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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



ONIONS— Continued. 



PHIUIDKLPHIA YELLOW DrTCH, OR STRASBURG OXIOX. 



PHTLADEXPHIA YELtOW DUTCH, or STRAS- 

 BUKG. The great set onion — our pedigree seed. {See 

 ■iUitslralioTi.) The most popular variety for sets, grown so 

 extensively b.v market gardeners around Philadelphia. 

 The sets of this variety grow round, plump and bright. Full- 

 size onions are somewhat flattened, flesh pure white, mild 

 flavor and an excellent keeper. Skin bright vellow. Pkt., 

 10c.; oz., 50c.; }iih., 50c.; lb.,SI."5, post-paid; 5 lb. lots, 81.55 

 per lb.; 10 lbs. and over, S1.50 per lb., by freight or express. 



SOUTHPOKT I,4KGE TEH,OW GLOBE. This 

 fine American variety is entirely distinct from the Danvers. 

 It is a very handsome, round or globe-shaped variety, of 

 large size, with thin, yellow skin, white flesh, fine grained, 

 mild, very firm and the best of keepers. It ripens early and 

 sells readily at the highest prices in our markets. It is a 

 most reliable varietv for bottoming, and entirely free from 

 scullions. Pkt., lOc.; oz., 20c.; % lb., ."^Oc; lb., "Sl.75, post- 

 paid; 5 lbs., S7.75; 10 lb. lots and over, S1.50 per lb., by express. 



"WHITE GLOBE. A large, firm, globe-shaped variety, 

 with white skin ; fine flesh; handsome in shape and a good 

 keeper. Pkt., 10c.; oz., SOc.; 14 lb., 75c.; lb., Si;.75. 



EXTRA LARGE BED WFTHERSFIELD. (.Sec 

 ilht^traiion.) Onion growers who prefer the red varieties 

 will find this a magnitlcent strain, far surpas^-iug the ordi- 

 nary Red Wetherstield in size, productiveness and keep, 

 ing qaalities. 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 eacli 

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

 United States, who realize the verv highest prices for their 

 crops. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; 14 lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00, post-paid : 

 5 lbs., S9.00 ; 10 lbs. and over, §1.75 per lb., by express. 



GOLDEN BAI.L. ONION. 



Since our introduction of the Golden Ball an.l Ivory Bail 

 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, evea 

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

 excellent keeping qualities, fine appearance and handsome 

 sliape. They are sure to bottom well, and are of muck 

 better quality for keeping or immediate use than the South- 

 port Globe varieties. In the GoUien Ball the skin is a rich 

 golden color, flesh of exquisite whiteness, mild, well-Havored 

 and of unapproachable quality, occupying the very first rank 

 as a keeping varietv. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; J4 lb., 75c.; lb., 

 S-'.75. 



IVORY BALL ONION. 



In size, shape and keeping qualities, this variety is a» 

 exact counterpart of our Golden Ball. The skin and flesh, 

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

 and liandsouie, 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 reeotrmend it to market growers in 

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

 mand a higher price than yellow onions. Pkt., lOc; oz., 35c.; 

 Jilb., Sl.OO; lb., 83.75. 



PHILADELPHIA WHITE SILVER SKIX, or 

 PORTUGAL. 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., lOc; oz., 2.5c.; }4 lb., 

 75c.; lb., S2.50, post-paid ; 5 lbs. and over, $2.35 per lb. 



NEW W:HITE bunch ONION. The best onion for 

 selling in bunches or using in a green state. It is a very 

 early, vigorous grower, and produces large, showy, wliite 

 onions of the finest qualitv. Pkt., lOc; oz., 25c.; }4 lb., 70a; 

 lb., S2.25; 5 lbs. and over, S2.00 per lb., by express. 



HARD ROUND SILVER SKIN FOR PICKLING. 

 The best onion for pickling, producing uniform, small, round, 

 handsome onions, with pure white skin, never turning green 

 from exposure. Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; H lb., 60c.; lb., £2.80, 

 postpaid ; 5 ll>s. and over, Sl.75 per lb., b.v express. 



MAMMOTH VICTORIA ONIONS— RED AND WHITE GLOBE. 



A new race of onions introduced a few years since from Sardinia, 

 •where they are largely grown. They have attained enormous sizes and 

 weights, of I wo to four pounds each, grown in the United States. 

 The.v are of handsome globe shape, as shown in tlie illustration, and are 

 worthy of a trial by all gardeners who are interested in the growing of 

 foreign onionsfor either market or exhibition purposes. As the imported 

 seed of these varieties germinates poorly, we offer choice American 

 grown seed from selected bulbs. 



RED VICTORIA ONION. The skin is deep blood red, flesh 

 wliite, and of sweet, mild flavor. Pkt.,10c.; oz.,20c.; H lb., 60c.; lb.,S2.25. 



TVHITE VICTORIA ONION. Skin and flesh pure white, of 

 «^veet, mild flavor, and a very handsome, showy onion. Pkt., Wc; oz., 

 25c.; i41b.,7.5e.; lb., S2.75. 



THE MADRID GIANT, or RED PRIZETAKER ONION. 



This new variety, first introduced into America six years ago, is the 

 largest and most popular onion grown around Madrid, the Spanish 

 capital. It possesses the large size, mild flavor, excellent keeping 

 and all other good qualities of the celebrated Prizetaker, but differs 

 from that variety in its handsome red skin, which, in contrast with its 

 pure wliite, fine-grained flesli, attracts marked attention in market. 

 Madrid Giant grows quicker and can be grown at least one-third larger 

 than any other red onion. The seed we offer this season is American 

 grown, which will germinate better than the imported Spanish seed. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; H lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 



TRUE BERMUDA ONION SEED. 



Our sales of this valuable early variety, the true stock of which is 

 often difficult to obtain, have been increasing rapidly each year. We 

 import it in very large quantities, and are consequently enabled to make 

 our prices extremely low. 



. ....__-- Pkt. OS. %rb. lb. 



Bermuda Onion Seed, Pale Red. 10 20 60 $2.15 



" " " Pure W^hite, 10 20 60 2.1i5 



