BeckerVs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Yellow Globe Danvers is perhaps the greatest utility Onion in cultivation today 



American Yellow Onion, continued 



Yellow Dutch, or Strasburg. Large; yellow; mild flavor. One of 

 the best keepers. Grown largely for sets. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts., y 4 lb. 85 cts. 



Yellow Globe Danvers 



See illustration 



Bulbs of fine shape and good size, while the yield per acre is enor- 

 mous, averaging from 600 to 800 bushels on good soil and with good 

 culture. Thin, yellow skin and mild, fine-grained, white flesh. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., V 4 lb. $1. 



Flat Yellow Danvers. Grows to good size; ripens early; mild in 

 flavor and keeps well. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., VUb. 

 85 cts. 



Prizetaker. Bulbs very large, round, and handsome; rich yellow 

 skin and mild, sweet, pure white flesh; quite free from stiff necks; 

 yields enormously. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Vilb. $1. 



Giant Gibraltar. A type of Prizetaker, originally from France, 

 but now well acclimated and is generally grown for exhibition pur- 

 poses. A close rival to Ailsa Craig described below. Attains immense 

 size; flat-globular in shape; light straw color; flesh white, tender, and 

 mild. Not a good keeper. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Best Foreign Kinds 

 White Bunch 



For using when young, producing large, showy, white Onions of 

 fine quality in a remarkably short time. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.35. 



Ailsa CrailT ^ arnous exhibition Onion of England, and 



5 ' valued highly for that purpose by our estate gar- 

 deners. Grows to immense size when started early, under glass. 

 Our stock of seed comes direct from the original introducer. By 

 rigid selection it has been kept at a high standard of perfection and 

 will produce bulbs like the one shown alongside, for anyone who takes 

 the pains to sow seeds early and transplant the seedlings. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Bermuda, White. This is the well-known Onion of Bermuda, flat, 

 white skinned and crisp flesh of so mild a flavor that it may be eaten 

 like an apple. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., V 4 lb. $1.35. 



Onion Sets. Extra-Selected Stock. (Prices Variable) 



Qt. Pk. Bus. 



White. For early use $0 30 $2 25 $8 00 



Yellow Danvers. Legal bushel, 32 lbs 25 1 75 6 00 



Parcel-post weight of Onion Sets: Quart, 1 lb. 



American Red Kinds 



The latest to mature, strongest-flavored, but also best keepers. 



Southport Red Globe. Large red Onion; one of the best keepers; 

 true globe-shape. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., l Alh. $1.25. 



Red Wethersfield. Bulbs deep purplish red, flat, strong-flavored, 

 and grow to a large size. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., V41b. $1. 



Australian Rrnwn This holds the record of being the best 

 Australian DrOWn. keeping among Onions. Bulbs have been 



known to keep well from fall of one year until May of the following 

 year. The bulbs grow to medium size, averaging 2}4 inches across 

 by 2 inches deep, from top to bottom. The flesh is exceedingly fine- 

 grained and solid, the color of skin varies from deep brown to light 

 red, proclaiming the variety a true hybrid between a yellow and a red 



variety. It inherits the mild 

 flavor of the yellow kinds and 

 the long- keeping qualities of the 

 mm red varieties in a remarkable 

 degree. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10c, 

 oz. 30 cts., Vilb. 

 $1. 



Ailsa Craig. The great exhibition Onion 



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