CATALOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS 
ONION SEED 
Culture .— The Onion thrives best in a rather deep, rich loamy soil, and unlike most vegetables, succeeds well 
when cultivated on the same ground for successive years. The best culture requires that the ground should be deeply 
trenched and manured the previous autumn, and laid up in ridges during the winter to pulverize. As early in the 
spring as the ground is in working order, commence operations by leveling the ground with a rake and tread it 
firmly, sow thinly in drills about one-fourth of an inch deep, 1 foot apart; cover with fine soil, and press down with 
the back of a spade or a light roller. When the young plants are strong enough thin gradually so that they stand 3 or 
4 inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds by frequent hoeing, taking care not to stir 
the soil too deeply, or to collect it about the growing bulbs. 
One ounce will plant 200 feet of drill; four pounds in drills for an acre 
For sets from 50 to 60 pounds should be sown to the acre, according to the richness of the soil 
THE THREE SOUTHPORTS 
In the commercial onion growing districts of America the Southport types of Globe Onions are more extensively 
grown than other varieties and because of their fine form, good color and excellent keeping qualities always com¬ 
mand better prices in the market than other less globular sorts. These types are as well adapted to the small garden 
as they are for field culture. We carry the three types. 
SOUTHPORT RED, YELLOW AND WHITE GLOBE 
Ask for special prices in large quantities 
STANDARD ONIONS 
FOREIGN ONIONS 
Mammoth Silver King. One of the largest foreign 
onions; bulbs are flat, pure silvery-white color both 
in skin and flesh and remarkably mild. 
White Barletta. One of the earliest, most handsome 
and smallest of the white pickling onions; makes a 
good bunching sort. 
White Lisbon. Grown largely as a bunching onion; 
the small white bulbs seldom over two inches in 
diameter. 
White Queen. A rapid growing, small, flat, white onion; 
grown extensively for sets, pickling and bunching. 
White Welsh. Forms no bulbs but is one of the best 
as a bunching onion; of rapid growth, quite hardy 
and mild in flavor. 
Selected Southport Red Globe 
A typical specimen of this'excellent onion 
ONION SETS 
We can supply Red, White and Yellow Sets from 
eed, and Potato Onion Sets. Ask for prices, 
Ailsa Craig. An exhibition variety of large size, speci¬ 
mens having been grown to weigh over 3 pounds 
each; bulbs oval-shaped with pale straw-colored skin; 
exceptionally mild. 
Bermuda Crystal Wax. A pure white, flat onion, 
largely grown in Texas for northern markets. 
Bermuda White. Produces large, flat, straw white 
onions. 
Ebenezer. A popular variety for producing onion sets; 
color yellowish-brown, very firm and hard. 
Large Red Wethersfield. One of the oldest and best 
known American types of onion; large, rather flat, 
deep purplish red in color; excellent keeping sort. 
Ohio Yellow Globe. With the exception that it is 
distinctly flat bottomed, it resembles Southport 
Yellow Globe in every respect; Michigan Yellow 
Globe is practically the same. 
Prizetaker. For the home garden this is one of the 
best, mildest and surest to grow from seed; bulbs are 
globe shaped and of light straw color. 
Riverside Sweet Spanish. Resembles a large Prize- 
taker in size and form; flesh white and very mild. 
A fairly good keeper. 
White Portugal, or Silverskin. This variety is very 
extensively grown for onion sets and used largely as 
a pickling and bunching onion; bulbs are large, flat, 
fine grained, mild and pleasant in flavor. 
Yellow Danvers, Round. More flat in form than Globe 
Danvers, but in other respects quite similar. 
Yellow Globe Danvers (Our Finest Strain). A very 
popular, dependable variety and, while not so “globy” 
as the Southport type, is still popular in many 
markets and is an exceptional keeper. 
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