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Henderson's Connecticut Grown Seed 



Notwithstanding the fact that seed of the Southport Globe Onions is largely 

 grown in California and sold at a lower price, we do not use it, as the crops 

 grown from that seed are uniformly inferior in color, form and size. Not only 

 in the U. S. but throughout the world our Connecticut grown Southport Globe 

 Onions are acknowledged superior to any. Many of the most exacting specialists 

 in Europe send to us annually for these stocks, frankly conceding their superiority. 



Henderson's Southport Red Globe Onion 



A most attractive variety of medium size, growing under ordinary 

 conditions to a diameter of three inches. 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 yellow, and preferred by many 

 for this reason. {See engraving.) (Connecticut grown seed.) Price, 

 10c. pkt., 25c. oz., 75c. Ji lb., $2.50 lb. 



Henderson's Southport Yellow Globe Onion 



The very best strain of yellow Onion, the exterior color of which 

 is generally esteemed. This color does not extend to the flesh, as in 

 the red. It is mild in flavor and may be grown by any one where 

 Onions will grow, and is probably the best of all for general use. 

 (See engraving.) (Connecticut grown seed.) Price, 10c. pkt., 30c. 

 oz., $1.10 a lb., $4.00 lb. 



"Your Southport Yellow Globe Onions were the largest and best ever seen in 

 this section. Commission men thought they were Prizetakers in size." 



WM. F. McCLOUD, Pueblo, Colo. 



"From 214 acres I harvested over 2,000 bushels of the finest Southport Yellow 

 Globe Onions I ever raised. The seed was your Connecticut grown." 



LOUIS ESCHRICH, North Milwaukee, Wis. 



Southport Globe Onions 



DELICIOUS IN FLAVOR 

 Large, Heavy and Solid 



There are.no Onions to compare with the famous Connecticut 

 product, long known as the Southport Globe Onions. They have 

 been grown by the same famiHes over a long period of years. One 

 of our growers has supplied us with the same identical strains for 

 over forty years. 



In every respect they are excellent. The young plants provide 

 delicious salad in spring. They may be used boiled or raw before 

 maturity, or cured and kept through the winter and until the new 

 crop is ready, thus supplying the table the year round with a whole-, 

 some, health-giving food. 



The most severe test of an Onion is that which affects its keeping 

 quality. In this respect the Southport Globe Onions are supreme. 

 Years of selection, in which every bulb used for seed purposes has 

 had to pass the critical eye of veteran experts, have had no uncertain effect on 

 these, and they are today, beyond doubt, the best of all Onions. 



The difference in the respective sorts is mainly one of color. They have 

 the same shape, which is almost oval, excepting that they are somewhat 

 larger towards the base, and so thoroughly have the tops been bred that, 

 when dried off, they disappear entirely, leaving a perfect symmetrical 

 bulb, shapely, proportionate, and quite devoid of neck, the presence of which 

 not only mars the appearance, but is a serious menace to the keeping quality. 



Henderson's Southport White Globe Onion 



Viewed from every standpoint 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. (See engraving.) (Con- 

 necticut grown seed.) Price, 10c. pkt., 35c. oz., $1.30 H lb., $5.00 lb. 



Ailsa Craig Onion 



This is one of the largest of the British sorts, and is used very 

 extensively in private gardens both for ordinary use and for exhibition 

 purposes. European Onions do not, as a rule, grow well in America 

 until thoroughly acclimated. This variety has proved to be an excep- 

 tion, and has done well since its first appearance here. Grown from 

 seed raised under our supervision, it has become one of the largest and 

 most useful Onions. Gardeners frequently bring us very large speci- 

 mens, grown for exhibition, five inches in diameter, and weighing two 

 pounds apiece. 



The skin is dark straw color, the flesh pure white, very mild in 

 flavor, and always quite tender. 



We do not ad\nse its use for keeping. Our Globe varieties and 

 Prizetaker are better. Price, 25c. pkt., 60c. oz., $2.00 J^ lb. 



Pa^^wet "Garden Culture of Root Crops" Giving full Instructions for Growing Onions ^^ked'^r*^ 



