HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS. 



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The Grandest Variety Grown 

 for the American Climate. 



PRIZETAKER ONION 



Its Mildness of Flavor and 

 Tenderness are Unequalled. 



EXCELS IN YIELD — EXCELS IN SIZE. 



THE PRIZETAKER ONION is recognized as one of our best standard varieties. It succeeds everywhere — east, west, north and 

 south — and whether grown for home use or for marketing it gives universal satisfaction, yielding onions often 14 inches around 

 and at the rate of 1,200 to 1,500 bushels per acre — often much more under exceptionally good culture. Its immense size and mildness 

 of flavor delight everyone who raises it. Nothing short of actual knowledge of this variety will convey a really adequate idea of its 

 great value, whether considered as a variety for commercial or private culture. Its immense size will recommend it to all, particu- 

 larly when it is known that its keeping qualities are unexcelled. The exterior color is pale yellow, and the interior clear sparkling 

 white. It is medium early in maturing. {See cut.) Price, 20c. oz., 50c. \ lb., SI. 60 lb. 



" Our ' Prizetaker ' Onions grown from your seed took the first premium of 

 $50.00 for the best iO pounds of Onions at the 16th National Irrigation Congress and 

 the 28th Annual Territories' Fair held at Albuquerque and there were many kinds of 

 Onions competingfor this prize. MEN A UL BROTHERS, Albuquerque, N. Mex. 



" I cannot speak too highly of your Prizetaker Onion, which yielded at the rate 

 of 1,200 bushels per acre. They were perfect in shape and very large, many speci- 

 mens reaching 16 to 18 inches in circumference, one in particular being 18 1 inches 

 around. I desire to compliment you for the true merit all your seed possesses." 



JAMES TORRANCE, Oreano, Idaho. 



" I planted your Prizetaker Onion last spring, the yield was immense, at least 

 double that of yellow Globe Danvers, grown under same condition." 



S. GRAFF. Johnstown, N. Y. 



NA/hite Portugal or Silver Skin Onion. 



The leading White Flat Onion. The bulbs attain a good size,, 

 ripening evenly; the color is a beautiful silvery- white when 

 cured under cover. Its shape is flat but symmetrical. It is 

 not only early, but is a good keeper. For slicing and boiling 

 it is one of the best, the flesh being mild and tender. It is 

 largely grown for pickles when sown three or four times as 

 thick as usual and is also extensively sown for sets. {See cut.) 

 Price, 20c. oz., 55c. J lb., $1.85 lb., 10 lbs and upward, $1.75 lb. 



NEW GIANT Spanish Onion ''Levant.'^ 



The Largest, Handsomest and Mildest Onion in the World. 

 Also known as Denia, Valencia, Montril, Colombo. Tolosa and Gandia Onions. 



The increasing demand in America for these imported "Levant"' 

 Onions is due to distinctive merits, viz: — phenomenally large size, 

 handsome appearance, sparkling white flesh of fine texture, delicate 

 tenderness and mild flavor. Some of the United States Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Stations have proven that as large, as fine and 

 merchantable " Levant " Onions can be produced in some sections 

 of this countrjf as in Spain. Conditions for their best development 

 seem so far, to be in locations having a very warm, long season, deep 

 rich, well tilled soil, where water in abundance can be applied when 

 needed. Given these requisites and seedlings transplanted far enough 

 apart, at least 12 to 15 inches, so the roots will have ample feeding , 

 ground, great crops of immense ideal " Levant " Onions are pro- 

 duced, bulbs that will measure 4 to 5^ inches in diameter and weigh 

 2f lbs. to 3 lbs. each, equal in every respect to the imported. 



Levant Onions may be grown in any locality where Onions wil! 

 grow and although they may not always attain their maximum 

 possibilit}'' in size, yet they will make big Onions quicker than other 

 American varieties and also surpass all others as a summer and 

 fall Onion. (They are not winter keepers.) 



An abbreviated description of the "Levant" Onion is: — Bulbt 

 extremely large, almost globular in shape, skin coat straw yellow,, 

 interior fine grained and mild, foliage distinctive, deep green with 

 a glossy surface, rendering these Onions practically immune from 

 fungoid Onion diseases. Price of seed, 15c. pkt., 4 pkts. 50c. 



For Onion Sets and Our Complete List of Varieties of Onion and Onion Sets, See Pages 40 and 41. 



