Zweibel (Ger.) 
Cipollo (It.) 
ONIONS 
A packet of seed will sow about 25 feel of row; an ounce 125 feet. It requires 6 lbs. of seed per acre. 
Onion Culture. Onions are raised in two ways, from the seed and from 
sets. Seed sown in early spring produces ripe onions in the fall, while sets 
set out at the same time make green “bunching” onions in a few weeks 
and dry ripe onions in July or August. 
To raise good onions from seed the ground must be rich and in fine 
condition. Sow the seed as early as possible in rows 14 inches apart. Weed 
as soon as the onions appear and keep well cultivated all through the 
season. 
Spanish onions can also be successfully grown from plants. See next page. 
To Raise Early Green Onions. The usual way is to plant sets early 
in the spring but they can be raised from seed sown the previous year. 
White Welsh and Japanese Bunching are the best varieties for sowing. 
Our Onion Seed is all grown from carefully selected onions, all inferior 
ones being rejected. To get large crops of good, sound onions of good color 
and small tops you must have the very best of seed. Cheap, carelessly 
grown seed will not give such crops, even if it is perfectly fresh and germin¬ 
ates well. 
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot supply half-ounces of seed which is priced 
at less than 30c per ounce. 
Mountain 
Danvers 
Yellow Varieties 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. Harris’ Selected Strain. The Yellow 
Globe Danvers has long been the most poplar onion. We have a very 
fine strain of it which for uniformly fine shape and color and good keeping 
qualities we think has few equals in this country. This seed will produce 
onions of perfect globe shape with small necks and deep orange-yellow 
color. The flesh is creamy-white and of mild flavor. The onions are firm, 
keep well, grow to a good size and mature medium early. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75. 
OHIO YELLOW GLOBE. This strain of Yellow Danvers onions has 
been bred up by growers in Ohio and is very popular there and in many 
other sections. The bulbs are slightly flattened on the bottom, but are 
otherwise the same as Yellow Globe Danvers, and has been found to be 
well adapted to muck land. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; l / 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75. 
“J have sown 30 tbs. of your Ohio Yellow Globe onion seed and hare a fine stand of 
onions.” Nicholas W. Benthin, Albion, N. Y. May 11, 1933. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE. Special Selected Strain. When 
well grown on good soil this onion will produce heavy yields. The onions 
are of deep globe shape, good deep yellow color, very handsome in ap¬ 
pearance and keep remarkably well. We have an extra selected strain 
of this variety which produces onions of uniform globe shape, deep 
yellow color and with small necks. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; l/ 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75. 
“The Southport onion seed from you last season produced a fine crop of very uniform 
good color onions .” John F. Gennrich, Manitowoc, Wise. Feb. 13, 1933. 
MOUNTAIN DANVERS. Early and Good Keeper. This is a very 
early maturing strain of Yellow Globe onion which originated in the 
mountains of Colorado. The onions are of fine globe shape, deep yellow 
color and very firm. They ripen two or three weeks earlier than Yellow 
Globe Danvers, and are valuable on this account where the seasons are 
short. These onions have remarkable keeping qualities and can be safely 
stored all winter. They do not get quite as large as the Yellow Globe 
Danvers, but are of good size and are often found more profitable than 
the later kinds because they can be marketed beforeother kinds are ready. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.90. 
Prizetaker. A large handsome onion of bright yellow color and mild 
flavor. Single bulbs grown under favorable conditions sometimes weigh 
over a pound. The onions are globe-shaped and of very mild, pleasan! 
flavor. These onions can be grown with perfect success by sowing the 
seed in the ordinary way in the open ground, but require about two 
weeks longer to mature than Yellow Globe Danvers. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; l/ 4 Lb. 60c; Lb„ $1.90. 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANISH. See photo in natural colors on page 41. 
Mild sweet Spanish onions that can be raised almost anywhere in this 
country. Fine for the home and market. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; Vi Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
“Several times I have bought small amounts of seed from you and have always found 
them better than 1 get elsewhere. This last year I bought some Riverside Sweet Spanish 
onions of you, also some of the same kind from another source. Those coming from yon 
were true to type and there were many as large as pint cups while those purchased at the 
other place were a mixture, all shapes, sizes and colors.” 
E. E. Beverlin, Kirksville, Mo. Oct. 26, 1933. 
EBENEZER or “JAPANESE.” The Best Keeper. This onion is re¬ 
markably mild, tender and of very delicate flavor. It has such a fine 
reputation for quality in some localities where it has been grown for 
years that the onions command much higher prices than other kinds. 
While this variety can be readily raised from seed, its principal useful¬ 
ness is for producing early onions from sets. For this purpose it seems 
far superior to other kinds when ripe, dry onions are wanted earlier than 
they can be produced from seed. 
The onions are wonderfully firm and solid and will keep almost the 
year around. They are flattened in shape, of deep yellow color and of 
very mild flavor. See also next page under Onion Sets. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 65c; Lb. $2.00. 
Yellow Globe Danvers Onions — Harris* Selected Strain 
White Varieties 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. Best for large white onions. The 
bulbs are of perfect globe shape, very firm and solid, perfectly white in 
color and of fine quality. In the hands of experienced growers this is a 
very profitable onion, and an excellent kind for home gardens where first 
class quality is appreciated. To get perfectly white onions the bulbs 
should be pulled as soon as matured and dried in the shade. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.40. 
JAPANESE BUNCHING. When sown in the spring this new onion will 
produce large green onions early in the summer. It does not form a bulb 
but the onions are nearly twice as large as ordinary bunching onions and 
remain mild and sweet for a long time. These onions grow in clusters, 
three to five onions being on one plant. 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; y 4 Lb. 85c; Lb. $2.75. 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. An early flat white onion of good size 
and mild flavor. It is most largely used for bunching or “green” onions. 
It matures earlier than Yellow Globe Danvers, and keeps fairly well. 
When the seed is sown thick in a “ribbon row” the onions mature when 
small and are excellent for pickling, as they are snow white and very 
firm. This is also the onion which is used for “ White sets” to grow mild 
early green onions. (See next page under Onion Sets). 
Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50. 
ONIONS continued on next page. 
Cultural Directions 
To help you have a successful garden we have prepared a pam¬ 
phlet “The Cultivation of Vegetables and Flowers,” which will be 
sent free with any order of $1.00 or more if requested. 
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