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DETROIT, MICH. 



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ONION— Continued 



ijri . Da 1 This is a medium sized onion of mild 



Wnite rOrtUgal or flavor and with beautiful, clear white 



Am«:>i*ir'9n ^i1i7«:ki*clrin skin. The variety is a favorite with 

 /American oiiversKin ^^^y ^^^ ^se ^.^^^ young as a 



salad or bunching onion and for pickles. It usually matures about 

 ten days earlier than White Globe and is fine for fall and early 

 winter use. It is an excellent medium early sort for gardeners 

 who do not care to plant more than one variety. The bulbs are 

 nearly round when of bunching size, somewhat flattened when 

 mature. This is the best flattened white onion for northern 

 latitudes. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz, 60c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 «Ti . ^1 I A most desirable medium early or main crop 

 Wnite valObe variety for the home garden. It is sometimes 

 called Southport White Globe. The vaiiety yields abundantly, 

 producing medium to large, handsome and finely shaped, clear 

 white bulbs. The flesh is firm, fine grained, quite mild in flavor 

 and is more attractive than the coloretl sorts when couked. The 

 bulbs are globe-shaped, full at the shoulder, rounded at the 

 base, keep well and are desirable for shipping. It is character- 

 istic of the best stocks of White Globe to have many bulbs 

 with a splash of magenta-red on the outside covering. We have 

 by years of careful selection and breeding developed a strain 

 which is unsurpassed in uniformity and beauty of shape and 

 color. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.10; Lb. $3.75 



IMPORTED ONIONS 



These sorts are particularly adapted to southern latitudes 

 where they are sown in the fall or early spring. The best results 

 are obtained bj' sowing in beds or boxes and transplanting. 



Er- 1 o 1 j_*. -^o extremely early maturing 

 Xtra Larly Oarletta variety very white with silvery 

 tinge and particularly desirable for pickling._ The bulbs are very 

 small and quite similar to Queen. If seed is sown out of doors 

 in spring in the usual manner and plants thinned about two 

 inches apart they will produce bulbs one to two inches in 

 diameter. If these bulbs tare set out the following spring, or 



White Portugal 



... f plants are grown under glass in winter and set ovit in 



the spring, they will produce large onions. This variety and Queen are the ones most generally used in this country for pro- 

 ducing the small pickling bulbs. For this purpose if the seed has been sown eight to ten seeds to the inch of drill, no thin- 

 ning will be required. Growers usually plant the seed tliiekly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty pounds 

 to an acre. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; V4 Lb. $1.00; Lb, $3.50 



QA very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When allowed to reach full size the bulbs 

 Ueen are quite flattened but as grown for pickles are nearly round. The large sized bulbs attain a size of about two inches 

 in diameter. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.25 



QUFEN 



P I Twj r* IVyi * 1 -A.n early nnd productive flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and used 



Hariy INeapOlltan iViarzajOla for pickling, if seed is so-wn as soon as tlie grotind can be worked.it will mature a 



crop early in the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in 3Iarch. This variety is 



known also as Early May. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; i/4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



Gioni- \A7kif-A li-«>r «X • r -"^ large, pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. This medium early and pro- 

 la-ni W niie liaiian I ripoil ductlve variety will produce a larger bulb from seed than White Portugal, but to at- 

 tain full size the seed should be sown very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. When grown under proper 

 conditions the bulbs are often three to four inches across, with pure white skin. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ^4 Lb. 75c; 

 Lb. $2.50 

 M n^m fk Q*l V* '^^^^ variety produces a very large onion, resembling Giant White Italian Tripoli, but of larger 



IViammOLll Oliver J^Jngf size, slightly later maturing and rather a better keeper, making the sort more desirable for 

 the fall market. It is a very productive flat variety with bulbs often four to five inches across, the largest of the white onions. 

 The skin is silvery white. The flesh is white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; 

 Lb. $2.50 



ONION SETS 



To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad drills, using 

 forty to sixty pounds per q,cre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 

 right shape and if so-mi thick on poor land they vrill be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed sown for sets may be planted 

 somewhat later than if a crop of large bulbs is desired. 



WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 

 red or yellow, but produce beautiful white onions earlj' in 

 the season. Per Lb. 35c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $13.00 

 Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctuations 

 of the market. The price per single pound will hold good 

 throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 

 77ie 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 



RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, 



setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. 



Per Lb. 30c. postpaids 100 Lbs. $11.50 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Lik^ the preceding except in 



color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $11.50 



