HELENA. MONTANA 
VEGETABLE SEEDS— Continued. 87 
ONION SETS 
The Importance of Using Northern Grown Onion Sets. 
-(ja^ The planting of Onion 
v^i^^^\ ^^''^ '® increasing rapidly 
■^sS^^^ir' ^^^^ after year. They 
are used for several pur- 
^"^iWSSm^WSSm^ poses. The Bottom Onion 
Sets produce a large 
onion ready for market 
/jwiT.BVj'ii'iiEiM W'igir from fqur to six weeks 
f.'— ..I— iT.smsDiaf earlier than can be had 
by sowing the seed. This 
enables the grower to 
sell his entire crop earlier 
t^^fj^^^ltj^^f in the season, at which 
time prices usually are 
tTsssimiMS higher than when the 
bulk of the crop reaches 
market. It also permits 
^ the sowing of another 
crop on the land the same 
year. Bottom Sets also 
produce good green 
onions on most any soil in half the time it takes to raise 
them from seed. 
Bottom Onion Sets are produced by sowing seed very 
thickly and they are harvested before they have reached 
full development. 
Multiplier Onion Sets are formed through the division 
of the bulbs into many smaller ones; they are not grown 
from seed. 
Top Sets are produced like seed on the top of the 
stalks. Top Sets make large pulbs one year and top sets 
the next. 
ONION SETS-(VVhite Botton). Lb. 20c; (by mail 30c); 10 
lbs. $1.75; bu. (32 lbs.) $4.75 
These are small, solid and of a beautiful silvery white 
a favorite sort in private and market gardens. 
OINON SETS— (Red Bottom). Lb. 15c; (by mail 25c); 10 
lbs. $1.40; bu. (32 lbs.) $4.00 
Brighl, deep red in color, even and dry. The most 
popular' variety. 
ONION SETS— (Yellow Bottom). Lb. 15c; (by mail 25c); 
10 lbs. $1.40: bu. (32 lbs.) $3.75 
Produced lioin seed which makes the finest yellow 
sets. 
ONION SETS-(Rcd Top) Per lb. 25c; (by mail 35c) 
These are planted to produce both early green onions 
and large eatmg onions. Genuine Red Top Sets. 
ONION SETS— (White Miiltip]ier)....Lb. 25c; (by mail 35c) 
These make green onions for early spring bunching. 
They are the first to form, are of a pure silvery white 
and enormously productive, frequently producing as 
many as twenty bulbs in a single cluster from one 
bulb planted; of excellent quality and size for bunch- 
ing. 
ONION SETS— (Yellow Multiplier). Per lb. 20c; (by mail 
30c); 10 lbs. $1.50; bu. (32 lbs.) $3.50 
Often preferred on account of their carliness. Late 
in June they are fully ripe, and can be gathered. They 
are very productive, five to fifteen bulbs growing 
from one bulb set out. 
Chester, Mont., Nov. 1st, 1912. 
State Nursery Co., Helena, Mont.: 
From the Peerless Snowball Cauliflower seed received 
from you last Spring I raiseil the flnest Cauliflowers of 
this section. Seven heads weighing 9 lbs. each and 
a fraction over and four of them sold for 4 5c per head. 
The Celery seed also grave excellent satisfaction. We 
have the celery now trenched in the cellar where it is 
bleaching nicely and all who taste it pronounce it of 
superior flavor. Trusting that the present order may 
be as satisfactory as former orders. 
I remain, Tours Respectfully, 
MRS. CARRIE HEATON. 
PARSLEY 
(One ounce for 150 feet of drill). 
Parsley succeeds best in rich, mellow soil. As the seed 
germinates very slowly, it should be sown quite early in 
the spring,' previously soaking the seed for a few hours in 
(epid water. Sow thickly in rows a foot apart and half an 
inch deep. For winter use protect in a frame or light cel- 
lar, or a few plants may be placed in pots or boxes, and 
kept in the house. 
Parsley — (Moss Curled). 
PARSLEY— (Peerless Moss Curled). Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; % 
lb., 40c; 1 lb $1.25 
There is no more attractive variety than this when 
well grown; it is hardy and slow to run to seed; every 
gardener's favorite. 
PARSLEY— ("Ideal" Extra Curled). Oz. 20c; % lb. 75c; 
lb $2.50 
In shape of leaf, color and taste this new variety is the 
ideal of perfection. It stands heat, drought and cold 
better and will yield much better than any other of the 
numerous varieties of Parsley we have ever had. 
P,\RSLEY— (Hamburg). Pkt., 5c; oz 20c 
Turnip rooted variety. The roots as well as the leaves 
are used for flavoring soups, etc. 
PARSNIPS 
(One oz. for 200 feet of drill, 5 to 6 lbs. in drills for an acre) 
Sow as early in spring as the weather will admit, in 
drills 15 inches apart, covering half an inch deep. It is 
usual to take up in the fall a certain quantity for winter 
use, leaving the rest in the ground till spring, to be dug up 
as required. 
PARSNIP— (Thick Shoulder. Hollow Crown) 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; % lb. 25c; lb 80c 
Finest variety of Parsnips known; the 
roots run of uniform size and are 
smooth. They make an excellent change 
from ordinary winter vegetabes. 
PARSNIP— (Improved Guernsey). Oz. 10c; Vi 
lb. 25c; lb $1.00 
For those who like an early Parsnip this 
variety will be found very useful; not. as 
large as the longer varieties. 
Parsnip— (Hollow Crown). 
I'arsnip — 
(Improved 
Guernsey). 
