WALTER^ P. STOKES j 219 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA 



STOKES' PEDIGREE ONION SEED 



Culture. — Sow in rich, sandy soil, in drills i foot apart, as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, at the rate of 4 to 5 pounds 

 of seed to the acre ; thin out to 3 or 4 inches apart in the row, carefully keeping down the weeds. The finest onions are produced by sowing 



the seed in a hotbed in February or March 

 and transplanting the seedlings to the open 

 ground 4 to 6 inches apart. 

 For Onion Sets, seed should be sown thickly 

 in drills 1 foot apart, 40 to 60 pounds of 

 seed to the acre. 



Stokes' Philadelphia Yellow 



Globe Danvers. 



Do not confound 

 with the ordinary 

 Yellow Globe Danvers. It is the true Yellow 

 Globe variety, large in size, uniformly per- 

 fect in shape and the largest cropper, pro- 

 ducing from seed 1,000 bushels to the acre 

 with good cultivation. It is also the most 

 reliable for bottoming, and one of the best 

 keepers of all American Onions. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 qz. 15 cts.. 5ilb. 50 cts., lb. Si. 60, postpaid ; 

 express prices, see below. 



Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or 

 Strasburg 



Philadelphia Yellow Globe Danvers Onions (True Globe Shape) 



brown; the flesh white, crisp, mild in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts.. 



American Extra-Early White Pearl On on. <, rowju<r t0 and 



The most popular variety 



for sets. The sets of this 



variety grow round, plump and bright. 

 Full-sized Onions are somewhat flattened, 

 flesh white, mild flavor and an excellent 

 keeper. Skin bright yellow. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., J{lb. 40 cts.. lb. Si. 30, postpaid ; 

 express prices, see below. 



Yellow Danvprs This is a flatter 



leiiow danvers. type than the 



Globe Danvers. It grows to good size, with 

 thin yellow skin, white flesh, fine-grained 

 and excellent quality. It ripens early, 

 keeps well and is very productive. By 

 mail, postpaid, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 

 40 cts., lb. Si. 20; express prices, see below. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. jj 1 ^ 



ular Yellow Globe Danvers Onion that is 

 sold by other seedsmen, and is slightly 

 flattened at the poles. It produces well- 

 rounded bulbs about 2V£ inches in diameter. 

 Skin a light golden yellow; flesh white, 

 crisp and mild in flavor. By mail, postpaid, 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., '{lb. 40 cts., lb. jl.30; 

 express prices, see below. 



Australian Brown Onion. bu\bs 



somewhat resemble the Yellow Danvers 

 in size, but are earlier in maturing and are 

 thicker through. The skin is of a reddish 

 oz. 15 cts., K'b. 50 cts., lb. $1.60, postpaid. 

 One of the earliest White Onions, of mild flavor and of large size, sometimes 



very satisfactory set Onion. 



inches in diameter the first year from seed ; also makes a 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 54 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50, postpaid. 



QUANTITY PRICES STOKES* PEDIGREE ONION SEED 



These prices do not include postage, and are for seeds sent by express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



YELLOW rer.i,, *w£ 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. The best yellow Onion for sets Si 20 $1 00 



Round Yellow Danvers. Selected; of handsome round flattish shape 1 10 95 



Yellow Globe Danvers. A deeper yellow Onion than the above 1 20 1 00 



Ohio Yellow Globe. Fine globe shape, flattish on bottom 1 20 1 00 



Philadelphia Yellow Globe Danvers. See description above 1 25 : 10 



Southport Yellow Globe. Finest globe Onion 1 25 1 10 



Mammoth Yellow Prizetaker. The largest yellow Onion 1 10 1 00 



Berks County Bottle. (Novelty). Bottle shape ; fine 300 275 



RED 



Australian Brown. A fine keeper 1 30 1 35 



Extra-Early Red Flat. Two weeks earlier than Red Wethersfield 1 60 1 50 



Large Red Wethersfield. The most popular red Onion 1 60 1 30 



Southport Red Globe. Matures late, a splendid keeper 1 75 1 60 



WHITE 



Southport White Giobe. Handsome silvery globe 2 90 285 



Ivory Ball. The best keeping white Onion 2 90 2 s s 



Philadelphia White Silver Skin, or Portugal. For white sets 2 00 1 95 



American Extra-Early White Pearl. Early, large, flat 2 40 2 35 



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