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R. L. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn 
ONIONS 
Gould’s Minnesota Globe Onions 
Everywhere Globe Onions bring the best prices and 
since our Minnesota Red, Yellow and White strains are 
the most highly developed of all Globes, we confidently 
recommend them to growers who want onions that will 
top the market. 
A sound, well-ripened onion crop can be put away in 
the Autumn and held for 6 to 8 months under suitable 
conditions with a shrinkage of not much more than a 
pound per bushel per month. Experienced growers are 
careful, however, to plant a select strain of seed which 
has been bred to produce long-keeping, perfectly ripened 
bulbs. Consequently the demand for our Minnesota 
strains is continually increasing; many growers now 
place their orders a year in advance. 
CULTURE. Sow just as early as possible, that is, 
when the ground can be worked up nicely. Have your 
seed bed in perfect shape, for onions are slow in com¬ 
ing up and require close cultivation. It is sometimes 
advisable to mix a few radish seeds with your onion 
seed so as to allow for earlier cultivation. One ounce 
of seed will sow 200 feet in drill % inch to 1 inch deep. 
4 to 5 pounds of seed to an acre drilled 13 to 14 inches 
apart for hand cultivation or 20 to 22 inches apart for 
cultivating with horse. Cultivate often. Do not allow 
soil to bake. 
FERTILIZER. Onions require fertile soil and as it is 
almost impossible to obtain enough barnyard manure to 
keep your soil in good growing condition, we advise and 
recommend using commercial fertilizers as a substitute. 
It is a proven fact that 1,000 pounds of 6-15-9 per acre 
will give as good or better results, as 10 tons of barn¬ 
yard manure. 
RED VARIETIES 
Gould’s Minnesota Red Globev^ 
This beautiful strain of Red Globe onions is the result 
of many years selection. For trueness of type, perfec¬ 
tion of color and long keeping qualities, it is recognized 
as the best there is. The color of Minnesota Red Globe 
is a deep blood-red, extra dark, while the surface is 
smooth and glossy. The flesh is white, tinged with 
light purple, fine grained and unsurpassed in flavor. 
Large Red Wethersfield 
One of the oldest and best known types of red onions. 
It is large and quite flattened. Used extensively now 
for growing sets. Skin is purplish red, smooth and 
glossy: flesh white, slightly tinged with pink, and strong 
flavored. Grows well on poor or dry soil, and is a sure 
cropper and heavy yielder. 
Southport Red Globe 
A standard Red Globe onion of very good quality, and 
attractive in color. This onion is very uniform both 
in size and shape. Grows to a diameter of from two 
and a half to three and a half inches. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
Gould’s Minnesota White Globes 
Without a doube the best White Globe onion grown. 
It is pure white, mild, and a good keeper. Being much 
milder than the red or yellow varieties, it is much pre¬ 
ferred for family use. Our Minnesota White Globe 
Onion is one of the very finest varieties in existence 
Southport White Globe 
Is a standard of the White Globe varieties. Flesh is 
crisp, mild, fine grained and pure white. Bulbs should 
be stored in a cool dark place as soon as matured. 
Gould’s Pickling 
For early bunching or pickling and also for sets. It 
is pure white, round, and very firm and mild in flavor. 
White Ranching Onions White Welsh Onions 
White Bunchingtt 
An extra early, round, white variety. It is exceptionally 
fine for early bunching-, table, and for boiling. Matures 
large, snowy white onions. 
White Welsh 
A very hardy perennial onion. Used only for early 
bunching or table onion. Grows a very tender stem 
which is very mild. Seed may be sown in August and 
September in drills 14 inches apart, for spring onions, or 
sow early in spring for later crop. 
Mammoth Silver King 
A very beautiful onion of silvery white color, tender 
and mild in flavor. Very desirable for bunching, as 
a boiling onion, or for creaming. Grows large. 
White Portugal or Silver Skintt 
Cf medium size, ripening early and uniformly. Has a 
delicate and mild flavor. Used largely for pickling and 
early hunching, also for white bottom sets. 
“I have had so much disappointment in getting seed true to 
name and color that it. was a surprise to have your Minnesota White 
Globe Onion almost 100% true to type and color. I e.rpect to buy 
what I need from yon ne.vt year." — A. S. Christenson, Polk County, 
Wis. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
Gould’s Minnesota Yellow Globes 
This variety of Yellow Globe onion, like our Minnesota 
Red Globe, is a most select strain of Yellow Globe onion. 
It is perfect in shape, and in color, also having all the 
best keeping qualities obtainable. A remarkable strain 
of yellow onions. 
Gould’s Prizetaker* 
Is without a doubt the largest onion that can be success¬ 
fully grown in a northern climate. It is globe-shaped 
and has a straw-colored skin of a beautiful appearance, 
and is a great favorite for hotel and restaurant trade. 
Is very solid of fine flavor and an excellent keeper. 
Southport Yellow Globe 
A very poijular strain of Yellow Globe onion. Matures 
early and is .a good keeper. Skin is of rich brownish 
yellow, the Hash white, crisp and fine grained. 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
T^he bulbs are large and globular with very thin necks. 
The flesh is white and mild and the skin i.s orange- 
yellow. Is an enormous yielder, a fine keeper, anc], excel¬ 
lent for shipping. 
Japanese or Ebenezer 
A popular Eastern set variety. The bulb is of mediui'n 
size, pure deep yellow, flat, very firm and hard. It ripens 
down well and makes a bulb of excellent keeping quality. 
Sweet Spanish, Riverside Strain 
It is the most,,popular onion in Southern California and 
grows to large size, 4 to 414 pounds. It does not produce 
the “stiff-necks” usual in the Spanish type. 
