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Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
ONION SEEDS - Cont. 
Ebenezer or Japanese 
Mild Flavor; Excellent Keeper; Heavy Yielder 
Those who want a nice mild Onion for their own use would 
do well to try the Ebenezer, as it is the mildest flavored Onion 
we have ever tasted. The flesh is white, firm and of a very 
delicate flavor. The Onions are large, somewhat flattened, 
yellow skinned and have very small tops and mature early. 
They will keep sound and hard all Winter. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c; 
2 oz. 30c; Vi lb. 50c; Vi lb. 90c; lb. $1.75; 2 lb. $3.25, postpaid. 
GENUINE BERMUDA 
Onion Seed 
Bermuda Onions are largely grown in the South and have 
proven a most profitable crop. They are planted there in the 
fall and shipped North in May and are the earliest large new 
Onions in the market. Growers can do equally well with them 
in the North. They are the quickest growing Onions known. 
Sown at the same time as Danvers and White Portugal, they 
will produce full grown bulbs about 3 inches in diameter when 
the others are only 1 inch in size. 
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX —This new variety is a large, pure- 
white flat Onion. It is the earliest and most popular Onion 
with the large growers in the South. It produces the mild¬ 
est and sweetest Onions of them all. It is very fine for 
slicing, the color being so clear and pure. Our stock seed 
each year is imported direct from Canary Islands, where the 
only True Bermuda Seed is grown. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 oz. 
60c; Vi lb. $1.00; Vi lb. $1.80; lb. $3.50; 2 lbs. $6.75, postpaid. 
WHITE OR YELLOW BERMUDA —Bulbs broad and flat in 
form. The color is not a clear white, but rather a pale 
straw; flesh crisp, solid and mild, early ripening. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 2 oz. 50c; Vi lb. 90c; Vi lb. $1.65; lb. $3.00; 2 lbs. 
$5.75, postpaid. 
RED BERMUDA —Similar in form and early ripening to the 
Bermuda White, but grow larger in size, ranging from 3 to 
4 inches in diameter; very flat and of a light pink color. 
The flesh is white, slightly suffused with pink; very mild. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 2 oz. 50c; Vi lb. 90c; Vi lb. $1.65; lb. $3.00; 
2 lbs. $5.75, postpaid. 
Beauty Parsley 
Ebenezer or Japanese 
PARSLEY 
Beauty 
A distinct and handsome variety of 
quick, robust growth forming compact, 
ornamental plants, densely furnished with 
strong-stemmed graceful leaves, finely 
cut, most beautifully curled, and of that 
brilliant emerald green color so highly at¬ 
tractive when used for garnishing. The 
flavor of the leaves is also unusually rich 
and aromatic, rendering this variety of 
special value where used for flavoring, in 
sauces, dressing, etc., either when fresh 
or dried. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 25c; 
V4 lb. 40c; V2 lb. 60c; lb. $1.10, postpaid. 
New Moss Curled 
Invaluable as a garnishing plant and 
suited for mixing with dwarf, ornamental 
foliage plants in the garden. This is a 
vigorous, compact growing variety, ex¬ 
cellent for garnishing and flavoring. Pkt. 
7c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; Vi lb. 30c; Vi lb. 
50c; lb. 90c; 2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
ONION 
New Yellow 
Potato 
Excellent for Green Bunching Onions—Very Early and of Rich, 
Mild Flavor 
Of golden yellow color, excellent quality and good keepers. 
The bulbs produce clusters of small ones, often as many as 
twenty from a single bulb. Onions are ripe much before any 
other variety. Excellent for Green Onions and also for pickl¬ 
ing. This is the Onion to plant for all purposes. We have 
grown an unusually fine lot of sets this year and although 
there is a short crop, the quality is the finest we have ever had. 
Postpaid, V 2 lb. 25c; lb. 45c. 
Egyptian or Perennial Tree Winter Sets 
This variety never forms a large bulb. Its value lies wholly 
in its special adaptability to produce green Onions for Spring 
or Fall uses. It is perfectly hardy, and when once set out will 
come up year after year. Should be planted in the Spring. 
We also supply these sets for shipment September 1. This 
variety increases by producing sets at the top of the stalk 
and does not produce seed. Postpaid, Vi lb. 18c; lb 30c. 
Bottom Onion Sets 
Bottom Onion sets produce an Onion ready for market or 
the household from 4 to 6 weeks earlier than can be done by 
sowing the seed, and the product of the set is identical with 
that of the seeds. This gives the market gardener ample time 
to sell his entire crop at the early high prices and permits the 
sowing of another crop on the land the same year. Every pri¬ 
vate garden should contain a sowing of sets. 
Postpaid. 
V 2 lb. lb. 
Choicest Yellow—Bottom Onion Sets...$0.15 $0.25 
Choicest Red—Bottom Onion Sets.15 .25 
Choicest White—Bottom Onion Sets.18 .30 
OKRA or GUMBO 
The young seed pods are used in soups, stews, catsups, etc. 
Highly esteemed in the South. After danger of frost is past, 
the ground being warm and in good condition, plant in rows 
about two and one-half feet apart. 
DWARF GREEN PROLIFIC — Immense plants, close jointed 
with ample foliage, bearing smooth white pods at each leaf 
joint, young pods are exceptionally tender and fleshy. Pkt. 
7c; oz. 12c; 2 oz. 20c; */4 lb. 30c; V 2 lb. 50c; lb. 90c, postpaid. 
PERKINS* IMPROVED —Pods 4 inches long, produced in great 
profusion; of handsome green color and of best quality. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10k:; 2 oz. 15c; V 4 lb. 20c; J / 2 lb. 35c; lb. 60c, 
postpaid. 
WHITE VELVET —Pods round and smooth, never prickly to 
the touch. Produced in great abundance. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
2 oz. 15 c; % lb. 20c; V 2 lb. 35c; lb. 60c, postpaid. 
Hamburg Turnip Rooted 
The edible portion of this variety is the fleshy root which resembles a small 
parsnip and has a flavor similar to Celeriac; it is extensively used for flavoring 
soups and stews. Pkt. 8c; oz. 15c; 2 oz. 22c; Vi lb. 30c; Vi lb. 50c; lb. 90c; 
2 lbs. $1.70, postpaid. 
For lower prices on large quantities see pages 2-3 
Note: There are quite a few old reliable vegetables not described in this 
catalog but they are tested and priced on page 96. Refer to this list. There 
may be something in this list that you will need. 
PARSNIPS 
On favorable soil it yields an immense crop of roots, more nutritions than 
turnips and very valuable for dairy stock. Parsnips are usually grown on deep, 
rich, sandy soil, but will make good roots on any soil which is deep, mellow and 
moderately rich. Fresh manure is apt to make the roots coarse and ill shaped. 
As the seed is sometimes slow and uneven in growth, it should be sown as 
early as possible in drills 2% feet apart; cover V 2 inch deep and press the soil 
firmly over the seed. Give frequent cultivation and thin the plants to 6 inches 
apart m the row. 
New Sugar 
The best Parsnip grown. Roots fine size, of good diameter, enabling them to 
be easily gathered; are exceedingly smooth; the flesh fine grained and of the 
most excellent quality. A magnificent cropper, yielding as high 
as 750 bushels per acre under good cultivation. You will not be 
disappointed by planting NEW SUGAR PARSNIP. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
15c; 2 oz. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; Vi lb. 75c; lb. $1.25; 2 lb. $2.40, post¬ 
paid. 
Improved Hollow Crown 
An excellent variety for the table. The roots grow to a length 
of about 15 inches with a diameter at the top of 3 inches. Very 
productive. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 2 oz. 15c; Vi lb. 25c; Vi lb. 40c; 
lb. 70c; 2 lb. $1.30, postpaid. 
Okra 
New Sugar Parsnips 
