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HENDERSONS GENUINE: 



GLOBE ONIONS 



CONNECTICUT-GROWN SEED. 

 -PRIZE TYPES OF SOUTHPORT GLOBES.- 



Perfect Globe Shape. Large, Heavy and Solid. 



Largest and Handsomest American Onions. 



ENORMOUS YIELDERS BEST KEEPERS. 



Henderson's 



Crimson Globe 



Onion. 



*T"HESE. highly-bred and critically-selected types of Southport Globe Onions are so supe- 



A rior in shape, size, solidity and yield to the onions raised from California strains that 



we have discarded all western-grown seed, our customers and ourselves having proven it 



economy to use Henderson's Connecbcut-grown Globe Onion Seed — even at the higher price. 



Henderson's Crimson Calobe Onion. 



A HANDSOME Onion of immense size, averaging 9 to 10 

 ■^ inches in circumference, solid, heavy and of perfect globe 

 shape; the skin is of a glossy deep purplish-red color; flesh 

 close-grained, sparkling white, cooking tender and mild. It 

 is hardy, a splendid keeper, and a big yielder, averaging under 

 good culture from 800 to 1,000 bushels per acre. Our strain 

 of this seed is absolutely unsurpassed, being grown by experts 

 from bulbs critically selected for largest size, solidity, brilliant 

 rich color and typical globe shape, with small necks, thus in- 

 suring thorough and regular ripening and curing. (See cut.) Price, 

 (Genuine Connecticut-grown seed), 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. \ lb., 

 $2.50 lb.; 5 lbs. and up, $2.40 lb. — delivered free in the U. S. 



"Henderson's Crimson Globe Onion Seed made the finest onions I ever saw. 

 Every one perfect" EMMETT DUSTAN, Princeville, III. 



Henderson's dolden Calobe Union. 



■"T^HIS is one of the most satisfactory and popular varieties 

 ■*■ raised, either for family use or for market. It is an 

 enormous yielder, hardy and reliable, making, under good 

 conditions, often up to 1,000 bushels per acre. The onions are 

 models of perfection, growing uniformly deep and globular in 

 shape, veritable globes of gold, and are extra large, averaging 

 9 to 10 inches in circumference ; the color of the skin is an 

 attractive light golden-yellow ; the flesh snow-white, firm, mild 

 and juicy. The small necks of this superior strain enable the 

 onions to ripen down evenly, insuring unsurpassed keeping 

 qualities. Price (Genuine Connecticut- grown seed), 10c. pkt., 

 25c. oz., 80c. }lb., $2.75 lb.; 5 lbs. and up, $2.60 lb.— delivered 

 free inU. S. 



"7 take pride in telling you that although I never had a garden until last 

 Summer, I raised what every one said were the finest onions ever seen around here, 

 and they were awarded the first premium at our county fair. They were 

 Henderson's Golden Globe Onions." Mrs. LUKE DOLCHEY, Rochester, Ind. 



lerson s 



nion. 



HpHE most beautiful Onion grown, being of symmetrical globe 

 ■*■ shape with a smooth satin-white skin, forming a perfect 

 silver ball. It grows to a large size, averaging 7i to 9 inches 

 in circumference, and is solid and heavy; the flesh is purest 

 white, close and fine grained, mild and of delicate flavor. It is a 

 heavy cropper, yielding under good culture up to 900 bushels 

 per acre. Our strain of this seed is grown from picked thin- 

 necked bulbs, which ripen so uniformly and cure so thoroughly 

 that the Onions keep nearly as well as the Red and Yellow 

 varieties. For the family garden, as well as for market, this is a 

 valuable Onion. Price (Genuine Connecticut-grown 

 seed), 10c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.40 \ lb., $4.75 lb.; 5 lbs. 

 and over, $4.60 lb.— delivered free in the U. S. 



"I grew about 2,000 bushels of your Silver Globe Onions this year. 

 I got as high as 900 bushels to the acre, all beautiful Onions. It was 

 splendid and without any mixture whatever ." 



JAMES McVITTY, Perry, Ohio. 



White Portugal 



OR SILVER SKIN ONION. 



The leading White Flat Onion. For the family garden 

 it is one of the best. The bulbs attain a good size, ripen- 

 ing evenly ; the color is a beautiful silvery- white when 

 cured under cover. Its shape is flat but symmetrical. 

 For a white variety it is not only early but a good 

 keeper. For slicing and boiling it is one of the best, 

 the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 

 for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as 

 usual and is also extensivelv sown for sets. (See cut.) 

 Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. oz.,'90c. \ lb., $3.25 lb., 5 lbs. 

 and upward, $3.10 lb. 



' '/ raised more Onions from 4 lb. of your seed than one of my neigh- 

 bors did from li, lbs. of Philadelphia Onion Seed." 



S. SMITH, Oswego, N. Y. 



FOR ONION SETS AND OUR COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES OF ONIONS, SEE PAGE 56. 



