66 — Vegetable Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1917 



452 



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Yellow Dutch or Strasburg 



A standard market sort, very productive and profitable. FJattened 

 In shape. The flesh Is mild and good. An excellent lieeper-and' shipper. 

 At Philadelphia and elsewhere it is grown extensively for sets. 



Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; ^ pouud, 40 cts.; poand, $1.50. 



462 



Giant Pompeii 



Large, handsome, globe shaped, reddish brown onion. Flesh pure 

 white, very fine grained and of remarkably mild flavor. A heavy 

 cropper and a fine keeper. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ouiice, 35 cts.; \^ pound, 75 cts.; pound, $2.50. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION. 



4S6 Silver Skin or White Portugal 



A mild and pleasant onion, of somewhat flattened shape. It is very 

 popular for family use and one of the best for pickling, also for slicinf 

 or boiling. A favorite with many when young as a salad or bunching 

 onion; excellent for winter. This variety is largely grown for sets, and 

 is regarded as a standard sort on account of it being hard and firm. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, !25 cts.; J^ pound, 75 cts.; pound, $%.73< 



440 



Yellow Welsh Onion 



This is a bunch onion of the same character as the White Welsh, 

 except that while the flesh is white the skin is a yellowish brown ii 

 color. While it is a desirable variety in some markets, it has not the 

 handsome pearly white appearance, nor is it as mild in flavor as the 

 White Welsh. It is extremely hardy and for this reason we recommend 

 that it be planted wherever the winters are severe. 



Packet, 10 cts.; ounce, 20 cts.; l^ pound, 60 cts.; pound, $2.00. 



461 



Mammoth Silver King 



We Introduced this grand onion to the public over 30 years ago. The 

 skin is a beautiful, silvery white. The flesh is so sweet that it maybe 

 eaten raw like an apple. No other white onion attains such mammoth 

 size. The bulbs are of an attractive shape, flattened, but thick, af 

 shown in the illustration. The average diameter of fully grown Mam- 

 moth Silver King onions is from 5 to 7J4 inches. We have a record of 

 one of these onions weighing 4 pounds and 9 ounces. 



Packet, 10 ctg.; ounce, 35 cts.; % pouud, SI. 00; pound, S3.50. 



Australian Brown mammoth 



457 



This onion has claimed a place in America 

 within recent years, and seems perfectly able 

 to maintain it. It is of medium size, very early 

 rather flattened in shape, of brown color, and 

 wonderfully hard and solid. Its leading and 

 most valuable feature, aside from appearance 

 and quality, is its long keeping ability. This is 

 an excellent sort for the home garden or market. 

 Packet, 5 cents; ounce, 15 cents; 

 % pound, 10 cents; pound, $1.50. 



SILVER 

 KING 



465, 



Mammoth Red Tripoli 



A beautiful, large, flat onion, of excellet 

 flavor. Much like Bermuda Island Red, but les- 

 flat. Planted in Florida in October or Novembe 

 for early Northern markets. 



Packet, 10 cents; ounce, 30 cents; 

 % pound, 85 cents; pound, $3.00. 



470 



Mixed Onions 



This mixture contains a grand assortment of 

 the different colored and various shaped onions, 

 maturing at Intervals, so as to give a supply of 

 onions fit for the table when wanted, or for sav- 

 ing for winter use, as all are good keepers. A 

 sowing of these should be quite valuable. 

 Packet, 5 cts.; ounce, 15 cts.; 

 % pound, 40 cta.i pound, 81.50. 



