O. BECKERT, 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



OUR ONION SEED UNEXCELLED. 



For Onion Seed 

 in quantity, write 



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 It 1 .L PRICES. 



Onion Seed. 



Spanish King:, Prizetaker. 



(Btoiebel.) 



Good Onion Seed is of the g-reatest importance. 

 Ours is all g^rown from carefully selected stock. 



NIONS thrive best on a rich, deep, loamy soil, and, unlike most other crops, 

 rnay be grown successfully for a number of years on the same ground. For 

 sets, the seed should be sown very thickly in drills as early as possible in 

 spring. In summer, as soon as the tops die down, harvest the roots and store 

 them in a dry, cool place, spreading them in thin layers. Early in the follow- 

 ing spring replant them 4 inches apart, in small drills 12 inches apart, and 

 they will form in fine, large roots 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 culti- 

 vated and kept free from weeds. For this purpose Yellow Danvers and 

 Red Wethersfield are generally preferred. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill. Five 

 pounds per acre will be required for large Onions ; for sets, 30 pounds. 



GI.OBE: DANYERS. 



We have a ve7y superior stock of this celebrated variety, which is one of the most popular and 

 profitable that can be grown for market. The roots are of fine 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. The bulbs 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. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., lb. Ii. 



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SPANISH KI]VG, or PRIZETAKER. 



This is the fancy imported Onion which attracts so much attention on fruit stands in our large 

 cities. The bulbs are very large, round and handsome, have a rich yellow skin, and mild, sweet, 

 pure white flesh ; they ate quite free from stiflf necks, bottom well, and the yield isenormous. It 

 is claimed that Prizetaker Onions can be 



Southport 



grown here quitj^s fine as those imported. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25c., :^lb. 75c., lb. $2.50, 



OUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. 



This is a very large and showy, globular, white Onion, which sells quickly in 

 market. 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. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 34:1b. Sects., lb. $2.75. 



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WHITE PORTUGAI., or SII^TERSKIN. 



This is the variety so largely grown for white Onion sets, and known in soi 

 localities as " Philadelphia White." The bulbs are large and fine in appearani , 

 with silvery white skin, and sweet, tender white flesh ; they do not keep so well as 

 the d^ker-skinned sorts, but are milder flavored, and excellentfor family use, early 

 win^^ market, and for pickling when young. Pkt. 5c., oz. 30c., ^i\h. 8oc., lb. ^^2.75. 



Bellow dutch STRASBURG. Bulbs flat, and attain a good size ; yellow 

 color, white flesh, mild flavor, and one of the best keepers. Grown very largely for 

 sets^ Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., XXh. 50 cts., lb. Si. 50. 

 I^^-RED WETHERSFIEIjD. The standard red variety, and one of the most 

 productive and long-keeping Onions. The bulbs are deep 



i' rMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiu purplish red, large, flat, strong-flavored, and grow to fine 



1 All seeds by weight - marketable size the first year from seed. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 i or packet sent post= \ 0^20 cts., Jtflb. 60 cts., lb. «i.75. 



i excepf where* fther^ I ''SOUTHPORT YELliOW GLOBE. Similar to 

 i wise noted. r Southport White Globe, save that it is light straw-colored. 



= „„„,,„ „„ , = Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. so cts., lb. $1.50. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. 



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