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VEGETABLE SEEDS 



ONION 



623 LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD 



Those who prefer an Onion with an abundance of flavor 

 wil] be well satisfied with Wethersfield. Indeed, for boiling 

 highly flavored sorts are preferable. This is a general- 

 favorite everywhere, and is largely grown both for market 

 and private use. It shapes up very quickly, insuring a good 

 supply during the growing season, while its keeping quality 

 is equal to the best. The exterior color is dark glossy red, 

 and the flesh is faintly tinged with the same color. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 34 lb. §1.00; lb. S3.50; transporta- 

 tion paid. Special price on large quantities. 



625 WHITE BUNCH 



Of vigorous growth, producing large, showy, white Onions, 

 of fine mild quality, especially adapted for using when 

 young. 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; }4 lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00; transporta- 

 tion paid. 



627 WHITE PORTUGAL or Silver Skin 



This is beyond doubt the very 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 keeping 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. Should there be any small bulbs 

 left in the row at the end of the season they maj' be used for 

 pickles. Always, under all conditions, it is appetizing and whole- 

 some. (See ilhisiration.) 



Price, pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; Ji lb. $1.25; lb. $4.00; transportation 

 paid. 



629 YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



Quick to Mature Remarkably Good Keeper 



This is one of the oldest American varieties, which takes its 

 name from the town near which it was first grown, and has 

 alwaj-s been a general favorite. Its keeping quality is supremely 

 good. There is a considerable variation in the shape of this 

 variety — shapes that vary from flat to deep oval. We have 

 consistently adhered to the original type, which, but for a slight 

 depression from top to bottom, is a perfect sphere. The matter 

 of tops has had close attention, and are so bred that at maturity 

 the5' disappear entirely, leaving the bulbs quite without neck, 

 clean, solid and good throughout. 



Price, pkt. 5c; oz. 35c; J^ lb- $1-00; lb. $3.50; transportation 

 paid. Special price on large quantities. 



ONION SETS 



In private gardens, the cultivation of the family supply of Onions 

 from sets has much to recommend it. The amount of labor involved 

 is less, the danger of loss from maggots and other insects is consider- 

 ably reduced, the crop is surer to grow, and is read}' for use weeks in 

 advance of that grown from seed. On a small scale where the cost of 

 sets is not a serious item, we urge customers to use tbem. In fact, 

 the ideal way is to use both sets and seed — the sets for use in the 

 spring and summer, and seed to grow bulbs for winter keeping. 



No. 



1 Quart to 40 Feet of Drill 



Qt. 



4 Qts. 



Peck 



637 

 G35 

 639 



White Onion Sets 



Red Onion Sets 



Yellow Onion Sets 



$0.40 

 .35 

 .35 



SI. 50 

 1.25 

 1.25 



S2.75 

 2.25 

 2.25 



641 Potato Onion Sets. Early and of rapid growth, excellent 



for pulling green. Price, 40c. qt.; 4 qts. §1.50; peck S2.75. 

 643 Shallots. The small bulb keeps for a year. Price, qt. 50c, 



4 qts. $1.85; peck S3. 50. 

 645 Garlic Sets. Esteemed in cookery. Price, lb. 50c. 



Purchaser pays transportation charges on Onion sets. Packed 

 weight, 1 lb. per quart. If wanted by Parcel Post, send postage accord- 

 ing to zone rates. 



Henderson's New Sweet Spanish Onions 



(Shown In Colors On Opposite Page) 



610 BARCELONA 



A Spanish Keeping Onion, Sparkling White, Mild Flavor 



We are pleased to be able to offer this novelty. We have named 

 it Barcelona because it is a selection obtained from our famous 

 onion, Espanola, although it is pure silvery white in color, in- 

 stead of pale golden yellow like its parent. It is also more of a 

 true globe shape. The outer skin is silver white and the inside is 

 sparkling white, of fine texture, mild flavor and delicate tender- 

 ness. 



In sections where there is a long warm season and on soil that 

 is well-tilled and rich, Barcelona will attain almost as large a 

 size as its parent Espanola. 



The Espanola and Barcelona onions are very popular, and 

 domestic grown, are in all respects equal to the imported. They 

 also keep fairly well for winter use but not quite equal in keeping 

 qualities to the Southport Globes or Danvers. 



Like its parent, Barcelona is singularly free from fungoid 

 diseases. 



We recommend all our friends to try Barcelona, although it 

 will be necessary to order early because our stock of seed this 

 year is limited. 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; M lb. $2.25; lb. S7.00. 



612 ESPANOLA 



The Largest, Handsomest and Mildest Onion in the World 



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 condi- 

 tions great crops of ideal Spanish Onions are produced; bulbs 

 that will measure 4 to 634 inches in diameter, and weigh up to 

 2J<£ lbs. each, equal in every respect to the imported onions. 



Spanish Onions may be grown in any locality where onions 

 wiU grow, although under some conditions of soil and climate 

 they will always attain their maximum possibility in size, but 

 they may not make big onions more quickly than American 

 varieties. 



When transplanting the seedlings see that they are placed 6 

 inches apart to give the long roots ample feeding ground and 

 encourage rapidity of growth. 



An experienced onion grower gives this brief description of 

 Espanola: "Bulbs extremely large, almost globular in shape, 

 neck and root disc small and fine; skin light yellow, interior fine 

 grained, and flavor mild, foliage distinctive, a deep green with 

 glossy surface rendering Espanola practically immune from 

 fungoid diseases." 



Price, pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; H lb. $2.25; lb. §7.00; transportation 

 paid. 



Scallions, those w^elcome 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. 



