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AUSTRALIAN BROWN ONION 



Prize=Taker.— A splendid variety of immense size, 

 soaietimes weighing from 3 to 5 pounds each, pure -wlxite 

 flesU, finely grained, mild and delicate in flavor. Excel- 

 lent for Fall and \N inter. In ,hape Prize-Taker is almost a 



perfect globe; 



■ T is no longer necessary to plant onion sets in the Spring to 

 have a Winter crop of onions, inasmuch as the largest and 

 finest bulbs can be produced from seed sown in the open 

 ground during the Spring. With the best quality of seed 

 (poor seed being "dear at any price"), good soil, frequent 

 cultivation and the careful riddance of all weeds, the culture of 

 onions can be made very profitable, and onions of the best quality 

 can be produced in immense quantities. Light, loose soil, free 

 from stones and clods is necessary, and the seed should be sown 

 in drills as earlv in Spring as the ground can be gotten into tlie 

 proper condition. As the voung onions develop they should be 

 thinned out in the row, so that they will have sufficient room to 

 expand, and in this way bulbs of large size, splendid shape and 

 excellent quality can be grown. The labor of growing onions from 

 seed is greatlv lessened by thorough and frequent cultivation, 

 the prevention of weed growth being a most important factor. 

 Below are described and illustrated the best varieties of the 

 different types now generally grown. 



AUiTB.ALIAN BROWN ONION 



Of medium size, wmiderfully hard and solid ; the most attractive 

 for market both in form and" appearance. Ripens early, never 

 making any stiff necks or scallions. Every seed seems to pro- 

 duce a good-sized Onion, Four Aveeks earlier than Red Wethers- 

 field, but similar in flavor. Xeeps indefinitely. Color of skin 

 clear aniljer-bro-wii. Packet, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. ; ^/i lb.„30 cts. ; 

 lb., SI, postpaid. 



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with thin, 

 Ijrlglit straw-colored, 

 skin. It ripens nicely, pre- 

 senting a handsome ap- 

 pearance. Perpacket,5cts.; 

 oz., 15 cts. ; }{ lb., 40 cts. ; 

 lb., $1.40, postpaid. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. 



—The best all-around onion 

 for general planting. In 

 this varietv the skin is 

 liglxt golden liro^vn or 

 pale yellow; the flesh 

 pure wliite, crisp and 

 mildly flavored. W'ell 

 ripened bulbs will average 

 two inches in diameter and 

 are nearly globe shaped. 

 This is the true Yellow 

 Globe Danvers strain, 

 and the seed has been 

 carefully selected. Per 

 packet, 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 

 14: lb., 40 cts.; lb., 81.20, 

 postpaid. 



YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



Large Red 

 Wethersfield 



—A splendid 

 WHITE GLOBE ONION red ouion 



growing to a 

 large size, particularly desirable for marketing. The skin is 

 deep pnrijlisli red, while the flesh is wlilte, slightly- 

 tinged with plnltin rings, fine grained and highly flavored. 

 This variety is immensely productive, ripens early and pos- 

 sesses the best keeping quahties. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 15 

 cts. ; K lb., 40 cts. ; lb., 31.20, postpaid. 



iOUTHPORT OLOBE: ONIONi 



THE three varieties of Southport Globe Onions offered 

 below are the largest of all American varieties com- 

 manding the highest prices in market during the Win- 

 ter The three varieties are perfectly globe shaped, but of 

 different colors. The flesh is firm, fine grained and delight- 

 fully flavored. Excellent keepers, even, regular size and 

 handsome appearance. We oft'er varieties of the large South- 

 port strain, as follows. 



Large White Globe.— Handsome silvery white, thin 

 skinned and mildly flavored. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; 

 1/ lb., 60 cts. ; lb., S2, postpaid. , 



Large Yellow Globe.— Pale straw^ yellow, similar m 

 form to Large Wkiie Globe. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; 

 1/ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., S1.20. 



Large Red Globe.- Identical with the two varieties men- 

 tioned above, except color, which is extra ricli, deep red. 

 Per packet, 5 cts.; oz.,15cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; lb., Si. 20, postpaid. 



MAMMOTH ilLVER K.INO 



MAMMOTH SILVER KING 



SUPERB ITALIAN ONION, growing to an immense size 

 the first season. Skin silvery white, with pure white iu e. -- ♦ -a 



flesh. Sweet and tender. Per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. ; }( lb., 50 cts. ; lb., $l./o, postpaid. 



0^ PREMIUM OFFER— $L25 worth of Seeds for $1 ^^ 



Orders for seeds amounting to $i can select to the value of $1.25. Orders for $2 can select to the 

 value of $3.50, and so on, >esr 25 cts. worth of seed free with each dollar's worth ordered. =®& 



