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MATS CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
tmX£ RED WONDER. 
HlQUICKEST GROWING RED ONION. 
r Prices quoted on Onions by the pack- 
9t, ounce, % pound, pound, include the 
prepayment of postage by us. If want- 
ed by express or freight, at purchas- 
er's expense, deduct 10 cents per pound. 
One ounce for 100 feet of drill, 5 to 6 
pounds in drills to the acre. 
THE EARLIEST AND BEST RED ONION FOR AMERICA The handsomest, finest flavored, earliest and most profitable red va- 
riety that can be grown. It cannot be too highly recommended for the Middle and Northern States. For some years past we 
have experimented with all the different varieties of red onions for early use, and now offer a carefully-selected and improved 
strain that by actual tests has proven to be from ten days to two weeks ahead of Red Wethersfield. This alone will at once 
recommend it to the large growers, but in addition to this valuable point there are many others, such as fine shape, good fla- 
vor and wonderful keeping qualities. These will immediately stamp it as the coming red onion for all sections of the country. 
We believe it will soon take the place of Wethersfield, Red Globe and all other lands of its color as soon as once tested by 
those growing the old varieties. EVERY GARDENER WHO GROWS ONIONS SHOULD TRY RED WONDER. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
20c, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
Italian Sorts. 
RED BERMUDA. — Grown in many sections of the South to the exclusions of all 
other sorts for the Northern markets. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 55e, lb. $2.00. 
RED GIANT ROCCA. — A handsome, globular onion of reddish brown color. Ten- 
der and mild- Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.35. 
RED TRIPOLI. — Skin thick, flesh white. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 50c, lb. 81.50. 
WHITE BARLETTA. — Early and small, bulbs 1% to 1% inches in diameter, flat- 
tened on top; color waxy white; fine for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
WHITE BERMUDA Same as Bermuda Red. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, % lb. 75c, lb. $2.25. 
WHITE PARIS PICKLING For early bunching, pickling or sets. The onions 
are of small size, solid, and of mild flavor. Pkt. 5e, oz. 15c, % lb. 50e, lb. $1.75. - 
WHITE QUEEN. — A very white skinned variety of especial value for picklmg. 
They grow small and can be sown thickly. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15e, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
WHITE, PERFECT PICKLING, MAY'S — (See cut.) Without doubt the best for 
pickling purposes. It grows rapidly but remains small and is of the mildest pos- 
sible flavor, making the most desirable of all onions for this purpose. The onion 
is white, slightly flattened and exceedingly handsome, making it valuable for 
bunching to be sold at the market. It is free from the tough, coarse flesh so often 
found in small onions, and is of such a delicate flavor that it can be eaten raw 
with salt like radishes. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.75. 
WHITE TRIPOLI. — Same as Red Tripoli. Pkt. 5e, oz. 15c, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 
WHITE MAMMOTH SILVER KING — (See cut.) The largest of all white onions; 
it is of attractive form, flattened but thick through. Single bulbs often attain 
weights of from 2 to 4 pounds each. The skin is a beautiful silvery white, the 
flesh is snowy white, and of a particularly mild and pleasant flavor. So sweet 
and tender is the flesh that it can be eaten raw like an apple. Matures early 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, % lb. 50c, lb. $1.60. * . , ~ , or -cre. 
YELLOW GIANT ROCCA Similar to Giant Rocca Red, except to color, of large 
size. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, % lb. 35c, lb. $1.35. , A .„ 
from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions, and sow the seed very 
fortv to sixtv pounds to the acre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only 
Onion Sets. 
A n ; An Qaf c To raise onion sets 
IJI1IUI1 OCLS>. thick in broad drills, 
. 20c, qt. 35c, 
t O T T O M ^Vi ! ^-^ 
wvvoi tnicK in broad drills, iorty to sixty pounds to tne acre. lub secu is =>uwn <-"'° » ^ **T „vT„^^ 
h-e too large for sets, but will not be of the right shape, and if sown thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle snapea. 
When onion seed is sown for sets, the seed may be planted somewhat later than for larg e bulb s, but fine crops are most 
likely to come from early sowing. 
WHITE BOTTOM. — Produces beautiful white bulbs. Pt. 20c, qt. 35c, 
pk. $1.00. 1)U. $3.00. 
RED BOTTOM Pt. 20c, qt. 35c, pk. 85c, bu. $2.50. 
YELLOW B 
Produces bulbs of good 
size. Pt. 20e, qt. 35c, pk. 
85c, bu. $2.50. 
POTATO ONION SETS. 
— This variety does not 
produce seed. Pt. 25c, 
qt. 45e,pk. $1.25, bu. $4.00. 
WHITE MULTIPLIERS. 
Pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, 
bu. $3.00. 
Egyptian orPerennialTree 
A perennial perfectly 
hardy, throwing up stalks 
every spring. It produces 
sets or small bulbs at the 
top of the stalk, and the 
root also divides. The sets 
are planted in the fall to 
produce bunch onions in the 
spring. Pt. 35c, qt. 45c, 
pk. SI. 00, bu. $3 OO. 
