Onion Seed and Sets. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



ONION SEED and SETS. 



(3toiebel.) 



GOOD ONION SEED IS OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE. 



Onions thrive best on a rich, deep, loamy soil. For sets, the seed should be sewn very thickly 

 in drills as early as possible in spring. In summer, as soon as the tops die down, harvest the 

 bulbs and store them in a dry, cool place, spreading them in thin layers. Early in the following 

 spring replant them -A inches apart, in small drills 12 inches apart, and they will form into fine, 

 large bulbs early in the season. Large Onions may also be grown from seed the first season, if 

 the land is strong and well manured, the seed sown thinly in drills a foot apart, and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the drills ; they must be well cultivated and kept free 

 from weeds. For this purpose Yellow Danvers and Red Wethersfield are generally preferred. 

 Half an ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. Five pounds per acre will be required for large 

 Onions ; for sets, 60 pounds, 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 



One of the most popular and profitable that can be grown for market. The bulbs are of fins 

 shape and grow to good size, while the yield per acre is enormous, averaging from 600 to 800 

 bushels on good soil and with good culture. They have a thin, yellow skin and mild, fine-grained, white flesh ; they grow to fine size the 

 first year and keep unusually well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Bulbs v 

 and/-ield en 



FLAT 

 VERS. G 



SPANISH KING, or PRIZETAKER. 



very large, round and handsome ; rich yellow skin and mild, sweet, pure white flesh ; 

 enormously. A very desirable sort. See cut at foot of page. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b 



Yellow Globe Danvers Onion. 



best 



YELLOW DAN- 



Grows to good size, 

 ripens early ; mild in flavor and 

 keeps well. Flatter than the 

 Globe Danvers, but has the same 

 vellowish skin and attractive ap- 

 pearance. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 %\y. 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 



/ YELLOW DUTCH, or 

 3TRASBU RC. Bulbs flat, and 

 attain a good size ; yellow color, 

 white flesh, mild flavor; it is one 

 of the best keepers. Grown 

 largely for sets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 c^, J£lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 



i/SOUTHPORT YELLOW 

 GLOBE. Similarto White Globe, 

 save that it is light straw-colored. 

 Pkt. jrcts., oz. 25 cts.. 341b. 45 cts., 



lb. *i..->o. 



v RED WETHERSFIELD. 



Productive and long-keeping. 

 Bulbs 'deep purplish red, flat, 

 strong-flavored, and grow to a 



larg^size the first year from seed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 40 cts., lb. $1.2 

 \/ EXTRA-EARLY RED CLOBE. Earliest red Onion, and one of the 

 keerarsj true globe-shape. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 341b. 90 cts., lb. $3. 



v>' EXTRA-EARLY RED FLAT. Of medium size, early, deep red ; flesh close- 

 grainetj, solid, of fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



X^BARLETTA. Extra-early, small, pure white Onion, with delicate, silvery skin 

 ana firm, mild, pleasant flesh. Grown for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 2; 



QUEEN. Favorite pickling Onion. Small, very early, pur 

 and a good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 341b. 90 cts., lb. 82.75. 



BERMUDA WHITE. A very early variety, grown largely in Bermuda and our 

 southern states. Quality very fine*. Pkt. 5 cts.j oz. 30 cts., 34lb. 90 cts., lb. $3. 



AUSTRALIAN BROWN. Skin deep amber-brown ; shape same as the Stras- 

 burg; flesh very firm and of fine quality. Superior as a keeper to any other Onion 

 grown/ Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 45'cts., lb. $1.50. 



ONION SETS (Prices Variable). 



Where the seasons are so short that large Onions cannot readily be grown from 

 seed the first season, these are indispensable. Plant about 4 inches apart in drills 12 

 inches apart, lightly covered and well cultivated. 



If sent by mail, add postage at tie rate of 10 cts. per quart. 



WHITE ONION SETS. For early use. Qt. 20 cts.. pk. $1.50, bus. $5. 



YELLOW DANVERS. Qt. 1.3 cts., pk. $1.15. bus. $4. 



Write for special prices on Onion Seed in large quantities, 



8£§ = 'Too much care cannot be exercised in selecting your supply of Onion Seed. 

 There is no vegetable in which the quality of seed exerts a greater influence upon 

 the crop. We always make the quality of 'our Onion Seed a first consideration, then 

 sell it as low as we can afford. 



quite free from stiff necks ; bottom well, 

 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 



SOUTHPORT WHITE 

 GLOBE. 



A large, showy, globular white 

 Onion, which sells quickly in mar- 

 ket. The bulbs grow quite rapidly, 

 and if the seed is sown early, good 

 sized roots, suitable for pulling and 

 marketing in a green state, are soon 

 formed. They are mild flavored, 

 keep well, and the yield is good. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c.,J41b. 90c, lb. $2.75. 



WHITE PORTUGAL, 

 or SILVERSKIN. 



Largely grown for white Onion 

 sets. Bulbs large and of fine appear- 

 ance, with silvery white skin and 

 sweet, tender, white flesh; they do 

 not keep well, but are mild-flavored, 

 and excellent for family use and 

 for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25c, 

 }i\h. 90 cts., lb. $2.75. 



, 3 4 lb.90c.,lb.$2.75. 

 rhite, mild-flavored, 



Spanish Kins, or Prizetaker Onion. 



