 My Prizetaker Onions took the first premium at the Inter-Mountain Fair at Boise this year, and 

 last year formed a part of the Idaho Exhibit at St. Louis, attracting widespread attention. 



"I have given up growing any other Onion but your matchless Prizetaker ." 



JAMES TORRANCE, Oreana, Idaho. 



"We raised your Prizetaker Onion last season ana every one who sees or eats them is delighted. 

 They are rightly named, for they took the first premium at our Lewis County Fair among a large 

 number of competitors." Mrs. M. M. LYMAN, Lowville, N. Y 



White Portugal 



OP, SILVER. SKIN ONION. 



The leading White Flat Union. For the family garden 

 it is one of the best. The bulbs attain a good size, ripen- 

 ing evenly ; the color is a beautiful silvery- white when 

 cured under cover. Its shape is flat but symmetrical. 

 For a white variety it is not only early but a good 

 keeper. For slicing and boiling it is one of the best, 

 the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 

 for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as 

 usual and is also extensively sown for sets. (See cut.) 



Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz., 90c. ' 4 ' lb., $3.00 lb., 5 lbs. 

 and upward, $2.90 lb. 



' '/ raised more Onions from h lb. of your seed than one of my neigh- 

 bors did from 11 lbs. of Philadelphia Onion Seed." 



S. SMITH, Oswego, N. Y. 



"My Onions from your Onion Seed are a perfect crop, both for size 

 and quality, free from mixture. They are ripe now. There may be 

 other seedsmen just as good, but I would hate to risk a change." 



ROBERT BIRCH, Plymouth, Mich. 



Our new Leaflet, " How to Grow Onions for Home and Market," combLuCKo^: Free to Customers if asked for. 



