onion 



CULTURE — One oz. for 100 ft. of drill; five lo six lbs. in drills for an acre. For an early crop, seed may be sown in cold-frames in 

 February or March, transplanting when large enough lo handle in April or May. Regular open-ground sowing should be made about 

 the latter part of April or early May in latitude of New York, in soil that has been manured the previous year. Sow about one-half 



inch deep in rows one foot apart, and then thin otet to three inches apart in the rows. 



Clean cultivation and a regular weekly or bi-weekly spraying with Henderson's Rotenone or Nicotine Sprays (see pages 136 and 137) will control 



Thrip or white blast, which is quite prevalent some seasotrs, and thus insure healthy, perfectly formed bulbs. 



627 WHITE 



PORTUGAL 

 or Silver Skin 



The best Onion for general use 

 during the spring, summer and 

 autumn. We do not esteem it so 

 highly for winter use, as. it is 

 excelled by other sorts for keep- 

 ing purposes. 



There are none that yield more 

 delicious "scallions," or young 

 plants for salad purposes, none 

 which are more suited to boiling 

 during the growing season, and 

 none so generally esteemed for 

 their mild, delightful flavor. 

 Small bulbs left in the row at the 

 end of the season may be used 

 for pickles. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 70c; 

 X lb., $2.00; lb., S6.00. 



605 ADRIATIC- 

 BARLETTA 



Extremely early; small, pure 

 white silver skin; flesh mild, but 

 firm; unexcelled for pickling. 

 Price, sold out. 



608 EARLY YELLOW 

 GLOBE 



An excellent heavy yielding early 

 variety, possessing exceptionally 

 good keeping qualities. The 

 bulbs are globe shaped, deep 

 yellow in color, and under favor- 

 able conditions mature 10 days to 

 2 weeks earlier than Southport 

 Yellow Globe. 



Price., pkt., 10c; oz., 90c; 

 X lb., $2.75. 



ONION SETS 



In private gardens, growing Onions 

 from sets saves much labor, the crop 

 is surer to grow, and is ready for use 

 weeks in advance of that grown from 

 seed. 



No. 



1 Qt. to 40 Ft. 

 of Drill. 



Qt. 



4 

 Qts. 



Peck. 



637 



63 S 



White 



Red 



$0.40 

 .35 

 .35 



.35 



$1.50 

 1.25 

 1.25 



1.25 



$2.75 

 2.25 



639 

 640 



Yellow 



Ebenezer or 

 Japanese 

 Yellow 



2.25 



2.25 



641 Potato Onion Sets. Early and 

 of rapid growth; excellent for 

 pulling green. 



Price, qt., 50c; 4 qts., $1.75; 

 peck, $3.00. 



643 Shallots. The small bulb keeps 

 for a year. 



Price, qt., 70c; 4 qts., $2.50. 



645 Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cook- 

 ery. 



Price, lb., 50c. 



HENDERSON'S 

 Famous Globes 



Perfect Globe-Shape — Large — 

 Heavy — Solid — -Perfect Keepers 



There are no Onions to compare 

 with the famous Southport Globe 

 Onions. 



Years of selection, in which every 

 bulb used for seed purposes has had 

 to pass the critical eyes of veteran 

 experts, have had no uncertain effect 

 on these, and they are today, beyond 

 doubt, the best of all Onions. They 

 are supreme in keeping quality. 



617 SOUTHPORT RED 

 GLOBE 



The outer skin is a rich purplish- 

 red, and the flesh is faintly tinged 

 with the same color. It is a little 

 stronger than the white and yel- 

 low, and preferred by many for 

 this reason. 



Price, pkt., 10c; oz., 70c; 

 H lb., $2.00; lb., $6.00. 



619 SOUTHPORT WHITE 

 GLOBE 



This is perhaps the best Onion of 

 all for family use, for, while it is 

 similar in some respects to the 

 other Southport Globes, it is 

 more attractive in appearance. 

 The flesh when cooked is of a 

 rich, milky color, tender and of 

 delicious flavor, and when eaten 

 raw is the mildest of the three. 

 Price, pkt., 15c; oz., 90c; 

 % lb., $2.75. 



621 SOUTHPORT 

 YELLOW GLOBE 



The very best strain of yellow 

 Onion, the exterior color does 

 not extend to the flesh, as in the 

 red variety. It is mild in flavor 

 and may be grown by anyone 

 where Onions will grow-, and is 

 probably the best of all for gen- 

 eral use. 



Price, pkt., 

 I lb., $2.75. 



15c; oz., 90c; 



622 COLLECTION OF 

 Famous Globe Onions 



Southport White 



Southport Red 



Southport Yellow 



(See descriptions above) 



Price, Coll. of 3 pkts., 35c; 

 1 oz. each, $2.00. 



Scallions, those welcome and 

 greatly relished young, green 

 onions, are obtained early in 

 spring by planting onion sets as 

 soon as the frost is out of the 

 ground. 



It's easy to grow high quality 

 onions in your garden by following 

 the instructions given in our leaf- 

 let "Onion Culture" — sent free on 

 request when ordering. 



WHITE PORTUGAL 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. 



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