onion 



The popularity of the Sweet Spanish 

 Onions is due entirely to their mild, 

 sweet flavor. Many people who or- 

 dinarily cannot eat onions, relish the Sweet Spanish 

 types. They are ideal for the delectable French-fried 

 onions. For best results, start the seed in a cold frame 

 and transplant the seedlings when ground is ready. 



Henderson's Two Popular 



Sweet Spanish Varieties 



612 ESPANOLA 



(See Color Plate 

 Page 23) 



610 BARCELONA 



A Spanish, Keeping Onion, Sparkling White, Mild Flavor 



We have named this novelty Barcelona because it is a selection 

 obtained from our famous onion, Espanola, although it is pure 

 silvery-white in color, instead of pale golden-yellow, like its parent. 

 It is also more of a true globe shape. The outer skin is silver- 

 white and the inside is sparkling white, of fine texture, mild flavor 

 and delicate tenderness. 



In sections where there is a long, warm season and on soil that 

 is well tilled and rich, Barcelona will attain almost as large a 

 size as its parent Espanola. 



The Espanola and Barcelona onions are very popular; are in 

 all respects equal to the imported. They also keep fairly well 

 for winter use but not quite equal in keeping qualities to the 

 Southport Globes or Danvers. Season 105 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., $1.00; X lb., $3.00; lb., S9.00. 



607 HARDY WHITE BUNCHING 



An excellent "scallion" variety for spring or fall sowing, hardy 

 enough to winter in the open ground. Seed sown in July or August 

 will produce scallions the following spring, earlier even than they 

 could be grown from onion sets. The plants will not form bulbs, 

 but they produce long, smooth, pure white stems of perfect 

 flavor and tenderness. Ready for use in 55 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 85c; H lb., $2.50; lb., $7.50. 



629 YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



There is a considerable variation in the shape of this variety — 

 shapes that vary from flat to deep oval. We have consistently 

 adhered to the original type, which, but for a slight depression 

 from top to bottom, is a perfect sphere. The matter of tops has 

 had close attention, and are so bred that at maturity they dis- 

 appear entirely, leaving the bulbs quite without neck, clean, solid 

 and good throughout. Season 105 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 85c; M lb., $2.50; lb., $7.50. 



It's easy to grow high quality onions in your garden by following 



the instructions given in our leaflet, "Onion Culture" — sent 



free on request when ordering 



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The Handsomest and Mildest Large Onion 

 in the World 



Spanish Onions may be grown in any locality 

 where onions will grow, but ideal conditions for 

 their best development are found in locations 

 having a warm, long season, deep, rich, well-tilled 

 soil, and an available water supply in case of 

 drought. Under such conditions great crops of 

 ideal Spanish Onions are produced; bulbs that 

 will measure 4 to 6)4 inches in diameter, and 

 weigh up to lyi lbs. each, equal in every respect 

 to the imported onions. 



When transplanting the seedlings see that they 

 are placed 6 inches apart to give the long roots 

 ample feeding ground and encourage rapidity of 

 growth. 



An experienced onion grower gives this brief 

 description of Espanola: "Bulbs extremely large, 

 almost globular in shape; neck and root disc, 

 small and fine; skin light yellow; interior fine- 

 grained, and flavor mild; foliage distinctive, 

 a deep green with glossy surface rendering 

 Espanola practically immune from fungoid 

 diseases." Season 110 days. 



Price, pkt., 15c; oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.00; 

 lb., $9.00. 



613 PRIZETAKER 



Magnificent in Size — Delightfully Mild in Flavor — A Match- 

 less Keeper — Succeeds in All Sections of the U. S. 



Prizetaker is at once the largest and most handsome of all Amer- 

 ican Onions, and is renowned everywhere. 



It is so well-bred that the tops dry down entirely when it 

 ripens, leaving a clean, sound bulb, perfect in form, rich in color 

 and wonderfully solid. The outer skin is rather pale yellow, the 

 flesh pure white throughout. It is extremely mild in flavor, very 

 much esteemed for slicing, baking and 'boiling; in fact, in what- 

 ever way it is prepared it is unsurpassed. Season 105 days. 



Price, pkt.. 15c; oz.. $1.00; M lb., $3.00; lb., $9.00. 



