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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



ONIONS 



Henderson's Onion seed is noted among critical 

 Onion raisers for its superiority in quality, yield, 

 weight, shape, trueness to type, uniformity, small necks, 

 as well as for high germination; it is unsurpassed. 



Henderson's New Spanish Onion 



Espanola 



The increasing demand in America for these imported Sweet 

 Spanish Onions is due to their phenomenally large size, hand- 

 some appearance, sparkling white flesh of very fine texture, 

 delicate tenderness and extremely mild flavor. It has been 

 demonstrated that as large, as fine, and as merchantable / 



Spanish Onions can be grown in the United States as in Spain. / 



Ideal conditions for their best development are found in loca- 

 tions having a warm long season, deep, rich, well-tilled soil, 

 and an available water supply in case of drought. Under such 

 conditions great crops of ideal Spanish Onions are produced; 

 bulbs that will measure 4 to 6 finches in diameter, and weigh up 

 to 2J| lbs. each, equal in every(respect to the imported onions. 



Espanola has a perfect globe shape, light coppery yellow 

 color, and ripens up well. It is very mild in flavor, easy of 

 culture, and owing to its very large size produces a heavy crop. 

 Market gardeners will find Espanola a very profitable variety. 

 (See engraving.) Price, oz. 50c, 34 lb- SI. 50, lb. $5.00. 



Prizetaker. ^ very fine large yellow variety, almost 

 round. It is the largest variety in general 

 cultivation, sometimes attaining 5 inches in diameter. It 

 is good for shipping where the market requires size, and is an 

 excellent keeper. The skin is yellow, the flesh white, it is 

 extremely mild in flavor. Price, oz. 30c, 34 lb. $1.00, lb. $3.00. 



Wethersfield, Henderson's Superior Large 



Red. A leading variety in all sections. Produces enormous 

 crops of large onions, solid, and heavy. We have a 

 very fine stock of this admirable onion, true to shape, of good 

 size and very fine dark red color. It will be found quite free 

 from'extraflat or pale colored bulbs. Price, oz. 30c, 34 lb> 90c. 

 lb. $2.7fi 



New 



Spanish Onion 



Espanola 



AMERICA S 



FINEST 



SPANISH ONION 



White Welsh. 



White Bunch. 0f vigorous growth, producing large, 

 showy, white onions, of fine, mild 

 quality, especially adapted for using when young or bunching 

 for sale. Not a good keeper. Price, oz. 30c, 34 lb. $1.10, 

 lb. $3.50. 10 lb. lots and up, $3.25 per lb. 



White Portugal, or Silver Skin. The leading 



** ' White Flat 



Onion. The bulbs attain a good size, the color is silvery- white 

 when cured under cover. It is flat, early, and for slicing and 

 boiling is unexcelled, the flesh being mild and tender. It is 

 largely grown for pickles when sown three or four times as 

 thick as usual and also for sets. Price, oz. 35c, J4 lb. $1.20, 

 lb. $3.75. 



A perennial variety for bunching as 

 scallions in early spring. It is ready 

 for the market long before the Egyptian or Top onions (which 

 are planted in fall) are fully developed. White Welsh does not 

 produce bulbs, but is grown solely for scallions which on 

 account of their earliness command a high price on the market. 

 The seed should be sown in late spring and the plants al- 

 lowed to develop during the summer, they are left outdoors 

 during the winter being perfectly hardy. Early the following 

 spring the scallions are harvested. Price, oz. 30c 341b. $1.10, 

 1 b. $3.50. 



Henderson's Superior 



Yellow Globe Danvers 



There are many types of this Onion on the market which 

 vary greatly in shape. We have for many years kept to the 

 old type, which, but for a slight depression from neck to root, 

 is almost a perfect sphere. The skin is a rich shining brown- 

 ish yellow. Its keeping qualities are excellent. It is free 

 from neck, very solid, and a fine keeper. (See engraving.) 

 Price, oz. 30c, 34 lb. 90c, lb. $2.75. 



The standard ventilated crate is the best container for marketing the New Espanola Onion in. 



