From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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" The past year I grew Onions 

 from your Prizetaker seed and 

 must say that I am well 

 pleased. Every seed I planted 

 grew and I harvested three 

 bushels of fine winter Onions 

 after supplying myself and 

 neighbors u>ith green Onions 

 picked from the rows. AH 

 from one ounce of seed." 

 JOSEPH COURTNEY, 



Scotia, .V. Y. 



Ot CULTURE — 1 oz. for 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 lbs. in drills for on acre. For an 



— ,_ — ^>u early crop seed may be sown in cold-frames in February or March, transplanting 

 1 Cj T when large enough to handle in April or May. Regular open-ground sowing should 

 ^^ be made about the latter part of April or early May in latitude of Sum York in soil 



that has been manured the previous year. Sow about one-half inch deep in rows one fool apart, and thin 

 out to three inches apart in the rows. Weeds in the rows should be removed J>y hand. If ground is liable to 

 be weedy, it is well to sow a little radish with the onion seed — to mark the row. 



amous 



;etaker 



Magnificent in 

 Size — Delightfully 

 Mild in Flavor 



A Matchless Keeper — Succeeds in All Sections of the U. S. 

 613. Prizetaker is at once the largest and most handsome of all American 

 Onions, and is renowned everywhere. It is grown with great success in all 

 sections of the country, and is one of the few vegetables that attain 

 great size, and still retain perfect Quality. 



It grows as easily as any other sort, and can be used for 

 all purposes — the young plants as salad; the half 

 n bulbs in early summer, and the perfect, ma- 

 ture Onion practically at all times, for it keeps 

 well that it may be used almost the year 

 round. It is esteemed not only in America, 

 but in Europe. Soon after its introduction, 

 it was exhibited in London, and in the 

 keenest competition with the products of 

 the most skilful growers, earned an 

 'Award of Merit" from the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society of England. Xot only 

 does it grow to a large size, but uni- 

 formly so. The shape is true globe, 

 broad at the base, tapering sharply at 

 the top. 



It is so well bred that the tops dry 

 clown entirely when it ripens, leaving 

 a clean, sound bulb, perfect in form, 

 rich in color and wonderfully solid. 

 The outer skin is rather pale yellow, 

 the flesh pure white throughout. It 

 is extremely mild in flavor, very much 

 esteemed for slicing, baking and boil- 

 ing, in fact, in whatever way it is pre- 

 pared it is unsurpassed. (See engrav- 

 ing.) Price, 15c. pkt., 40c. oz., $1.25 ! i 

 11)., $4.00 lb. Special price on large 

 quantities. 



"My Prizetaker Onions grown from Henderson's 

 strain were the finest ever seen in these parts. 

 Also the Riita Ragas were wonderful." 



Mrs. MARY C. ALEXANDER, 



Billerica, Mass. 



SEE ALSO 



Henderson's New Giant 



Onion 



ESPANOLA 



on colored plate page 36 



AILSA CRAIG 



607. 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 exception, 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 specimens, 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 advise 

 its use for keeping. Our Globe varieties and Prizetaker are 

 better. (See engraving.) Price, 25c. pkt., $1.00 oz. 



Your flowers will show to better advantage if your lawn is green and velvety. See Henderson's Lawn Grass Seed Mixtures 



pages 7 and 8 



