* Attains a weight of 

 \2 1-2 to 4 lbs. the first 

 year from seed. 



&50 for Largest grown in issz 



PR^ M l88* iNl885iTWElGH^ IN |88GlTW E J!i^ /u ^ 



ALTHOUGH I offered Silver King for the first time in 

 J884, I do not believe any other variety, excepting pos- 

 sibly my Sure-Head Cabbage, has in three years' time 

 been more unanimouslv endorsed by one and all in 

 all sections of the country. lean safely say that I received 

 over MH) letters and postals the past two seasons, all con- 

 taining words of the highest praise AS TO THE WON- 

 DERFUL, SIZE, EARLY MATURITY, AND QUALITY 

 OP THIS NOW FAMOUS ONION, seed of which I have 

 sold to tens of thousands of my customers. 



Silver King grows larger than any other variety in 

 cultivation. The bulbs are of attractive shape, flattened 

 but thick through, as shown in the illustration. The average 

 diameter of the onions is from 5 to ~y 2 inches, thus making 

 the circumference from 18 to 22 inches. Single bulbs often 

 attain weights of from 2'<£ to 4 pounds each. No other variety- 

 attains such mammoth size, nor will any other 

 variety grow uniformly so large. The 

 skin is of a beautiful silvery white ; the 

 flesh is of a particularly mild and 

 pleasant flavor. So sweet and 

 tender is the flesh that it can 



be eaten raw, like an apple. *\ ^^V^ 



20,000 gardeners 

 found it last year the 

 most remarkable 

 onion they had 

 ever sown. 



Every one desiring the largest and handsomest onions of 

 the finest flavor, will be more than satisfied with the Silver 

 King. It cannot be too highly recommended, either for fam- 

 ily use, for exhibition at fairs or in restaurants, or for sale in 

 market, where its size and beauty will prove very striking. 



If you have not already sown Silver King, you should 

 not neglect to sow it another year. In l">*i, and 

 1886, over 50,000 gardeners found it to EQUAL AND 

 SURPASS ALL THE C LAIMS HEREIN MADE FOR IT. 



Packet, Id cts.; ounce, 50 cts.; 1-4 lb., $1.50. 



The $50 premium offered for largest Silver King raised in 

 1886 was paid last Nov. to W. P. Mast, Fair view, Oregon, for 

 raising an onion weighing 3 1-4 pounds. And now for 1887. 

 I again offer $50 IN CASH for largest Silver King 

 grown from my seed in 1887; onions to be sent 

 ■ "' * - — to me by mail or express, charges pre- 

 paid, before Oct. 1st. 1887, when 

 prizes will be awarded. 

 Think of it! $50 in 

 cash for one onion. 



S. F. Needham, Rutherford Depot. Term.: "Silver King is the most productive, 

 best flavored, and grows the largest from seed the first year of any I have ever seen." 



Rudolph Baringer, if ill Creek, Ind.: " The seed I purchased of you last Spring 

 gave the best of satisfaction. The Silver King Onion did splendid. The Hanson 

 Lettuce is simply immense. I raised one head that weighed 2 lbs. 2ii ounces. Ruby 

 King Pepper is perfection itself. The Stuttgart Radish is indeed a mammoth." 



Robt. Hearrell, Boggy Depot, Ind. Ty.: "Seeds ordered of you, especially Silver 

 King Onion, far exceeded my expectation. Every farmer will do well to get them, 

 for they are the most prolific onion I ever saw." 



Omri S. Moon, Ridgway, Minn.: " Your seed is ahead of any I ever planted. The 



The Silver King Onion and the Stuttgart Radish are two varieties which cannot be 

 beat. They have grown to enormous size in spite of the drought, and are both 

 brittle, juicy, and splendidly flavored." 



L. W. Peckham, Bouckville. N. Y.: " The Silver King Onion I purchased of you 

 beat anything I ever saw for size." 



J. E. Fletcher. Fletcher, Va. : "Seeds purchased of you gave entire satisfaction. 

 My Silver King Onions are the largest I ever saw." 



Jno. W. Bassett, Ostium. Xeb.: "The seed I bought of you last spring gave entire 

 satisfaction. My Silver King Onions are the wonder "of all who see them, The 

 Banana Citrons are fine. I have one that measures 3 feet 3 inches in length. 



g. BEWARE OF BOGUS SILVER KING SEED offered at lower prices than quoted above, as I have reason to believe a large amount of White 

 - Tripoli Seed will be offered this season for Silver King. I, together with one other house, last llav, bought up the entire 1886 crop of Silver King 

 C raised by the originators, and as the crop was a short one, neither of us have any more seed than our retail trade requires. 



