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MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GROWN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. 
THREE WORLD BEATER 
ONIONS. 
Peerless White 
Globe, gg s*4 
carefully selected 
improved strain 
of the old variety. 
By careful selec- 
tion from 
year to year 
we have 
produced 
new strain 
of the high- 
est, purest 
and best 
tvpe. The 
bulbs are 
of uniformly 
large » size, 
perfect for- 
mation, fine 
grained and 
of fine tex- 
ture, enabling it 
to keep the long- 
est time possible. 
In addition to 
these go^d qualities it 
is one of the largest 
yield ers ever grown 
and always commands the highest 
price in the markets. It is one of the very 
best for home use and one of the most 
profitable for market gardeners. It is in- 
variably a heavy yielder, many crops of 
from 600 to 1,200 bushels per acre being 
reported. One of the largest growers in 
the country has this to say regarding this variety: 
Globe is the greatest onion ever grown. Prom a little over three-quarters of 
an acre this year I harvested 1,000 bushels of the finest onions I ever saw.' 
There wasn't a single small one in the entire lot, and all the bulbs are large and 
smooth. I can easily get_ 10 cents more per bushel for them now than for any 
other variety, and this winter when they are scarce I expect to get 25 cents per 
bushel more. _ They are so firm and hard they look as though they would keep 
for years, while the flavor is so fine that we have them for every meal. This 
year I tested nearly 30 varieties of onions from 8 or 10 of the leading seedsmen, 
and your Peerless beat them all. I will plant 10 acres of this sort next year." 
These are certainly high words of praise, coming from one who makes a busi- 
ness of growing onions, and we earnestly hope every one of your customers 
who grows onions will not fail to try the Peerless. Pkt. ioc, oz. 2oc, 
i=4 lb. 6 sc, lb. $2. oo. 
Alicfmliiin Rrnu/n (See cut.) Another vear's trial of this valuable 
nudliauail UXWVll. va riety only strengthens and confirms the reports 
of its good qualities. It is undoubtedly the most valuable variety introduced in many 
years. It is extra early and a very long keeping onion. It was recently introduced into 
the United States from Australia, where it is the only variety planted. It is of medium 
size, of an almost globular form, and the color of the skin is a deep amber brown, dis- 
tinct from all other onions. It is extremely early, and planted with Wethersfield proved to be 
nearly four weeks earlier. This onion is extremely hard and firm, and of fine flavor, and will 
keep almost indefinitely. The remarkable character of long keeping and its early ripening male 
Australian Brown the best onion to grow for profit for the market gardener, and it is equally 
valuable for the private planter. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1-4 lb. 50c, lb. $1.50. 
ClhtS-trfxc. These are perfectly hardy plants, resembling small onions or garlic m growth. 
VlllVCdi They start to grow very early in the spring, and the small tender leaves are high- 
ly esteemed for flavoring many dishes. Pkt 25c. 
One of our fields of Peerless White Globe, from a photograph. 
F>f»HV»/-rf inn t?£»H fllnhf* (See cut.) This is a very fitting companion 
rcilCCLlUll IVCU U1UUC, to the splendid varieties offered herewith as it 
combines all the good qualities sought for by large growers, and has none of the 
defects so common in many leading sorts. The bulbs are large size, very firm and 
solid, enabling it to keep perfectly for a great length of time. The form is perfect, 
the handsome ap'pearance of the bulbs alone enhancing their value 
in the market. It matures quite early, is an enormous yielder, and 
produces very few small sized bidbs. ~ The seed which we offer is 
from a superior strain of this variety, produced 
after many years of selection and improvement,, 
is of high germinating quality, aud the purest and 
best grown. It seems to" withstand hot, dry 
weather better than any sort we have ever seen, 
and always matures large, firm, handsome bulbs. 
Its quality is most delicious, while its keeping 
qualities are the best ever seen in a red onion. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 1-4 lb. 60c, lb. $1.75- 
Cabbage, Hay's Long Keeper. 
The best type of late cabbage ever produced. 
Tested with other latesorts it has surpassed therm 
all in keeping qualities and in handsome appear- 
ance. We believe it is a fit companion for Hol- 
lander, that famous variety which is attractingso 
much attention in the gar- 
dening world. It grows to- 
a large size,is verysolid and 
rather flat in shape. A splen- 
did shipper and a long keep- 
ing, fine appearing 
cabbage. Plit.5c„ 
oz. 30c, 1-4 lb. 
• 60p, lb. 
SS3.00. 
"Your Peerless White 
