ONIONS 
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Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, 'Pa. 
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FIELD OF ONIONS GOING TO SEED ON RANCH WHERE OUR SEED IS GROWN 
CHOICE ONIONS 
TESTED AND OF THE STRONGEST VITALITY THE 
FINEST SELECTED STRAINS 
One Ounce Will Sow 100 Feet of Drill; Five Pounds 
Will Sow An Acre 
We pride ourselves on selling the very best Onion Seed 
that can be produced, and are now supplying some of the largest 
Onion-growers of the country. By sowing our seed, large Onions 
may be produced direct from the seed. 
CULTURE. — Sow in early spring, in moist soil, as soon as the 
weather will permit, in rows 1*2 inches apart, and cover half an inch 
deep. If the Onions grow too thick, thin to about an inch apart, or 
only a few small onions will be the result. Manure highly (20 loads 
per acre being used by market-gardeners with profit) , and if manure is 
not plenty, some good phosphate, at thera^te of 400 to 8co pounds per 
acre, will give splendid crops. A top-dressing of wood ashes, applied 
after the second weeding, is very beneficial. 
CAUTION BEW „^°£, C " EAP 
This caution is 
ONION SEED necessary this year 
more than ever before, owing to a large quantity of old seed being 
carried over, by some houses, and then mixed with a small portion of 
new. Fresh new seed, such as we sell, will test 90 to 95 per cent. If 
you are led by low prices to purchase Onion Seed from doubtful 
sources, test it before planting. Our prices are as low as reliable seeds 
can be bought. The lowest-priced Onion Seed is not always 
the cheapest. The crop this year is very short in many varieties. 
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OHIO OR MICHIGAN YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONIONS 
OHIO 
Yellow 
Globe 
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE ONION 
A Selected Strain, Uniform in Shape, Attractive Color, Mild 
Flavor and Produces Enormous Crops of Large Globe 
Onions 
Finest shape, best color and yields largest crop of any yellow 
onion. The heaviest yield of onions is always obtained from rich, 
black lands. On snch soils a globe shaped onion with a somewhat 
flattened base gives largest returns, bulbs are large and uniformly 
spherical, with very small necks, the largest diameter below the cen- 
ter of the bulb ; of a rich orange-yellow color ; enormous yielders and 
splendid keepers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., £15. SO cts., 
lb. $1.75, postpaid. 
Southport Red Globe ONIONS 
The onions from Southport, Conn., generally command an extra 
price in New York markets because of their beautiful shape and 
color, due partly to the variety grown and partly to the favorable 
soil and the extra care taken in handling the crop. The Southport 
Red Globe is of medium size, spherical, with small neck, very deep, 
rich red color, and of superior quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
|lb. 65 cts., lb. $2.25. 
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