M AY S NORTH ERN GROWN SEEDS BEST FOR ALL CLIMES 



Notice. 



SELECTED ONION SEED. 



It will pay you to sow NORTHERN GROWN SEED. It is acknowledged saperior 

 to seed grown in any other section, it will produce more first=class onions of 

 uniform size and best quality per acre than any other seed. They will keep longer and in better 

 c ondition than those_grov>'n from Eastern. Southern or W ^^^^ 

 '"""Vrices quotedon Onion Seed byThepac^cetr'ounce'l^ or"Hnd include the prepay= | 

 ment of postageby as. If wanted by express or freight at purchaser's expense deduct loc per lb. I 

 One ounce for loo feet of drill, 5 or 6 pounds in drills to the acre^^ | 



American Sorts. 



AUSTRALIAN YELLOW GLOBE— For illustration and description, seelist of specialties. 

 PEERLESS WHITE GLOBE— tSee Cut.) A carefully selected and improved strain of 

 ^ the old varietv. Bv careful selection from year to year we have pi'oduced a new 

 Istrainof thehitrhest, purestand best type. Thebulbsare of uniformls' large size, perfect 

 Iformation, fine grained and of fine texture, enabling it to keep the longest time possible. 

 |ln addition to these good qualities it is one of the largest yielders ever grown, and 

 jalways comiuands the highest price in the markets; one of the best for home use and 

 lone of the most profitable for market gardeners. It is invariably a- heavy . yielder, 

 I many crops from 600 to 1200 biishels per acre being reported. One of the largest. 

 ' growers in the countrv has this to say regarding this variety: "Your Peei-less White 

 Globe is the greatest onion ever grown. Prom a little over three quarters of an acre 

 last year I harvested 1000 bushels of the finest onions I ever saw. There was not a 

 single small one in the entire lot, and all the bulbs are large and smooth. They are 

 so firm and hard they look as if they would keep for years," Pkt. lOC, OZ. 20c, 

 1=4 lb. 60c, lb. $2.00 



RED WETHERSFIELD, MAY'S SELECTED— (Minnesota Grown.) We confidently rec= 

 ommend our strain of this favorite onion as the very best ever offered the gardeners of 

 America, and believe we are fully justified in making this claim. It grows with unusual regularity, 

 and yields of over 1,000 bushels per a cre have been repo rted to us from various sections 

 MAY'S RED WONDER-(See Cut.)-The earliest and best red Onions weighing from one to* 

 ^^i* onion for America. The handsomest, finest flavored, earliest 

 and most profitable red variety that can be grown. For some 

 years past we have experimented with all the different varie- 

 ties of red onions for early use, andnow.oflFer a carefully select''^' 

 J. „j...„;„ 4-v,^+ i^.cr i^psts has nroven to be from ten days to two weeks ahead 



^fi^^'^tlfr^SrT T^s aUf "v?il/ at^^n- '-^^^^^^^^ ^^..^ 

 addition to this valuable point there are «iany o. hers such .^^ J^^^'l^P^ ^TO^ -"-^ 

 wonderful keeping qualities. These will i'n™^t't*hn^/roTs'^onionsX^ 

 for all sections of the country. Every gardener who grows onions should try Red 



Wonder. Pkt. loc. oz. 30c, 1-4 lb. 50c, lb. $i:5 0. la^e. cat) Bulbs ]ot-o-« 

 PERFECTION RED QLOBE-(Minnesota Growi^^.) (See Cut ) B^^gf Jarge 

 nd solid, enabling it to keep perlect b; lor a great^l^^^^ 



two pounds each are frequently 

 grown from our selected strain 

 in one season from seed. Ex= 

 tensively grown by gardeners 

 ship to distant markets. 

 The flesh is a pure 

 white, fine grained 

 ■ of good flavor. 

 Pkt. 5C,oz.ioc, 

 1-4 lb.30C 

 00 



, tirm ana soua, enaoungir lo seep t-^''"^ „f bulbs 

 e. The form is perfect, the handsome appearance of the bulbs 

 ae enhancing th?ir value in the market, ^atures^^early.^.s an 



few 



size, firm a 

 time 



alone enhancing _ 



enormous yielder and produces very 



oz. 15c, 1=4 lb. 50C, lb. $1.75. ^ ^ \ Arvif» s+nndard T?ed 



RED GLOBE SOUTH PORT-(ninnesota p/"^" ) <=ile quality ex- 



Globe; productive, splendid keeper. Attams great .ize, quauty ex 

 cellent. Pkt. sc oz. loc. 1=4 lb- 35C. lb. $i.25. , perfect elobe 



YELLOW GLOBE SOUTHPORT-(Minnesota Grown^ Perfect ^^^^ 

 shape; heavv cropper, excellent keepfer. Attains a large size. kkx. 5c, 

 YELL0W'^AN#R'SFLAT-Medium size; skin coppery yellow, flesh 

 white. Pkt. sc. oz. loc, 1=4 'b. 2SC, lb. 90. 



YELLOW MICHIGAN OR _ YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 



OHIO GLOBE— True globe —(Minnesota Orown.) Bulbs 



shaped; thin necked and Wm^ large size; globe shaped sm a 



slightly flattened at the neck, fincflavor, mild and early 



base. Color rich orange Pkt. SC, oz. loc, 



vellow. A good JmSmmlS^ »b 3)i.oo. 



keeper. Pkt. sc, 

 oz. IOC. 1-4 lb. 30c, 

 lb. $1.00. 



4 lb. 30c, 



STRASBURG 



A standard 



YELLOW 



DUTCH — 



Flat, flesh white, fine grained. 

 Pkt. sc, oz. IOC, 1=4 lb. 30c, 

 lb. $i.oo 



WONDER. 



WHITE PHILADELPHIA SILVER SKIN-Largely grown for sets and picklitig. 

 l^kt. sc, oz. 15c, 1=4 lb. 50c, lb- $1.75. ^ , 



WHITE GLOBE SOUTHPORT— (Minnesota Grown.) Flesh firm fine 

 grained, of mild flavor and good keeping qualities. Pkt. «?c. oz. mc 

 1-4 lb. soc, lb. $175- o . o ► 



WHITE PEARL EXTRA EARLY— Round, white, fine flavor. Pkt sc 

 oz. 20c, 1=4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. ' * ' 



WHITE PORTUGAL— Onions of mild flavor, largely used for «-owing^ 

 sets and pickles, pkt. sc, oz. 15c. 1=4 lb. soc, lb. $1.75. 

 RED FLAT, EXTRA EARLY — Bulbs medium size, very early and of 

 mild flavor, Pkt. 5c, oz. loc, 1=4 lb. 30c, lb. $1.00. , ' 



Italian Sorts. 



WHITE BARLETTA— Bulbs small, flattened on top, color waxy white; 

 fine for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. isc, 1=4 lb. soc, lb. $1.75. 

 BERMUDA RED— Very early. Pkt. sc. oz. 20c. 1-4 lb. 60c, JI?. $2.00. 

 BERMUDA WHITE— Pkt. sc, oz. 20c, 1=4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.25 

 ROCCA, GIANT YELLOW GLOBE— Pkt. sc, oz. 10c, 1=4 lb. 3sc lb $1 ?s 

 ROCCA, GIANT RED-Pkt. sc, oz. loc, 1=4 lb. 35C^, lb. $1.3^. ' ^ 

 WHITE MAMMOTH SILVER KING— This is H mammoth in size and the 

 largest in cultivation. The bulbs arc vefy attractive in form, fine 

 shaped, flattened but thick, with a .silver v white skin. The flesh is 

 snow white, fine grained, exceedingly mild and. pleasant flavor It 

 matures quite early. Pkt. sc, oz. tsc, 1=4 lb. 50c, lb. $1 60. 

 WHITE PARIS PICKLING— For early bunching, pieliling or sets 

 The onions are of small size, solid, and of mild flavor. Pkt. "RC. oz i<;c* 

 1=4 lb. soc. lb. $i.7S. 0.0, 

 WHITE QUEEN— A very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. They grow 

 small and can be sown thickly. Pkt, sc, oz. 15c, 1-4 lb. soc, lb. $i.7S. 



WHITE TRIPOLI— Same as Red Tripoli, except in color. Pkt. sc, oz. 15c, 1-4 lb. SOC, lb, $1.50 

 RED TRIPOLI— Skin thick, flesh white, of mild flavor Pkt. sc, oz. isc, 1=4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. * 



