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Plant Good Seeds or Pay the Penalty 
“Ye Reap What Ye Sow ” 
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OKRA 
CULTURE-—Plant about the middle of spring, after the ground 
has become warm in drills three feet apart, and thin out plants 
to about a foot apart in the rows. Hoe often and draw the 
soil up to the stem. The ground should be well fertilized. One 
ounce will sow about 20 feet of drill; five or # six pounds to 
the acre. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH POD —Pods are from 4 to 5 inches in length 
when matured. Handsome green color and good quality. 
Ok. 5c; % lb. 15o; lb. 40e. 
IMPROVED DWARF GREEN —Dwarf, stocky growth, pods short, 
thick and tender. Ok. 5c; *4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. 
WHITE VELVET —Tall variety, producing long, slender velvety 
pods. Ok. 5c; *4 lb. 15c; lb. 40c. 
ONION SEEDS 
CULTURE —The ground for onions should be a light loamy soil, 
and should be ploughed very deep and well fertilized. Sow the 
seeds in drills 10 to 12 inches apart, about one inch deep. Hoe 
often and keep free from weeds. One ounce of seed will sow 
a 50-foot row. It takes 3 to 5 pounds to sow an acre to make 
large onions, and 40 to 50 pounds to the acre for sets. 
YELLOW DANVERS—The best known and most generally used 
yellow onion, color bright orange-yellow. A good keeper and 
of good size. Pkt. 5c; ok. 15c; *4, lb. 50c; lb. $1.50. 
WHITE SILVERSKIN —The most popular variety for extensive 
set growers. Sets are of a flatfish shape. Our stock of this 
variety is extra select. Pkt. 5c; ok. 25c; 14 lb. 00c; lb. $2.00. 
RED WETHERSFIELD —The standard variety of red onions. 
Bulbs large, flattened; skin deep purple red. Pkt. 10c; ok. 25c; 
% lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
PRIZETAKER —One of the largest onions grown and the mildest; 
is productive and a sure cropper; bulbs are globe-shaped and of 
a light straw color. Our seed is American grown and very 
superior. Pkt. 10c; ok. 25c; % lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE—Of the true Southport Globe form 
with a thin, delicate skin of purest paper whiteness; flesh is 
very crisp, fine-grained, snow-white in color and exceedingly 
mild; usually commands the highest price in market. Pkt. 10c; 
ok. 40c; % lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE —The most largely grown yellow 
market onion and the most profitable. The bulbs are a true 
deep globe, having a small neck and a heavy thick skin which 
makes it an excellent storage sort; the color is a deep yellow 
or golden-brown, quite distinct from most stocks of this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; ok. 40c; % lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
EBENEZER OR “JAPANESE” —The Onions are not unlike Yellow 
Globe Danvers in shape and size, but are superior in flavor and 
keep longer. They are firm, solid, have a thin skin, and are 
agreeably mild. Also planted extensively to produce small 
sets for the following season. Pkt. 10c; ok. 25c; % lb. 03c; 
lb. $2.00. 
ONION SETS 
CULTURE —Plant very early in the spring, if large onions are 
wanted for winter use; plant in rows four inches apart, half 
an inch deep and 12 to 14 inches between the rows. Do not 
entirely cover the set. Cultivate often, but not very deep. 
Plant potato onions sets in the fall in rows 12 to 15 inches and 
6 to 9 inches apart in the row. In order to grow the small 
green onions for early spring, plant the large potato onions. 
If the large onions are wanted for winter uses, plant the small 
onions or sets. 
Potato or Multipliers.Lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00 
Red Onion Sets.Lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00 
White Onion Sets.Lb. 30c; 5 lbs. $1.25 
Yellow Onion Sets.Lb. 20c; 5 lbs. 75c 
EbcneK.er, or Japanese Onion Sets....Lb. 25c; 5 lbs. $1.00 
PARSNIPS 
CULTURE—Sow during spring in drills one inch deep, drill 12 to 
18 inches apart, and when two or three inches high thin out 
from four to six inches apart in the rows. Hoe often. Soil 
should be deep and rich. One ounce will sow about 100 feet 
of drill; 4 or 5 pounds to the acre. 
SUGAR OR HOLLOW CROWN — A standard variety, making long, 
smooth, white roots, uniform in shape. Tender and well flavored. 
Pkt. 5c; ok. 15c; % lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. 
LOUISVILLE SPECIAL —This variety is grown extensively in this 
vicinity. The extra deep hollow crown and being short and 
very thick shouldered, it commands the highest market price. 
The seeds we offer are Louisville grown. Pkt. 10c; ok. 30c; 
y 4 lb. 85c: lb. $3.00. 
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