PETE$ HErlDE^SOfl 8t CO., flEW VO^.— VEGETflBliE SEEDS. 



39 



ONION SEELP— Continued. 



SPANISH AND ITALIAN ONIONS. 



NEW MAMMOTH POMPEII. (Eed Garganus.) Is a very fine Italian variety. It has 

 produced Onions weighing 4 to 5 lbs. each. The skin is a delicate red, the flesh is close- 

 grained and nearly white. Is of a very mild flavor, and in sections where Onions can be 

 sown during autumn, this variety, if transplanted in April, will attain a larger size than 

 any variety we know of. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 70c. J^ lb., $2.25 lb. 



QUEEN. This is a very early Onion; small, flat, white and mild flavored. 5c. pkt., 20c. 

 oz., 60c. i^ lb., $2.00 lb. 



NEAPOLITAN MARZAJOLA. An early white, flat Onion of fine flavor. 5c. pkt., 20c. 

 oz., 60c. Y± lb., $2.00 lb. 



GIANT ROCCA. . Very large growing globe-shaped variety, of a reddish brown color. 

 Flavor mild and sweet. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. J^ lb., $2.00 lb. 



LARGE WHITE ITALIAN TRIPOLI. A new and excellent varie 

 quick growth and mild flavor. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 50c. % lb., $1-75 lb. 



LARGE RED ITALIAN TRIPOLI. This has the same character 

 as the White Tripoli; distinct in color, however. 5c. pkt., 20c. oz. 

 y± lb., $1.75 lb. 



GIANT WHITE GARGANUS. (Silver King.) Single Onions 

 of this variety, grown from seed, the first season have weighed 

 as much as 3 lbs. It 

 matures early, is a 

 white-skinned and 

 white-fleshed variety, 

 in shape somewhat 

 flat, and of an exceed- 

 ingly mild and delicate 

 flavor. 10c. pkt., 20c. 

 oz.,70c.J41b.,$2.251b. 



PRIZETAKER. This 

 is the large, beautiful 

 Onion that is seen 

 every fall offered for 

 sale at the fruit stores 

 in New York and other 

 large cities. They are 

 a rich straw color and 

 of enormous size, aver- 

 aging 12 to 14 inches 

 in circumference. Al- 

 though of such great 

 size, it is very hard 

 and an excellent keep- 

 er. The flavor is mild 

 and delicate, making 

 the Prizetaker a fa- 

 vorite variety for slic- 

 ing for salads. (See 

 cut.) 10c. pkt., 30c. 

 oz., 80c. %, lb., $2.50 lb. 



WHITE BUNCH. A 

 handsome white vari- 

 ety of vigorous habit, 

 producing large, 

 showy onions of fine 

 quality. This is not a 

 good keeping variety, 

 but for bunching for 

 sale or using in the 

 green state, it cannot 

 be surpassed. (Seecut.) 

 5c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. 

 M lb., $2.00 lb. 



WHITE BUNCH ONION. 



ADRIATIC BARLETTA. A very early, 

 small, pure white variety, having a very 

 delicate silver skin, flesh firm and 

 mild in flavor. Its great merit is its 

 extreme earliness. For pickling 

 purposes it is unexcelled. 10c. pkt., 

 25c. oz., 75c. >£ lb., $2.50 lb. 



BERMUDA ONIONS. 



These are very early varie- 

 ties, and are grown very largely 

 by the Bermuda growers and 

 those of our own Southern 

 States. 

 We again have pleasure fa 

 offering new crop seed 

 "V of the true Bermuda On- 



ion, the seed of which 

 it is often difficult to 

 obtain. (See cut.) 



Pale Red. 5c. 



20c. oz., 

 $2.25 lb. 



70c. 



pkt. 

 i. lb. 



White. 5c. 

 oz., 70c. i- 

 lb. 



pkt., 

 \ lb., : 



20c. 

 52.25 



PEIZETAKEB ONION. 



Potato Onions, 35c. qt., $2.50 pk. Top, or Button Onions, 30c. qt., $2.00 pk. 



Shallots. 35c. qt., $2.50 pk. Garlic Sets. 40c. lb. 



WHITE MULTIPLIER. An Onion of pure white silvery color, and very hardy 

 usually high priced, hence the advantage of a white 

 of this kind. Very useful for pickling. The New White 

 Multiplier Onion is enormously productive, and its hand 

 some appearance will make it very profitable to grow 

 Price of sets, 40c. per qt., $2.50 per peck. 



ONION SETS. 



Red, 30c. qt., $2.00 pk. 

 White, 35c. qt., $2.50 

 pk. Yellow, 30c. qt., 

 $2.00 pk. 



White Onion seed is 

 Multiplying " Onion 



We reproduce above a copy of a 

 certificate awarded us for our stock 

 of " Prizetaker " Onion by the Royal 

 Horticultural Society of England. 

 This is the highest tribute from the 

 greatest authorities on such sub- 

 jects in the world. 



