STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN NEW JERSEY 



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SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE (x 2/3) 



History^ — A native of Western Asia, having been cultivated 

 from the most remote period, from the references to it in Sanskrit 

 and Hebrew. It is also represented on Egyptian monimients. 

 Numerous references to it in BibHcal history speak of the remarkable 

 sweetness of the onions from Egypt. The name onion is no doubt 

 derived from the Latin word Unio, meaning a single root. The 

 Greeks and Romans, according to Pliny, name the different sorts 

 after the countries or cities from' which they came, such as Scahan 

 which no doubt is responsible for our coromon word scallion. We 

 are told that the Cyprus Onion "drew the most tears." Although 

 ancient scientists were never able to locate the onion in its wild 

 form, Vilmorin states that a Frenchman, M. Regale, discovered a 

 plant in Turkistan which has the appearance of being a wild form. 

 A similar discovery has also been made in recent years in the Hima- 

 layas. Unquestionably, the onion is one of the oldest vegetables 

 known to man. Even in England it has been cultivated for many 

 centuries and was no doubt brought to America bj' the earh^ settlers. 

 Our common White Silverskin was introduced about 1792. 



No. 644. Yellow Globe Danvers. Days to Maturity, 110. 

 Originating near Boston prior to 1850, and during the seventy years 

 in which this onion has been under cultivation through the original 

 strain or those from which they have been selected, it has estab- 

 lished a leading place among the large onion growers. Yellow 

 Globe Danvers is globe-shaped, being just as high as it is broad. 

 The globes will average three inches through, the outside skin being 

 a rich yeUow color, and the inside flesh a creamy white, crisp, mild 

 and sweet. It will produce well from seed grown in the open ground. 

 The stock we offer has been gro^Ti from selected bulbs. The neck 

 is small, and the onion in every particular will be found to be uni- 

 forai. Pkt. .5^, oz. H lb. 50?!, lb. $1.90, 5 lbs. $6.50, postpaid; 

 by express. 5 lbs. or more, $1.60 per lb. 



No. 648. Southport Yellow Globe. D.\ys to Maturitt, 110. 

 An onion originated in Connecticut, apparently near the town of 

 Southport,, which is on Long Island Sound just west of Bridgeport. 

 A globe-shaped bulb averaging from three to three and one-half 

 inches in diameter. Its color is a rich, golden yellow, the inside 

 flesh being creamy white, mild, tender and sweet. It is slightly 

 larger than Yellow Globe Danvers, and is a variety that is held in 

 high esteem by commercial growers. Pkt. 5i, oz. 15^, }4 lb. 60^, 

 lb. $2.00, 5 lbs. $9.50, postpaid ; by express, 5 lbs. or more, $1 .80 per lb. 



No. 654. Ohio Yellow Globe. Days to Maturity, 120. 

 This variety is a selection from the older Yellow Globe Danvers, 

 the type being fixed by certain growers in Lake County, Ohio. The 

 bulb of Ohio Yellow will be considerably flatter than the Yellow 

 Globe Danvers. The skin will be a hght, yellowish copper, and the 

 flesh a creamy white, which is crisp, mild and sweet. The keeping 

 qualities of Ohio YeUow Globe have been proven highly satisfactorj-, 

 and as a variety to be produced in lai'ge onion-growing operations 

 it can be relied upon. Our strain is from selected bulbs only. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 15^, U lb. 50^, lb. $1.80, 5 lbs. $8.50, postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. 

 or more, $1.60 per lb. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS (Natural Size) 



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