LIST OF TESTED GARDEN SEEDS FOR 1918 



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ONIONS- 



CONTINUED 



AILSA CRAIG ONION — Extra Selected Stock. 

 "Tbe Champion Exhibition Onion of the World." 



Where known in this country this Onion takes the lead 

 of all others, commanding a better price than any of 

 the famous Spanish or Bermuda sorts. There is no Onion 

 equal to it for exhibition purposes. It is a handsome globe 

 shape, the outer skin being a beautiful straw color. The 

 seed should be sown indoors or in a hot-bed early in spring 

 and transplanted. By this treatment enormous crops can . 

 be raised, a yield of over a thousand bushels to the acre 

 not being uncommon. The Onion grows to a very large 

 size, frequently weighing 2V4 to 3 lbs. each. It is re- 

 markably mild in flavor. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 

 2 oz. $1.00; Yi lb. $1.75; Vz lb. $3.25; 1 lb. $6.00. 



Yellow Strasburg, or Dutch — A good keeper, bulb flat and of 

 fair size, skin darker yellow than Danvers. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 

 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 2 oz. 60c; % lb. $1.00; % lb. $1.75; 1 lb. $3.25; 

 5 lbs. $15.00 



Large Red Wethersfield — One of the best market and shipping 

 sorts. It grows to a large size, color or skin dark red, 

 flesh slightly tinged purple, stronger-flavored than the 

 white and yellow varieties. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; 1 oz. 35c; 



2 oz. 60c; 14 lb. $1.00; V2 lb. $1.75; 1 lb. $3.25; 5 lbs. $15.00. 



WTiite B-unching Onion (White Lisbon) — An extra early va- 

 riety maturing large snowy white onions of very fine 

 quality, long before other sorts are ready. It is not a 

 good keeper, but for early bunching or using green it is 

 unsurpassed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.00; 

 % lb. $1.75; V2 lb. $3.25; 1 lb. $6.00. 



White W^elsh Onion or Ciboule — A hardy perennial variety 

 grown only as a green bunching onion. It does not form 

 the usual bulb, but merely an elongated enlargment of 

 the stem. The leaves frequently are used for seasoning. 

 Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c. 



White Bermuda Onion — Bermuda Onions are much esteemed 

 for their very large size and mild flavor. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 

 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 85c; M, lb. $1.50; % lb. $2.65; 1 lb. $5.00; 

 5 lbs. $24.00. 



ITALIAN ONIONS. 



Mammoth Silver King — Grows to an enormous size weighing 



3 lbs. It matures early. The skin and flesh pure white 

 and remarkably mild. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 

 85c; % lb. $1.50; V2 lb. $2.65; 1 lb. $5.00; 5 lbs. $24.00. 



Mammoth Red Victoria — A handsome, oblong-shaped Onion 

 of a large size, frequently weighing 3 to 4 lbs. each. Skin 

 dark red, flesh white, slightly tinted rose, of mild flavor 

 and very tender. Pkt. 10c; V2 oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c. 



Mammoth Pompeii (Red Garganus) — Grows to an enormous 

 size, often weighing from 4 to 5 lbs., skin pale reddish 

 brown, flesh vyhite, fine grained, very mild and tender. 

 Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c. 



Southport Onions. 



Currie's Prizelalter Onion. 



Currie's Prizetaker — Our pure American-grown stock Is large 

 and handsome. The skin is rich golden, while the flesh is 

 white, and so mild and sweet that it may be eaten raw 

 like an apple. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 1 oz. 60c; 2 oz. $1.00: 

 Vi lb. $1.75; % lb. $3.25; 1 lb. $6.00. 



PICKLING ONIONS. 



White Q,ueen — An excellent vi^hite variety for pickling. Re- 

 markable for the rapidity of its growth. Pkt. 10c; % oz 

 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 90c; 14 lb. $1.60; 1/2 lb. $2.85; 1 lb. $5.50. 



Extra Early Barletta — Similar to White Queen, but earlier 

 Pkt. 10c; 1/2 oz. 30c; 1 oz. 50c; 2 oz. 90c; Vi lb. $1.60: % lb 

 $2.85; 1 lb. $5.50. 



Silver Skin Pickling — A splendid pickling onion of quick 

 growth and good keeping qualities. Sow thickly to pro- 

 duce nice, hard Pickling Onions. Pkt. 10c; Vz oz. 30c; 1 oz 

 50c; 2 oz. 90c; 14 lb. $1.60; Vz lb. $2.85; 1 lb. $5.50. 



ONION SETS. 



Price of Onion Sets subject to variation. Write for prices 

 of large quantities before ordering. Plant in rows one foot 

 apart and three inches in the row. One pound to 20 feet of 

 drill. 



BOTTOM ONION SETS. 



These produce green or bunch Onions in much less time 

 than they can be secured from seed, and permit the use of the 

 land for a second or other crops. Prices subject to market 

 changes. 



Yellow — 1 lb. 25c, (by mail 32c); 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $175; 

 1 bu. (32 lbs.) $4.75. 



White — 1 lb. 30c, (by mail 37c); 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.25; 1 bu 

 (32 lbs.) $5.50. 



Red — 1 lb. 25c, (by mail 32c); 5 lbs. $1.00; 10 lbs. $1.75; 1 bu 

 (32 lbs.) $4.75. 



WTlite Multiplier Sets — Pure white, and mild in flavor. Prin- 

 cipal points in their favor are extreme earliness, yielding 

 the first bunch Onions of the season, long-keeping quality 

 and productiveness, each set often producing several stalks 

 and bulbs. 1 lb. 35c, (by mail 42c). 



Yellow Multiplier Sets — 1 lb. 35c, (by mail 42c). 



CH I VES— Sehnittlauch. 



Very small, hardy Onions, used for salads. 

 Plants — Per clump 15c, (by mail 25c); per doz. by express $1.25. 



We deliver all seeds offered on this page at prices given, 

 to any Post Office in the United States. 



ONION CULTURE — A Complete Treatise for the Professional and Amateur Grower. Illustrated, 95 pages, postpaid, 60c. 



