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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
ONION —Continued 
0 r> J /^l U This raost excellent medium early or 
bouthport Ked L»iObe main crop red variety produces bulbs ol 
medium t<> large size, ideally globe shaped, with very smooth, glossy 
surface very small neck and remarkably beautiful deep purplish red 
color The Mesh is white, tinged with light purple, mild, very fine 
grained and tender. The variety is extensively grown for home use as 
well as the market. It isone of the best keepers and is well adapted for 
shipping. Our splendid stock of this onion is the result of years of 
careful selection on our Oak view Stock Seed Farm and is unsurpassed 
by any. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; V 4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 
_ v 11 p» 1. 1 The bulbs are large and quite Mat. The 
Large Yellow Dutch skill is light yellow or straw colored, ami 
the flesh creamy white, mild and of excellent quality, 
or oirasDurg This sort ripens down quickly and keeps well. It is ex¬ 
tensively used for onion sets ( >ur stock of this early variety, compared 
with most on the market, is distinctly superior in size of bulb, uni¬ 
formity of shape and evenness of color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 
»/ 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 
_ _ ^ A productive and very extensively used early or 
Yellow Danvers main crop variety of medium size. The skin is 
light coppery yellow in color. Tin* Mesh is creamy white, mild and of 
excellent Mavor. The bulbs are flattened yet quite thick with small 
necks, ripen down quickly and very evenly and keep very well. This is 
still a standard, general crop, yellow onion for the home garden and 
market where a strictly globe shaped bulb is not demanded. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 
Southport Reo Globe 
Mammoth Yellow Spanish 
A very handsome late or 
main crop onion of the 
largest size and nearly globular in form, 
u r z.t:ictK.er USUIl uy with shoulder and base slightly slop 
ing. The skin is yellowish brown or light yellow with slight tinge 
of brown. The flesh is creamy white, very mild, tender and of 
excellent Mavor. The variety keens well if thoroughly ripened 
and is very desirable for shipping for fall and early winter use. 
It isone of the best of the large European sorts that has become 
thoroughly acclimated in America and is exceptionally pro¬ 
ductive under proper conditions. If started very early ‘in hot¬ 
bed it will produce a mammoth onion the first season. ‘ Pkt. 5c- 
Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 
Southport Yellow Globe ?nKiy'pi*odnc{iv^ late orTnahi 
cron variety is of the same general character as the Southport 
Rea Globe, but the bulbs are rich yellow, average a little huger 
and are later maturing. The bulbs are globe-shaped with rather 
full shoulder, ripen down very evenly, keep well and are suitable 
for shipping. The flesh is creamy white, fine grained and of mild 
and excellent flavor. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V 4 Lb. 75c- 
Lb. $2.25 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
n ^ ] , |-^ One of the most extensively list d 
YellOW Lzlobe Danvers main crop yellow onions for the 
home garden and market. The bulbs are of medium to large size 
uniformly globe shaped, with small neck, and ripen very evenly. 
The skin is rich coppery yellow. The Mesh is creamy white, crisp 
an I of mild and excellent Mavor. The variety keeps very well 
and is excellent for shipping. We have by careful selection ami 
breeding developed a strain which has the ripening habit and 
small neck of the original Danvers and yet is more globular, thus 
giving larger yields and handsomer bulbs without sacrificing any 
of tin* good qualities of the original Danvers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 
2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
n ».i. v 11 /“'■ii The heaviest yield of onibns is 
Michigan Yellow (jlobe always obtained from rich, 
black lands. On such soils it is found that a globe shaped onion 
with a somewhat flattened base gives the largest returns and 10 
me -i the demands of the professional onion growers located on 
such lands,.we have developed this variety. The bulbs are large, 
uniformly globe shaped, with small neck: shoulder usually slightly 
sloping, base often distinctly flattened, the largest diameter b *io\v 
the center of the bulb. The color is rich yellow with tinge of 
o’an .re The flesh is creamy white, mild and of very fine quality. 
This main crop sort ripens down evenly, keeps very well and is ex¬ 
cellent for shipping No onion grower can afford to plant inferior 
seed when such as this can be procured. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 
2 Oz. 40c; V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 
Michigan Yellow Globe 
