ONIONS 



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FIELD OF ONIONS GOING TO SEED ON RANCH WHERE OUR SEED IS GROWN 



C HOICE ONIONS 



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 12 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 the rate of 400 to 800 pounds per 

 acre, will give splendid crops. A top-dressing of wood ashes, applied 

 after the second weeding, is very beneficial. 



^AIITIOM BEWARE OF CHEAP This caution is 

 ^r\.KJ I IWI^ pNION SEED necessary this year 



more than ever before, owing to a large guantity 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. 



TESTED AND OF THE STRONQEST VITALITY THE 

 FINEST SELECTED STRAINS 



OHIO OR MICHIGAN YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS ONIONS 



OHIO 



Yellow 

 Globe 



ONIONS 



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 such 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. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., ilb. 75 cts., lb, 



$2.25, 5 lbs. and over at $2.00. 



Southport Red Qlobe 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., 

 ^Ib. 65 cts., lb. $2.25, 5 lbs. and over at $2.00 per lb. 



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