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O N I O N —Continued 
n .1 T ^ e bulbs are of medium size, ideally globe 
Southport !\.ea LxlODe shaped, with very smooth, glossy surface, 
small neck and remarkably beautiful deep red color. The flesh is white, 
tinged with light purplish pink, mild and tender. Our splendid stock of this 
onion is the result of years of careful selection on our Oakview Stock Seed 
Farm and is unsurpassed by any. (See colored plate, page 5) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 
2 Oz. 35c; l A Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.60 
* v 11 rv i L Bulbs large, quite llat; skin light yellow; flesh 
Large I eliow Uutch, White, mild and of excellent quality. Our 
Cf ra chn»*g stock, compared with most on the market, is distinctly 
Or jiroauui g superior in size of bulb, uniformity of shape and evenness 
of color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; l A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.40 
_ r fl j'k A productive and very extensively 
YellOW Uanvers used variety of medium size. Skin 
coppery yellow; flesh creamy-white, quite mild and of ex¬ 
cellent* flavor. The bulbs are flattened yet quite thick with 
small necks and ripen down very evenly. Still a standard, 
general crop, yellow onion where a strictly globe shaped bulb is 
not demanded. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 74 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.40 
n /-.1 1 r'v One of the most extensively 
Yellow Ulobe Uanvers used yellow onions. Bulbs 
of medium size, uniformly globe shaped, with small neck, and 
ripen very evenly. Flesh white, crisp, and of mild and ex¬ 
cellent flavor. We have developed a strain which has the 
ripening habit and small neck or the original Danvers and yet 
is more globular, thus giving larger yields and handsomer 
bulbs without sacrificing any of the good qualities of the orig¬ 
inal Danvers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 0z. 25c; yi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.40 
• \r 11 1 1 Finest shape, best color 
Michigan I eliow vxlobe and yields largest crop of 
any yellow onion. The heaviest yield of onions is always ob¬ 
tained from rich, black lands. On such soils it is found that 
a globe shaped onion with a somewhat 
gives 
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Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
\\r» •. 1 A most desirable variety for the 
wnite Lxiobe home garden. Yields abundantly, 
g ucing large, handsome and finely shaped, clear 
e bulbs. The Mesh is firm, fine grained, of mild 
'rand more attractive than the colored sorts when 
ed. Sometimes called Southport White Globe. To 
broduce the beautifully white onions so much sought 
in every market, one must first of all have good seed; 
second, grow them well on rich lands; third, exercise 
great care in harvesting and curing the crop. In 
Southport they “cord” up the onions in long rows, 
the bulbs on the inside and cover with boards, so that 
the bulbs in the open air are well protected from rain 
or dew which would be sure to discolor theta. We 
have by years of careful selection and breeding de¬ 
veloped a strain which has no equal in uniformity and 
beauty of shape and color. (.See colored plate, page 5) 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; % Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 
IMPORTED 
111 ^ 11 uiwiuj i*» v.- “ miivavi hHioo ill » IIIlvl <111V1 bet UUl 111 Lilt: L*IIt?,V YY I ] 1 JJnKlU' 
ms. This variety and Queen are the ones most generallv used in this country for producing the small pickling 
>s. For this purpose growers usually plant the seed thickly in drills fifteen inches apart and use forty to fifty 
ON IONS 
Ctrl...-* Covlir p_ „ An extremely early maturing variety, very white and particularly desirable for pickling. 
HXlrcl H*a.riy Dariclia Bulbs very small and quite similar to Queen. If seed is sown out of doors in spring and 
plants thinned in the usual manner they will produce bulbs one to two inches in diameter. If these bulbs are set out 
the following spring, or if plants are grown under glass in winter and set out in the spring, they will produce large 
onions. m ' ! 1 J ” . ' * . 
bulbs. 
pounds to an acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb! $1.75 
A very early, very white skinned variety of especial value for pickling. When allowed to reach full size the 
bulbs are quite flat but as grown for pickles are nearly round. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
r I NoarfcrJJfan A very early, flat, white-skinned variety, desirable for early use and for pick- 
fLany l>!eapoilLan iviarzajoia ling. It can be sown in February or March and will mature a crop very early 
in the season. In the south the seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced in March. Known also as 
Early May. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
p* _i L A i: nM A lartTe, pure white, flat onion of mild, excellent flavor. Produces a larger bulb 
Lxiani W nlte Italian 1 npoil from seed than White Portugal, but to attain full size the seed should he sown 
very early in a hotbed and the young plants set out in rich soil. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
i\yi .1 if* _ A very large onion, resembling the White Italian Tripoli, but is larger, slightly later 
mammotn Oliver rv.ing and rather a better keener, making it more desirable for the later fall market. The 
skin is silvery white; flesh pure white, very tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
Queen 
ONION SETS 
To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad 
drills, using forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will 
not be of the right shape and if sown thick on poor land they will be necky or bottle shaped. Onion seed sown for sets 
may be planted somewhat later than if a crop of large bulbs is desired. 
RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 
setting them out in the spring instead of sowing seed. red or vellow, but produce beautiful white onions early in 
Per Lb. 25c. postpaid: 100 Lbs. $11.00 the season. Per Lb. 30c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $12.00 
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding except in Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctu- 
color and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 25c. post- ations of the market. The price per single pound will hold 
paid; 100 Lbs. $10.00 good throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 
The loo pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser's expense for transportation. 
