JACKSON, MICHIGAN 
Garden Seeds 37 
ONION SETS 
THE EASIEST WAY TO GROW LARGE ONIONS. THE 
QUICKEST WAY TO GROW HUNCH ONIONS. 
Prices subject to market. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Onion Sets from Seed 
(Bottom Sets) 
Bottom Onion Sets. 
All Onion Sets are sold per bushel of 32 pounds. 
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. —Medium size, fine dry sets. 
Planted extensively for market or home use. Pt., 20c; qt., 
30c; 4 qts., $1.00, prepaid. 
RED BOTTOM SETS. —This variety is very popular in 
the northern states. A good keeper. Pt., 20c; qt., 30c; 4 
qts., $1.00, prepaid. 
WHITE BOTTOM SETS. —Market gardeners plant these 
white sets in very large quantities for green onions. Pt., 
20c; qt., 35c; 4 qts., $1.20, prepaid. 
These are the product of seed and the little 
bulbs are planted for “Green Onions,’’ or to pro¬ 
duce large Onions for early market, which they 
do much quicker than can be grown from seed. 
The planter is enabled thereby to get highest mar¬ 
ket price for his early Onions grown from sets, 
also permitting the growing of another crop on 
the same land the same year. 
Green Onions from sets will be your first gar¬ 
den crop in Spring. A quart or two of sets is the 
quantity usually planted in the home garden. 
Several plantings may be made to prolong the 
season’s supply. These sets can be planted very 
early in Spring. One quart of sets will plant a 50-foot row; 
10 to 12 bushels per acre. 
YELLOW MULTIPLIER SETS.— Also called “Shallots." 
A favorite for the home garden; of superior flavor. These 
do not form large Onions for market but are planted for 
green Onions only. Very productive, producing six to 
twelve bulbs from one Onion bulb set out. With a light 
mulch the bulbs will winter in the open ground and pro¬ 
duce green Onions very early in the spring. Pt., 20c; qt., 
35c; 4 qts., $1.20, prepaid. 
PARSLEY 
EBENEZER or JAPANESE SETS.— In great favor for 
growing large marketable Onions from sets. Pt., 20c; qt., 
35c; 4 qts., $1.00, prepaid. 
POTATO ONIONS.— Also called English Multiplier. 
Valuable for bunching or an early crop of bulbs. The 
smallest sets make fine, large bulbs; the large bulbs, 
when planted, immediately multiply, each bulb producing 
6 to 12 stalks for bunching. They are of mild flavor. Pt., 
20c; qt., 35c; 4 qts., $1.25, prepaid. 
CULTURE.—One ounce to 125 feet of drill. Soak the 
seed a few hours in lukewarm water and sow early in the 
spring in drills one foot apart. Thin out to 6 inches. A few 
seeds sown in onion rows take up no space. Used extensive¬ 
ly for garnishing and seasoning. 
For winter use, transplant in the cold-frame in early 
autumn, or a few plants may be placed in pots or boxes 
and kept in the kitchen window for convenient use in win¬ 
ter. Where the winters are not very cold the seed may be 
sown in early autumn in the open ground and the young 
plants will live through the Winter if given protection. 
3Ioss 
Curled 
Parsley. 
Isbell’s Emerald 
Leaves extra well curled and of beautiful rich dark green color. Plant is very 
dwarf, making it suitable to plant for a border in your garden. Ready to use 
in 70 to 75 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 40c; lb., $1.25, prepaid. 
Champion Moss Curled 
The well known and most popular variety. We have a choice selected strain 
with beautifully crimped and curled leaves. Ready to use in 75 to 80 days. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 10c; "*4 lb., 30c; lb., 95c, prepaid. 
Hamburg Turnip-Rooted 
The root, which resembles a small parsnip, is the edible portion of this variety. 
Extensively grown and used for flavoring soups, etc. Foliage same as the plain 
Parsley. Ready to use in 85 to 90 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 
PARSNIPS 
CULTURE.—Parsnips do the best in deep, rich, sandy soil and on muck or 
peat soils. As the seed is slow to germinate it should be sown as early as pos¬ 
sible in drills 2 to 3 feet apart; cover % inch deep and press the soil firmly over 
the seed; give frequent cultivation and thin the plants to stand 4 or 5 inches 
apart in the rows. One ounce will sow 125 feet of drill; 5 to 6 pounds to the 
acre. 
Among the edible roots the Parsnip ranks high for usefulness. There are but 
few people who do not relish its rich, sweet flavor. 
The roots are improved by frost and should not be dug until late fall, then 
store them for winter use. 
HOLLOW CROWN or LONG SMOOTH. —A great cropper; long, white roots, 
tender, sugary, considered best for general cultivation. Ready to use in 120 
days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., 90c, prepaid. 
GUERNSEY. —Roots do not grow as long as those of the Hollow Crown, but 
are of greater dameter and more easily gathered. Of most excellent Quality. 
Ready to use in 110 days. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00, prepaid. 
TSBELL’S NEW HALF-LONG. —Beautiful white roots, shorter than the pre¬ 
ceding sorts, with broad shoulders. We recommend this variety for your home 
garden. Ready to use in 100 days. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; *4 lb., 40c; lb., $1.35, 
prepaid. 
Parsnips Are An Excellent Vegetable 
for Winter Use. 
Parsnip—Hollow Crown. 
