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White Portugal, or American AzeTo^Z 



Qiltrofclrir* ^^ liii^d flavor and with beautiful, clear 

 OllVerSK.111 -white skin. A favorite with many for use 

 ^^-hen young as a salad or bunching onion and for pickles; 

 it is also a good keeper and fine for fall and early winter 

 use. An excellent sort for gardeners who do not care to 

 plant more than one variety. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 

 3^ Lb. $1.00: Lb. $3.50 



AA/Viii-rfa r^lr»K** Yields abundantly, producing hand- 

 VV niLe VjIUmc some and uniformly globe shaped 

 bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine grained, of mild flavor and 

 as a table variety its clear white color is exceptionally at- 

 tractive. Sometimes called Southport White Globe. To 

 produce the beautifully white onions so much sought in 

 every market, one must first of all have good seed; second, 

 grow them well on rich lands; third, exercise great care 

 in harvesting and curing the crop. In Southport they 

 "cord'" up the onions in long rows, the bulbs on the inside 

 and cover with boards, so that the bulbs in the open air 

 are well protected from rain or dew which would be sure 

 to discolor them. We have by years of careful selection 

 and breeding developed a strain which has no equal in 

 uniformity and beauty of shape and color. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 50c; 3 Oz. 85c; H Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00 



Mammoth Yellow Spanish, or Prizetaker 



White Portugal 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



The flavor of the Italian varieties is mild and they are in 

 every way well adapted to culinary purposes. The follow- 

 ing varieties have been tested in this country and have 

 given perfect satisfaction. 



Qiifk^n An extra early, very white skinned variety of 

 uccii especial value for pickling. If seed is sown 

 out of doors in spring it will produce bulbs about an inch 

 in diameter. If these bulbs are set out the following 

 spring, or if plants are grown under glass in winter and 

 set out in the spring, they will produce large onions. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 3 Oz. 35c;%Lb: 60c: Lb. $1.75 



Early Neapolitan Marzajola ;\riy Yat^ 



white skinned variety, desirable for early vise and for 

 pickling. It can be sown in February or 3Iarch and will 

 mature a crop very early in the season. In the south the 

 seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced 

 in March. Kno\\Ti also as Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 35c; i^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Round White Silverskin Ja^yilSaat'o™!?; 



and very handsome variety with an opaque white skin 

 which does not turn green upon exposure to the sun as 

 quickly as other sorts. Flesh crisp and tender. An ex- 

 cellent sort for use in bunching, for pickles or when fully 

 matured. Keeps better than most imported varieties. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



Giant White Italian Tripoli tautlAt 



pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. Will 

 produce a somewhat larger bulb from seed than our 

 White Portugal, but to attain full size the seed should be 

 started very early in a hotbed and the plants set out in 

 rich soil. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



Mammoth Silver King f\\?2,Tf^^ ?'ffi 



White Italian Tripoli, but is larger, slightly later and 

 rather a better keeper, making it more desirable for the 

 later fall market. Skin silvery white; flesh pure white, 

 very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 



3 Oz. 35c; H Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



ONION SETS 



To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad 

 drills, using forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is so\\ti thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will 

 not be of the right shape' and if sown thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. When onion seed is sowti 

 for sets, the seed may be planted somewhat later than for large bulbs, but fine crops are more likely to come from com- 

 paratively early sowing. 



RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, 

 setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 

 Per Lb. 30c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $13.00 



YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in 

 color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 30c. post- 

 paid; 100 Lbs. $13.00 



WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 

 red or vellow. but produce beautiful white onions early in 

 the season. Per Lb. 35c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $14.00 



Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctu- 

 ations of the market. The price per single pound will hold 

 good throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 



The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets ai , by freight or express at purchaser' s expense for transportation. 



