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Large Red Wethersfield Onion. See Page 28 
New White Portugal or 
White Silverskin 
The Standard White Onion for Market and 
Family Use 
Medium size bulbs of flat shape, which ripen 
evenly and quite early — about 10 days earlier 
than Southport White Globe. They are of hand¬ 
some appearance; have a clear white skin as 
beautiful as glistening silver. The flesh is of 
mild, delicious flavor. For keeping, this is the 
best of all white varieties. 
A gardener who does not care to plant more 
than one variety should use this one, and every¬ 
one should make a liberal sowing of it for con¬ 
tinuous use. These Onions make fine bunching 
of Green Onions and are also grown for the 
market as large White Onions. They are also 
much used for pickling and for Onion Sets. 
Buy your seeds from first hands. Our own 
growth, choicest Northern-grown, high-grade 
pedigree stock seed. Pkt. 10 c; oz. 27c; 2 oz. 
50c; Vi lb. 95c; Vi lb. $1.75; lb. $3.25; 2 lb. 
$ 6 . 00 , postpaid. 
Round or Yellow Danvers 
Very handsome in appearance. Flattened, but Golden Globe Danvers 
thick through, of fine size; in fact, it is ideal in 
every respect for market and family purposes. Skin is thin, of a rich straw 
color. Flesh is pearly white, fine grained, firm, mild and of excellent quality. 
Ripens early, keeps well and sells rapidly. Our own growth, choicest Northern- 
grown, high-grade pedigreed stock seed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 2 oz. 35c; V 4 lb. 
60c; V 2 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00; 2 lb. $3.50, postpaid. 
Selected Yellow Globe Danvers 
Our strain of Yellow Globe Danvers, developed by careful selection and 
breeding, is pedigreed stock of the highest type, far superior to the seed 
mostly offered by others. This stock produces bulbs of fine symmetrical 
shape, large size, average specimens weighing from 1 to 2 lbs. each. These 
bulbs have small necks and ripen evenly. The skin is a light golden brown; 
the flesh is finely grained, pure white, crisp, mild and of excellent flavor. 
It is a grand, magnificent keeper and shipper. Frequently produces 800 
bushels or more to the acre from seed. About a week earlier, but not quite 
so large nor so perfectly globe-shaped as Southport Yellow Globe. Our own 
growth, choicest Northern-grown, high-grade, pedigreed stock seed. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 27c; 2 oz. 50c; Vi lb. 95c; Vi lb. $1.75; lb. $3.25; 2 lbs. $6.00, post¬ 
paid. 
White Pickling 
This distinct variety is the very earliest Onion in cultivation. Of a pure 
paper-white color, very mild and delicate in flavor; from 1 to 1 % inches in 
diameter and % of an inch in thickness. Its extreme earliness makes it very 
valuable for early table use as well as bunch Onions for market. Pedigreed 
stock seed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; Vi lb. 75c; Vi lb. $1.30; 1 lb. $2.50; 
2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
New Golden Globe Danvers 
Long Keeper, Best Shipper, Unrivaled Market Onion. Always in the 
Lead, Challenges Competition 
A most perfect type of the globe-shaped Onion and an extra tarly va¬ 
riety. It has a very small neck, the entire crop drying down at one 
time. The bulbs are of a beautiful golden yellow color. Trial tests have 
shown this great variety to yield over 2,000 bushels per acre while under 
ordinary cultivation in past seasons several of our customers have re¬ 
ported yields of 1,000 bushels per acre. The bulbs are very hard, solid 
and are exceptionally good keepers. 
Remember that we control the entire supply of this variety. Our own 
growth, choicest Northern grown, high-grade pedigreed stock seed. Pkt. 
10 c; oz. 30c; 2 oz. 55c; Vi lb. $ 1 . 00 ; Vi lb. $1.80; lb. $3.50; 2 lbs. $6.50, 
postpaid. 
Australian Brown 
This sort is distinct from all other Onions. Is uniform in size and 
shape, wonderfully hard, solid and heavy, and will keep almost indefi¬ 
nitely. Ripens extremely early and never makes scallions. It is of 
medium size, round, with skin of a deep amber-brown; flesh white, mild 
and agreeable. A sure cropper. Pkt. 10 c; oz. 20 c; 2 oz. 35c; Vi lb. 60c; 
y 2 lb. $1.10; lb. $2.00; 2 lb. $3.50, postpaid. 
Mammoth Silver King 
The King of White Onions—Its Mildness of Flavor and 
Tenderness Are Unsurpassed 
The largest white Onion. Grows to a re¬ 
markable size—average diameter is from 5 
to IVi inches. Single bulbs often attain 
weights of over 4 pounds each. There is no 
other white Onion which attains such mam¬ 
moth size. The shape is flattened, but thick 
through. The skin is of a beautiful silvery 
white. The flesh is of a snowy white and is 
of a particularly mild and pleasant flavor. 
Being a sure cropper, producing immense 
Onions and enormous crops which bring the 
highest prices, this variety has been a great 
money-maker for the grower; but its fine, 
mild flavor makes it also most desirable for 
the private gardener. Send to our Rockford 
Seed Farms for tested pedigreed seed. Pkt. 
10 c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 40c; Vi lb- 70c; Vi lb- 
$1.30; lb. $2.40; 2 lbs. $4.50, postpaid. 
Mammoth Silver King Onion 
Extra Early White Queen or White Pearl ]"? q 3 u f a Z j£“7 
A silver-skinned variety of remarkably quick growth. Small 
bulbs, flat, of mild flavor. Particularly valuable for pickles. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 2 oz. 45c; V4 lb. 75c; V 2 lb. $1.30; lb. $2.50; 
2 lb. $4.50. 
Early White Welsh 
For Green Onions. A most desirable green bunch Onion. It 
does not form bulbs, only enlargements at the base of each 
shoot, which are quite attractive and, being extremely early 
sell well before Onions grown from sets are brought to the 
market. We recommend this variety very much and know 
market gardeners will find it an exceedingly profitable crop. 
A hardy perennial and can remain in the ground for years. 
Pkt. 10 c; oz. 23c; 2 oz. 43c; Vi lb. 80c; Vi lb. $1.45; lb. $2.75; 
2 lbs. $5.00. 
Early White Welsh 
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