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POPULAR VEGETABLE SEEDS . . 



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PIIOTOCJRAPII OF A SELECT LIST OF OUU UFST AMKKICAX ONIONS. 



I^oand Yelloui Danvers Onion. 



Our superior stock of this celebrated variety is of tine 

 round shape; grows to good size, ■nitli tliiii, yellow skin, 

 white flesh, finegraineil, mild flavor and excellent quality. 

 It ripens early, frequently producing from six to eight hun- 

 dred bushels to the acre; keeps well and is considered a 

 splendid sort. Pkt., .5c.; oz., 15c.; J^ lb., 35c.; lb., $1.10. By 

 express or freight, 5 lbs. for $5.CK) : 10 lbs. and over, 90c. 

 per lb. 



Fhiladelphia YelloW Globe DanVers Onion. 



PJBDIGKEE SEED. (See lUustration.) 

 This improved variety is pronounced by all market gar- 

 deners and onion growers, who now grow it in preference to 

 all other onions, the very best strain in cultivation. It is the 

 earliest yellow globe variety, large in size, uniformly 

 perfect in shape and the largest cropper, producing from 

 seed 1000 bushels to the acre with good cultivation. It is also 

 the most reliable for bottoming, and one of the best keepers 

 of all American Onions. In fact, it is everything that could 

 be desired as a market or table onion. Prices of our Pedi- 

 gree Tested Seed, crop of 1895, grown from selected hand- 

 picked bulbs: Pkt., 5c.; oz., loc; K lb., 46c.; lb., 81.40; 5-lb. 

 lots, $1.35 per lb.; 10 lbs. and over, ({1.25 per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA EXTRA EARLY RED FLAT. 



Ten days to two weeks earlier than the Large Red Wethers- 

 field, of medium size and deep red color, an abundant pro- 

 ducer and of good form and flavor, keeping well. It is well 

 adapted to the cold, mucky soils of the North and Northwest, 

 where other varieties fail to produce full-sized onions. Pkt., 

 oc; oz., 20c.; i^ lb., 50c.; lb., $1.65; 5 lbs., 88.00; 10 lbs. and 

 over, 81.50 per lb. 



PHILADELPHIA EXTRA EARLY RED GLOBE. 

 (See illHstration ) A new variety, maturing as early as the 

 Extra Early Flat Red, but of a beautiful globe shape; 

 skin deep red, flesh mild and tender; an excellent keeper 

 and verv desirable for table or market use. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 20c.; i4 1b.,G0c.; lb., 81-90; 5 lbs., $9.00. 



EXTRA LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD. (See 

 iUustration.) Onion growers who prefer the red varieties will 

 find this a magnificent strain, far surpassing the ordinary 

 Red Wethersfield in size, productiveness and keeping 

 qualities. It is of the finest form, skin deep purplish red, 

 flesh purplish white, much finer grained than many of the 

 red sorts. Immense crops of this onion are grown each sea- 

 son, from our seed, by some of the largest growers in the 

 United States, who realize the very highest prices for their 

 crops. Pkt., 5c,; oz., 2Uc.; 5{ lb., 50c.; lb., 81.65; 5 lbs., $8.00; 

 10 lbs. and over, 81.50 per lb. 



GOliDEfl BAIili ONlOfl. 



Since our introduction of the Golden Ball and Ivory Bal. 

 Onions, a few years since, the demand for the seed has been 

 so great that we have been obliged to double our acreage for 

 seed each year. They originated with one of the most suc- 

 cessful onion growers of Oliio, his onions frequently control- 

 ling the late markets and selling rapidly at high prices, even 

 long after new onions arrived from the South, owing to their 

 excellent keeping qualities, fine appearance and handsome 

 shape. They are sure to bottom well, and are of much 

 better quality tor keeping or immediate use than the South- 

 port Globe varieties. In the Golden Ball theskin is of a rich 

 golden color, flesh white, mild, well-flavored and of un- 

 approachable quality, occupying the very first rank as a 

 keeping variety. Pkt., lOc; oz., 2nc.; ^4Ib",76e.; lb., $2.65. 



lVo':t^Y B All Li OrilOfi. 



THE GRE ATEST KEEPER OF ALL WHITE ONIONS. 



(See Illustration.) 



In size, shape and keeping qualities, this variety is an 

 exact counterpart of Golden Ball. The skin and flesh, 

 however, are of a pearly whiteness, and so smooth, round 

 and handsome, that, to a casual observer, they might easily 

 be taken for billiard balls. It is just as easy to grow as the 

 yellow varieties, and we recommend it to market growers in 

 preference, for the reason that white-skinned usuallv com- 

 mand a higher price. Pkt.,10c.; oz.,.35c.; ^lb.,$1.00; lb.,S3..50. 



PHILADELPHIA WHITE SILVER SKIN, or 

 PORTUGAL. {Sec illustration.) A good variety for family 

 use; skin and flesh pure white, mild flavor and flat shape. 

 The best white onion to grow largely for sets. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 

 20c.; %lb., eOc; lb., SI. 90; 5 lbs., 81.><5 per lb. 



SOUCHPORT LARGE YFLLOW GLOBE. This 

 fine American variety is entirely distinct from Danvers. It 

 is a very handsome, round variety, of large size, white flesh, 

 fine grained, mild, very firm, and the best of keepers. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz.,20c.; J4 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50; 5 lbs., $7.25; 10-lb. lots 

 and over, $1.35 per lb., bv express. 



SOUTHPORT LARGE RED GLOBE. This variety 

 is very similar to the Sonthport Yellow Globe in shape and 

 size, but ripens somewhat later, maturing a few days later 

 than the Red Wethersfield. It is a splendid keeperj and in 

 quality is superior tr» most otlier red varieties. Pkt., 

 5c.; oz., 20e.: i/i lb.. .50c.: lb., 81.6.''> ; 5-lb. lots, $1.60 per lb. 



SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. A large, globe- 

 shaped varietv, with white skin ; fine flesh, handsome shape 

 and a good keeper. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; M lb., 75c.; lb., $2.10. 



