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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 



NEW ONION 



JOHNSONS 



LONG-KEEPING 



Prizetaker 



See testimonials below 



Since its introduction in 1888, 

 the old Prizetaker Onion has grown 

 in popularity, the only objection 

 being its keeping qualities, which 

 have not been up to the standard 

 of the American varieties. For 

 several years past, however, a 

 prominent onion grower has 

 been making selections and breed- 

 ing the old Prizetaker until 

 he has obtained a strain which, in 

 keeping quality, is fully equal to 

 Danvers and the Southport Globes. 

 The strain is by far the largest in 

 size and handsomest in shape of 

 all the Yellow Globe Onions. 



We introduced this strain last 

 year, and the reports we have re- 

 ceived as to its remarkable keeping 

 qualities, handsome globe shape 

 and fine flavor surpassed even our 

 expectations. We take pleasure in 

 callipg your attention to a few of 

 the testimonials we have received, 

 some of which we give below. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; \ lb., 80c; 

 lb., $2.75 ; 5 lbs. and over, $2.60 

 per lb. 



Philadelphia Yellow Globe Danvers Onion 



This improved variety is pronounced by onion growers the very best strain in cultivation. It is 

 the earliest yellow globe, large in size, uniformly perfect in shape and the largest cropper, produc- 

 ing from seed 1,000 bushels to the acre. It is also the most reliable for bottoming, and one of the 

 best keepers of all American Onions. Prices, new crop, Pedigree Tested Seed, grown from selected 

 hand-picked bulbs: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; \ lb., 75c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs. and over, $2.15 per lb. 



JOHNSON'S NEW EARLY YELLOW GLOBE ONION. fj£?jjj{£; 



white flesh, splendid keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; \ lb., 70c; lb., $2.50. 



7VIODQP RDOWM fil ORP Deep globe, rich brown skin, white flesh; all the good 

 mu^oc Di^vnil VJL.V/DC k eep ing qualities of the well-known Australian Brown. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; \ lb., 70c; lb., $2.50. 



SOME OPINIONS ON OUR LONG-KEEPING PRIZETAKER 



LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL 



Enoch Babb, Herbst, Ind., September 30, 1907, writes : 

 "Your new Long-Keeping Prizetaker Onion proved the best 

 I ever planted ; the bulbs are large and beautiful and ripen 

 down hard and dry." 



NINE BUSHELS TO AN OUNCE OF SEED 



Philip Vasseller, Oxford, Pa., September 30, 1907, 

 writes : " Your Long-Keeping Prizetaker Onions are the 

 largest I ever saw ; they will give about nine bushels to an 

 ounce of seed." 



UNIFORM IN SIZE AND SHAPE 



J. S. Tyler, Terre Haute, Ind., October 16, 1907, writes : 

 " Your new Prizetaker Onion outyielded all others and was 

 more uniform in size and shape than any 1 ever raised." 



LARGEST, TENDEREST, SWEETEST 



J. W. Hamlin, Hillsdale, Mich., August 30, 1907, writes: 

 " Your Long-Keeping Prizetaker Onion has made the best 

 growth and produced the finest onions, the largest, tenderest 

 and sweetest of any I ever raised." 



FINEST HE EVER SAW 



T. C. Willis, Bayard, Ohio, October 3, 1907, writes: 

 "This new oinon is indeed a Long-Keeping Prizetaker. I 

 grew the finest onions I ever saw." 



HAD GREAT SUCCESS 



P. D. Holmes, Galva, Kansas, October 2, 1907, writes: 

 "Your Long-Keeping Prizetaker is a very superior onion. 

 In spite of an unfavorable season, I have had great success 

 with it ; some of these onions measured 12 inches in circum- 

 ference." 



A SUCCESS WHERE OTHERS FAILED 



J. W. Hamlin, Hillsdale, Mich., September 24, 1907, 

 writes: " Your Long-Keeping Prizetaker is the finest of all 

 the large sweet onions. Its growth is most rapid. We had 

 a cold late spring which was hard on my other onions. Red 

 Danvers was a failure, but Long-Keeping Prizetaker scored 

 a big success." 



CANNOT BE BEATEN 



Jacob E. Swartwood, Scotia, Pa., September 24, 1907, 

 writes : " Your Long- Keeping Prizetaker Onion has yielded 

 me a fine large crop of onions. In size, quality, yield and 

 handsome appearance, your pedigree onion seed cannot be 

 beaten." 



UNSURPASSED 



J. C. Boss, Leamington, Ont., Canada, October 8, 1907, 

 writes : " In sweetness and mildness your new Long-Keep- 

 ing Prizetaker Onion is unsurpassed. It is superior to the 

 old-fashioned Prizetaker. Some specimens weigh up to \% 

 pounds. In earliness, firmness and bright appearance it is 

 ahead of the Danvers." 



For other varieties of Onions, see pages 42 and 43 



