HELENA. MONTANA 
VEGETABLE SEEDS— Continued. 85 
ONION SEEDS 
One ounce for 100 feel of drill; 5 or C pounds in drills 
for an acre. The best onions are grown on low, sandy, 
or mucky lands, with natural moisture and plenty of it. 
The most essential item in growing onions for markel 
ife good seed — seed that will come up and seed that will 
produce the variety you want — cheap seed is very poor 
economy. 
The land must be thoroughly worked before planting 
and usually two good plowings, a good discing and a har- 
rowing are necessary. 
The crop must always be kept free from weeds, and it 
is usually necessary to weed out in the row by hand once 
or twice. Hoeing between the rows may be done oftener. 
It is not nece'ssary to thin the plants in the row, since some 
thinning is naturally done during the hand wi-eding. 
Steady, even growth is necessary to good onions, and a 
check in the growth, whether from disease or drought, 
causes them to run to seed badly. 
Different markets and localities prefer different 
onions. Globe onions are generally most popular and yield 
better than the other sorts. Flat onions are the earliest 
and the large sized kinds have the best flavor. The most 
critical planters can rely upon our seed. Every bag of 
seed is tested as to vitality. 
ONION— (Ailsa Craig). Pkt. 15c; oz 30c 
A very large, yellow-fleshed variety of onion which is 
popular with gardeners. It resembles the variety, 
"Prizetaker," but will grow much larger and more 
globular in form. The skin is an attractive straw- 
color, flesh is mild, and the onions keep remarkably 
well for such large size. ■ For producing the largest 
and best onions, it is best to sow seed in the hotbed 
early in spring and transplant when of sufficient size. 
We grew onions of this variety in our trial grounds 
weighing 2% lbs. 
ONION— (Extra Early Red). Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % lb. 40c; 
lb. $1.50; by express, 5 lbs. $7.25; 10 lbs $14.00 
The first to ripen, and one of the handsomest of the 
red sorts. A medium sized flat variety, an abundant 
producer, and very uniform in shape and size. 
ONION— (Soulhport Red Globe). Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
Vi lb. 45c; lb. $1.75; by express, 5 lbs $8.25 
Large globe shaped, purplish-red variety; late and an 
excellent keeper. 
ONION— (Ox Blood Red Wetherslield— . Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 
oz. 25c; % lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.C0; by express, 5 lbs. $7.50; 
10 lbs $14.25 
This strain of the Red Wetherslield has been especially 
selected for its fine color. It is the darkest red onion 
in existence and where a market demands a dark red 
onion, it has no superior. Inclined to run a small per- 
centage of thick necks on moist, strong soils. The very 
best for dry, rather poor places. 
ONION— (Early VcUow Cracker). Oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; % lb. 
40c; lb. $1.30; by express, 5 lbs. $6.25; 10 lbs $12.00 
Earliest of all our yellow sorts, and is a desirable kind 
to raise where the seasons are short. Excellent qual- 
ity. Needs to be harvested as soon as it dies down and 
handled carefully. 
ONION— (Yellow Danvers, Flat). Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
% lb. 40c; lb. $1.30; by express, 5 lbs, $6.25; 10 lbs. $12.00 
An early productive variety. The onions are of medium 
size, skin coppery yellow, flesh solid, white and mild 
flavored. Our strain is remarkable for its freeness 
from thick necks and is especially adapted to the 
growing of Yellow Bottom Onion Sets. A very fine sort 
for most locations. 
ONION— (Ohio Yellow Globe). Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
% lb. 45c; 1 lb. $1.50; by exp., 5 lbs. $7.00; 10 lbs. $13.50 
Finest shaped, best colored and largest cropper oif any 
yellow onion. This is an extra fine selection of the best 
colored, finest shaped and heaviest yielding bulbs, en- 
tirely distinct from the old type of Yellow Globe Dan- 
vers. It is earlier, has a smaller neck, is of perfect 
globe shape and uniform in size and color. Its small 
neck and solid flesh make it a very fine keeper. 
Onion — (Ailsa Craig). 
Oiiiou — (Auiitruuau Browii). 
Onion— (Ohio Yellow Glob«0. 
