48 Vegetable Seeds 
Prizctaker and Bed Wethersfield 
Onion Seed 
DO YOU LIKE ONIONS? There is no reason why you cannot grow plenty for 
early bunching as green onions and the big bulbs for cooking in fall and winter also. 
A small space will yield lots of onions and they are easy to grow. The first requisite 
is good seed, and the second, early sowing. Get your onion seed in as soon as the 
soil is workable. 
CULTURE—^Onion seed should be sown as early in the spring as the ground can be 
worked as they wiUstand considerable cold weather. Cover in rows M to i nch deep, 
the rows 12 to 16 inches apart. Thin the young plants to stand about 2 inches 
apart or more, depending on the variety and the richness of the soil. Onions like a 
rich moist loam and will develop more and larger bulbs per foot on that kind of soil. 
QUANTITY OF SEED. One ounce should sow a 150 ft, row, 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. 
White Portugal 
White Varieties 
3917 Southport White Globe 
The most attractive white onion grown. Perfect 
globe shaped, and clear, transparent skin; flesh 
crisp, fine grained and mild in flavor. Pkt. lOc; 
oz. 25c; *4 lb. 80c; lb. $2.50. 
While Portusal 8r 
flattened and pure white and the most widely 
Pj^ftiited of the white varieties. Flesh fine grain¬ 
ed, firm and hard, and long keeping. Much plant- 
ea for sets. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 70c; lb. 
. OO. 
3925 Wi>lck The best variety in all 
. TT 1&I9II respects for early green 
fur bunching or home use, forming fine long 
white onions of excellent quality and of fine appearance 
when bunched, but forming no bulb. Pkt. lOc; oz. 
25c; 4 lb. 80c; lb. $2.50. 
Extra Early While Barletta 
One of the earliest. Largely grown for pickling but also 
makes a good bunching onion. Bulbs small, almost 
round at pickhng stage, becoming slightly flatt-ened as 
they mature. Flesh white, mild and sweet. Skin silvery 
white. Pkt.8c;oz. 20c; 4 lb. 70c; lb. 82. OO. 
On Ions For Sets 
For those who wish to grow their own onion sets 
from seed, we would recommend the following va¬ 
rieties: Yellow Dutch orStrasburg, which produces, 
quickly, sets of exceptional uniformity. Ebenezer 
or Japanese, for smaller yellow sets or Yellow 
Globe Danvers. 
Yellow Varieties 
3913 Sweet Spanish or Valencia 
A variety that will grow immense bulbs in your 
own garden as tender and sweet as the Spanish 
Onions that are imported for you. This new onion 
is globe shap^ with light yellow skin and pure 
white flesh, mild and sweet. A much better keeper 
than the original Spanish types. From seed plant¬ 
ed directly outdoors you can grow bulbs of great 
size. You can also start the seed inside in flats. 
They transplant very easily. Pkt. lOc; oz. 
25c; 4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.25. 
3914 Pri-wotaLar ^ splendid large growing 
rriZCiaKCr variety for fall markets 
or home use. With favorable conditions they may 
be grown from seed to weigh two pounds or more. 
Handsome straw-yellow skin, resembling the impor¬ 
ted Spanish Onion. The flesh is mild and tender. Pkt. 
8c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 65c; lb. $2.00. 
3924 Ebenezer or Japanese Inetr'^fS^ 
producing sets, exceptional keeping quality. The bulbs 
are deep but flattened and of medium size. Dark yellow 
skin, with firm flesh. Pkt. 8c; oz. 30c; Ib. 60c; 
Ib. $1.80. 
3927 Yellow Dutch or Strasburg 
grown onions are bright yellow bulbs, somewhat 
flattened, with mild, sweet flesh and fine keeping 
qualities. A most popular variety for growing yellow 
onion sets. Pkt. 8c; oz. 18c; 41b. 55c; lb. $1.65. 
Three Splendid Yellow Globe 
391 8 Yellow Globe Danvers iIr‘%S; 
is very extensively grown for market, in the great 
onion growing sections. The bulbs are flattened, globe- 
shaped, of good size, and bright straw-yellow in color. 
Flesh is white, tinged yellow. Slightly earlier than 
Southport. Pkt. 8c; oz* 20c; 4 lb. 60c; lb* 
$1.80. 
3922 Ohio Yellow Globe so named be¬ 
cause it helped to make sections of Ohio famous for 
Onions. It is almost perfect globe sometimes slightly 
oblong in upper half and flattish at the bottom. The 
color is a pure deep yellow. Has firm hard flesh and 
excellent keeping qualities. This type is popular all 
over the country. It is identical with Michigan Yellow 
Globe. A trifle later than Danvers. Pkt. 8c; oz. 20c; 
4 lb. 70c; lb. $2.00. 
3923 Southport Yellow Globe 
late or main crop variety similar in size and shape to the 
other Southports, but with bulbs of rich yellow. Flesh 
is white, of mild flavor and of very fine keeping quality. 
A very heavy producer of fine handsome bulbs. Pkt. 
8c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.80. 
Southport Red Globe 
Red Varieties 
Okra or Gumbo 
A very easily grown vegetable that 
produces a large crop of fine healthful 
food. Okra needs a rich well drained 
soil to give the best results. Sow 
when apple trees are in bloom and 
thin to to to 12 inches apart. Okra is 
excellent either stewed or fried and 
when used for Gumbo soup is very 
delicious. An ounce of seed will sow 
100 feet. 
3933 >X^hite Velvet Po®ng' 
slender, white, fleshy pods, which 
may be cooked like Asparagus or 
cut up into soups, stews, catsup, etc. 
The pods are in the best condition il 
used when 2 to 3 inches long. Pkt. 
5c; oz. lOc; 4 lb. 25c; lb. 70c. 
Okra 
3916 WethersFieU variety for winter 
markets. The skin is deep purplish red; flesh white, 
sometimes slightly tinged pink; mild and sweet. Pkt. 
8c; oz. i8c; 4 lb- 55c; lb. $1.75. 
3915 Southport Red Globe Lg“^' 
Onion for fall and winter markets, being an excellent 
keeper. Medium size, globe-shaped, slightly oblong, 
deep purplish red in color. Pkt. 8c; oz. 18c; 'A lb. 
60c lb. $1.80. 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
Southport Globe Onions 
The Southport Onions are excellent and dependable 
general purpose onions for the home or market 
garden. They are all of fine appearance, excellent 
quality and especially good keeping varieties. 
Parsley 
CUliTlJRE—Parsley seed is slow to germinate and soaking a day before sowing will 
hasten growth. Cover only 4 inch deep and do not let the soil crust over the surface. 
Thin the plants to stand 4 to 6 inches apart, and you can start cutting the leaves as 
soon as they are sizable. Make several sowings of Parsley seed to have a continual 
supply of fresh leaves. 
QUANTITY OFtSEED. One ounce should sow a 1,'iO ft. row. Our standard packets 
will contain 14 to "/i ounce of seed. 
3936 I ...... The finest curly strain of Parsley im- 
LrinCOln VjrCCn r flislcy aglnable. The seed has been very care¬ 
fully selected from exhibition plants. For an extra fine curled Parsley you should 
choose Lincoln Green. The plants are compact. Pkt. 5c; oz. ISc; 14 lb. 30c; 
Ib. OOc. 
3937 _kit... The standard curled leaf variety for 
^ndmpiOn iVlOSS VaUnSO garnishing soups or stews. Our strain 
is extra nice fine curled. Pkt. 5c; oz. I Oc; *4 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c. 
3939 Dl,.:.. I J The leaves are flat 
lldin LCdVSQ and deeply cut, but 
not curled, and of deep green color. Used for 
flavoring and drying. The plant is very hardy. 
Pkt. ,5c; oz. lOc; 'A Ib. 2.5c; lb. 75c. 
3938 Forms an edible 
lUrnip IxOOtSCi mot resembling 
a small parsnip, which is used in flavoring soups, 
etc. The foliage is like the plain parsley. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. lOc; <4 lb. 2.5c; lb. 75c. _ 
Parsnip 
CULTURE—Parsnips are easily grown though the seed is slow to germinate. The 
soil should be worked fine and the seed covered not more than 3^ inch. Keep the 
surface moist to prevent the soil crusting over the seed. It is a good thing to sow a 
little radish seed right in with the parsnip. These come up quickly breaking the soil 
and marking the row so that cultivating may begin. Thin out to stand 3 inches apart. 
QUANTITY OF SEED. One ounce should sow a 150 ft. row, 5 to 6 lbs. an acre. 
3944 I arno ^iinAr Hollow Crown or Guernsey. An improved 
L.argS OUgar strain of the well known Hollow Crown. Hoots are not as 
long but of greater diameter. Very productive. Large white roots, tender and sweet. 
Generally considered the best. Then why should we confuse the buyer by listing 3 or 
4 other varieties. Pkt. 5c; oz. lOc; 
>41b. 2.5c;lb. 75c. 
3945 Short Thick 
with short thick roots, only 6 to 8 
inches long in the thickened part. 
Desirable for shallow soil and easy to 
pull. Flesh tender and sweet. Pkt. 
8c; oz. 1.5c; [4 lb- 3.5c. 
1934 Vesetable 
Novelties 
See Page 39. 
Parsley, Lincoln Green 
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The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland, Ohio 
