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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
Reliable Onion Seed 
CULTURE— 1 oz. for 100 feet of row; 3 lbs. for one acre. 
For sets 60 to 70 lbs. of seed should be sown to the acre, 
more if the ground is light. Sow the seed early in the spring 
as soon as the ground is in working order, not sticky. For 
extra large and heavy bulbs, such sorts as Ailsa Craig or 
Prizetaker are sown in hotbeds and later transplanted into 
rows a foot apart and 4 inches apart in the rows. The most 
popular method is to sow the seed in rows a foot apart and 
thin to 3 inches apart in the rows. Onion requires rich 
ground and should always be sown on a clean piece of ground 
so as to make the task of weeding as light as possible. 
What is the Best Onion? 
For winning money EARLY BEAUTY and SILYEBBALL 
are the best. One is a yellow skinned variety, the other has 
skin that is almost white. Both are of fine appearance and 
ready for the market days ahead of the old varieties. Both 
will make money for the grower. 
For main crop, there is no better Onion than any of the 
SOUTHPORT GLOBES. Whether you choose the white, red 
or yellow, you are making no mistake and wherever the Globe 
sorts can be successfully raised they should be preferred over 
all other varieties. The Globe Onions as far as we know are 
not particularly adapted for Texas. There it is where the 
Bermuda onions are popular and most largely grown. As is 
well known Bermuda Onion is the mildest flavored of all 
onions but its drawback;is that it is not a very good keeper 
and is good only for quick consumption. BERMUDA ONIONS 
can be grown in any state of the Union but good seed can be 
grown only on the Canary Islands and all our seed comes 
from there. 
AILSA CRAIG. Properly grown, this forms the biggest 
bulb of all Onions and can be grown everywhere except very 
far north where the season is short. Is a fairly good keeper. 
The best pickling Onion is WHITE PORTUGAL or Silver 
Skin. It keeps well, is early and retains its silvery white color 
which such sorts as Bartletta and others never do. Bartletta 
turns green and never makes as nice looking bulbs as Portu¬ 
gal. 
In the last few years quite a few gardeners have under¬ 
taken to grow a fairly large planting of Onions, planning to 
market them. To all such who have not heretofore grown 
Onions in a large way we offer this suggestion: Always 
plant the variety of Onion demanded or favored by your 
market rather than the sort you personally prefer. In every 
market certain sorts of onions are preferred over others. 
There are markets where you cannot sell and do well finan¬ 
cially unless it is a red onion. Other markets again demand 
yellow, and still others white onions. In some markets you 
cannot sell anything but Yellow Danvers, etc. Therefore be¬ 
fore you place your order for Onion seed get reliable advice 
as to which is the most reliable variety for the market where 
you intend to dispose of your crop. Commission men or your 
grocer is the party to see about this. 
If you will address the Secretary of Agriculture, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., for Bulletin No. 354 Onion Culture, it will be 
sent you without cost. 
Our ONION SEED is dependable. Germination close to 
100%. Lots of seed on the market germinates 80% or less. 
Many of our customers that raise onions on a large scale 
tried low priced seed from many sources. They cut their 
expense at the time of buying their seed but lost and in some 
cases they lost heavily on the crop. These customers use our 
seed again they do not want the low priced stuff. 
BERMUDA ONIONS 
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WjUITKMm YELLOW BERMUDA ONION—The flesh is white, 
the skin light yellow, mild ih flavor so that many people eat it 
raw like An apple. We offer the "best seed, genuine Tenerife, raised 
by the .yj.de»t and most dependable grower on the Canary Islands. 
If you expect to make large planting please write us as soon as 
poSsibldT&o that we couldiJteserve the seed for you. Packet 10c; oz. 
20c ;1 16. $2.20. ^ 
CRYSTAL WAX BERMUDi^-Somewhat larger than the yellow 
variety, absolutely pure white, of very attractive appearance for that 
reason a good seller everywhere. It always sells at a higher price 
than any other onion. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 1 lb. $3.00. 
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We sell half pounds at pound rate, 5 lbs. or over at 10 
lbs. rate, 25 lbs. or over at 100 lbs. rate 
SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE ONION 
Our strain is famous for the large sized bulbs it produces. 
Perfectly globe shaped, color deep bright red. There is no 
finer strain than ours. If you understand that the important 
thing is the value of the CROP and not the price of the SEED 
you will try our seed so as to be able to compare the 
RESULTS our seed produces with the results of low in price 
seed. You will be surprised. This is also true when it comes 
to other seeds we send out. A comparison will SHOW you 
that the seed offered for a very low price is NOT the bargain 
it seems to be. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.60; 10 lbs. $15.00, 
prepaid. 
WHITE WELSH ONION 
Does not form bulbs and is grown exclusively for green or 
bunching onions. A perennial variety. Will stand any amount of frost, 
never winter-kills. Although a later variety than our Prosperity its 
stalks are not quite as heavy and not quite as white as those of 
Prosperity. Plant in rows wide enough so that you can hill up the 
onions, so as to get longer, white and more tender stalks. White 
Welsh can be sold before and after seed onions are available, there¬ 
fore a well paying crop. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $2.20. 
EBENEZER ONION 
Almost globe shaped, very fine looking yellow skinned 
onion of large size averaging 4 inches through, that will sell 
in any market. Mild in flavor and of all onions the best 
keeper. Stored in an ordinary cool cellar will keep in per¬ 
fect condition till June. Heavily productive,.vigorous grow¬ 
er, highly resistant to attacks of thrip in a word almost an 
ideal variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; lb. $1.60. 
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ONION VALENCIA 
Immense in size, single bulbs weighing as high as 4 lbs., but 
usually averaging a pound per bulb. Perfectly globe shaped, skin 
clear, bright yellow, flesh yvhite, mild in flavor, highly attractive in 
appearance and an extrst good keeper. Also called Riverside Spanish.. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb.'5,0c; lb. $2.00; 10 lbs. $23.00. 
MOUNTAIN DANVERS ONION r* I 
An early mittfifcng type of Danvers Globe, slightly smaller in 
size, but ripening 10 days before the old type of Danvers. Of fine 
appearance, skin d^rk yellow, the bulbs are long keepers and who¬ 
ever needs this type of Onion and gets his seed from us can rest 
assured, that he will get the right kind of seed. Seed grown by 
the Associated Growers of Colorado absolutely reliable, thebest seed |i 
in existence. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; lb. $1.60; 10 lbs. $15.00. 
