16 SUNSET SEED AND PLANT COMPANY. 
Onions 
Oiyntm. Zwiebel. Cebolla. 
SPANISH KING. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill; six pounds will plant one acre. A deep rich soil, thorouglily worked, 
is best for this crop. Sow thinly in shallow drills about twelve feet apart; when the plants are about three 
inches high, thin to the distance of three or four inches, according to the variety. 
Adriatic Barletta. Said to be the earliest onion grown; small with a very delicate silver skin; flesh firm 
and mild in flavor; for pickling purposes it is unexcelled, per oz,, 20 cts; per i-lb., 75 cts; per lb., $2 50. 
Creole or Louisiana. In color this variety may be described as between the Strasburg and Wethersfield, 
while in size and rapidity of growth, it resembles the Italian sorts, but in flavor is much stronger. In 
the neighborhood of New Orleans it has been grown for many years, and is very populai-, deservedly so, 
it having no superior as a shipper to the northern markets, per oz., 30 cts; per i-lb., $1; per lb., $3. 
Extra-Early Red Flat. Of fair size; very early and productive, per oz., 20 cts; per^lb., 60 cts; per lb, $2. 
Extra-Early Red Globe. Similar to above, except in shape, per oz., 20 cts; per J-Ib., 60 cts; per lb., $2. 
Giant Red Rocca. A magnificent variety of mild flavor, per oz., 25 cts; per i-lb., 75 cts; per lb., $2 50. 
Prize Taker. This is the large Spanish onion that is offered for sale in the markets of our large cities. The 
skin is a rich yellow color, and the flesh white, sweet and tender. Although of enormous size, it is a 
good keeper; per oz., 25 cts; per ^-Ih., 75 cts; per lb., $'2 50. 
Queeu. Extra-early, small-sized variety; valuable for pickling, per oz., 25 cts; per i-lb., 75 cts; lb., $2 50. 
Red Globe. Beep red; fine grained, firm flesh; keeps well, per oz., 25 cts; per J-lb., 75 cts; per lb., $2 50. 
Silver King. Silvery white; one of the large.st varieties grown, per oz., 25 cts; per J-lb., 75 cts; lb., $2 50. 
Wethersfield Large Red. A favorite variety; good keeper, per oz., 20 cts; per i-lb., 60 cts; per lb., $2. 
White Globe. Fine, white flesh of mild flavor, per oz., 35 cts; per J-lb., $1; per lb., $3 50. 
White Portugal or Silver Skin. A well-known large white variety, per oz., 40 cts; per ^-Ib., $1 25; lb. $4. 
Yellow Dauvers. Very productive; one of the best keepers, per oz., 20 cts; per J-lb., 60 cts; per lb., $2. 
Yellow Globe. A leading variety; fine grained; of mild flavor, per oz., 25 cts; per J-lb., 75 cts; lb., $2 50. 
El Paso or Large Mexican. A rapid growing, very large, mild, white-lieshcd variety; color of the skin 
variable from white to light red, per oz., 30 cts; per 1-lb., 90 cts; per lb., ^'i. 
Onion Sets, Etc. 
Plant in drills twelve inches apart and four inches between the sets. Prices are subject to market fluc- 
tuations as the season advauces. 
Red, White or Yellow Sets, per lb., 26 cts. Top Oaions, Potato Onions and Shallots, per lb., 25 cts. 
Large (juantities are furnished at prevailing market prices. Please write for quotations. 
20 per cent. Discount on seeds in packets. See page 3. 
