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IF LANDRETHS’ SEEDS COULD TALK WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO ADVERTISE 
ONION 
Native of Western Asia in very remote ages 
One-quarter pound of seed will sow a row 100 yards, and 5 pounds of seed is best for an acre, to produce 
big Onions. 60 to 70 pounds, depending upon vitality, should be sown per acre to produce Sets. 
IMPORTED VARIETIES 
Bermuda Island Red—90 Days 
The distinctive name of this variety is Red, but it is 
not altogether a red bulb—it is dashed with red on 
a straw-colored ground. Very early and flat. Mild 
.flavor, resembling the White Bermuda in every way 
ibut in color. 
Bermuda Island White or Yellow—88 Days 
This flat, mild flavored variety is not pure white, 
ibut light straw colored. It is possibly two days 
•earlier than Red Bermuda. The most popular of the 
three Bermuda varieties. 
CRYSTAL WAX—90 Days 
Developed and named by Landreth in 1888. A half 
.globe sort, absolutely waxy, pure white, extremely 
mild flavor, the best of its type. The earliest of the 
White Bermuda types, of great reputation in the 
iSouth. It is a very attractive Onion, both as a set 
and for the table. 
RED VARIETIES 
Southport Red Globe—130 Days 
A very desirable main crop, purplish red, globe 
shaped, with a very smooth glossy surface, a large 
producer and an excellent shipper and keeper. The 
most showy because brightest color. Very salable 
in the market. Grown extensively for large Onions. 
Red Wethersfield—110 Days 
The standard red variety for many years and most 
popular in the East, where large crops have been 
grown for years for shipment. The bulbs are broad 
and flat. The flesh is a light purplish red. Very 
productive and an excellent keeper. The seed of 
this Onion is used very extensively for growing 
Onion Sets as well as large Onions. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
Hloomsdale Extra Early Pearl or White Queen 
—90 Days 
In many respects the most remarkable Onion under 
cultivation, growing with a rapidity of a summer 
radish. Twelve weeks from sowing to maturity. 
The bulbs are pearly white, waxy, transparent skin, in 
form flat and broad, with a slight corrugation around 
the edges. Flavor mild, all astringent qualities elim¬ 
inated. Can be eaten raw with almost the freedom 
of an apple. The keeping qualities of the matured 
Onions are very good, but the sets sprout very early, 
and should be planted in October. 
Silver Skin or White Portugal—100 Days 1 
A mild, pleasant flavored white variety, admirable 
for family use. Not so good a keeper as the Yellow 
or Red varieties. Bulb medium size, mild flavor, 
with greenish-white skin. Is about 8 to 10 days 
earlier than White Globe and matures where the 
Southport Red Globe 
White Globe does not. The small bulbs are nearly 
round, but flatten as they mature. 
Southport White Globe—110 Days 
A showy, mild flavored, large White Globe variety. 
Very solid, productive, a good keeper and possibly 
the best for setting of all White sorts, unsurpassed in 
uniformity, absolutely pure white. Used exten¬ 
sively in all sections where Onions thrive. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
Ebenezer or Japanese—100 Days 
An old yellow skinned variety, deep flat of medium 
size, dark yellow, very popular at the present time 
for growing sets. Its other merits are that of a most 
vigorous grower, a heavy yielder, far greater than 
from Strasburg and astonishingly good, long keeping 
quality. It is the best yellow for growing sets. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Mlb. 
Lb. 
Bermuda Island Red. 
. . .05 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
Bermuda Island White. . . 
. . .05 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
Crystal Wax. 
. . .05 
.30 
.90 
3.00 
Southport Red. 
. . .05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Wethersfield Red. 
. . .05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Bloomsdale Pearl. 
. . .05 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
Silver Skin. 
. . .05 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Southport White Globe. .. 
. . .05 
.25 
.75 
2.50 
Ebenezer or Japanese. 
. . .05 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
