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Plant 1 oz. to 100 
feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. 
to the acre. 
ONION 
Plant in Peb., 
March, April, August 
and September. 
In February, March and April plant thickly y 2 inch deep in hot¬ 
beds or plant outside later. When the size of a goose quill trans¬ 
plant 3 to 4 inches apart in 15 to IS- inch rows. Plantings may 
also be made where the onions are to grow, thinning out to stand 
3 to 4 inches apart, but the transplanting method saves seeds, at 
least two weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP PREP OF 
WEEDS. 
No. 303. Silver Skin or White Portugal beaut?fuf s pui 
Silver Skin or White Portugal. 
_A 
ire 
white onion of good size, largely used for growing matured onions, 
for sets, for pick¬ 
ling, for bunching in 
the spring and for 
use as a salad when 
young. The iiesh 
and skin are pure 
white, very mild 
and sweet. It 
makes a nice, firm, 
hard onion, one that 
will keep. The 
small bulbs make 
as good a pickling 
onion as our White 
Pearl. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; 14 lb. 60c; lb. 
$ 2 . 00 , postpaid. Not 
postpaid, 2 -lb. lots 
$1.80 per lb.; 5-lb. 
lots $1.70 per lb.; 
10 -lb. lots $1.60 lb. 
No. 302. Yellow Globe Danvers 
[110 Days]. —The best known and 
most largely grown yellow onion for 
spring planting. Medium to large 
size, averaging about 2 inches in 
diameter, uniformly globe-shaped, 
have small necks and 
ripen evenly. The skin 
is light yellow; flesh is 
creamy white, crisp and 
mild in flavor. A fine 
keeper, matures early 
and is universally recom¬ 
mended for general crop. 
Early and even ripening, 
attractive, uniform 
shape, good keeping qual¬ 
ity and mild flavor have 
all combined to make 
Danvers the most popu¬ 
lar yellow onion for 
spring planting. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; V4 lb. 50c; lb. 
$1.75, postpaid. Not postpaid, 
2 -lb. lots $1.55 per lb.; 5-lb. lots 
$1.45 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.35 
per lb. 
Yellow 
Globe 
Danvers 
Large Red 
Wethersfield 
No. 301. Large Red Wethersfield somewhat flattened; 
skin purplish red; flesh purplish white; very hardy and solid; 
an excellent keeper and a heavy cropper. A good onion for 
poor and dry soils. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c;]4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 
Not postpaid, 21 -lb. lots $1.55 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.45 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.35 per lb. 
Copper King. 
No. 308. Prize Taker or 
Spanish King Large* and 1 
fine flavor, like nearly all 
Spanish onions. The skin is 
rich straw color, the flesh is 
pure white, sweet, mild and 
tender. Ripens up firm and 
hard; a good cropper and al¬ 
ways uniformly globe shaped 
with small neck. The young 
plants can be used as a salad, 
the half grown onions in 
early summer and the ripe 
onions during the remainder 
of the year. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 
Not postpaid, 2-lb. lots $1.55 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.45 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.35 per lb. 
No. 307. Copper King 
[100 Days] —Enormous in size, 
single onions having been 
grown weighing four 
pounds. The skin is a red¬ 
dish color; flesh white, very 
sweet, mild and tender. 
Enormous crops may be 
grown by following the 
transplanting method de¬ 
scribed above; plant early 
in the seed bed, transplant 
and have big onions in Aug¬ 
ust. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 
65c; lb. $2.25, postpaid. Not 
postpaid, 2 -lb. lots $ 2.00 per 
lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.80 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.70 per lb. 
Prize Taker or 
Spanish King. 
No. 310. Mammoth Silver 
Kinv [85 Da y s ]-— One of 
6 the earliest and lar¬ 
gest of Italian onions, 
often growing 5 to 7 inches 
in diameter; it is not un¬ 
usual to grow them weigh¬ 
ing 2 to 3 lbs. each. No 
other white onion grows 
as large. Attractive shape, 
flattened, but thick. Skin 
is a clear silvery white; 
flesh pure white, mild, 
sweet and tender; a combi¬ 
nation of earliness, large size, 
attractive shape and fine, mild 
flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; >4 lb. 
60c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. Not 
postpaid, 2 -lb. lots $1.80 per 
lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.70 per lb.; 10-lb lots $1.60 per lb 
Mammoth Silver King. 
Extra Early White Pearl. 
No. 309. Extra Early 
White Pearl %****#_ 
est white onion; makes 
good sized pearly white 
bulbs, tender, mild and 
of the best flavor. To 
make early spring on¬ 
ions, sow thickly in 
rows during March or 
early April; put out the 
sets next fall to make 
large onions next 
spring before any other 
kinds are ready. Splen¬ 
did for pickling. Pkt. 
5c; oz. 15c; *4 lb. 50c; 
lb. $1.75, postpaid. Not 
postpaid, 2-lb. lots $1.55 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.45 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.35 
per lb. 
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