GERMAIN’S 
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^VEGETABLE SEEDS 
ONIONS 
Cebolla Swlebel Ognon 
Select fine, light soil and manure hecdly with the oldest and strongest compost that can be procured. Plow to a depth 
of 5 Inches, and work well with the cultivator. Plow again at right angles with the first furrows, and again thoroughly 
cultivate. The ground will then be in fine working order, and should be leveled smoothly with a rake. Drill 14 Inches 
apart sowing the seed thinly: cover a quarter of an Inch deep with fine soli and press down with the back of a spade or 
light roller. When the young plants are strong enough, thin gradually so that they stand finally 4 Inches apart. Keep clean 
from weeds and take care that the earth does not accumulate around the bulbs, but allow them to bottom above the ground. 
When the greenness has left the tops of the onions, pull them and let them dry a few days before storing. One ounce of 
seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. Four pounds to the acre. 
Early Barletta or Adriatic Barletta. 
A very early variety with 
clear silver skin, bulbs 
small, pure white, firm, del¬ 
icate In flavor; best kind for 
young onions and for pick¬ 
ling. Pkt.Sc, oz.25c,lb. $2.25, 
Yellow Flat Danvers. A 
well known early onion of 
fine quality. Flesh white 
and firm. Color a bright 
orange: grows to a good 
size, hardy, a sure cropper 
and excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts, oz., 
15 cts.. lb $1.50. 
Red Bermuda. An early variety 
resembling the White Bermuda except 
In color, which Is a pale red, flesh crisp 
and mild In flavor. A fine market 
onion. (TcnerUTc-grown seed.) Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 25 cts., tt> $2.75. 
Alisa Craig. A splendid English variety of 
Immense size, bulbs frequently weighing 
two pounds each. They are oval In shape 
and of a pale straw color, flavor exceedingly 
mild and delicate. In competition with 
other varieties at the English shows It has 
won more prizes than any other variety 
Introduced. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. $3. 
Giant Rocca. A splendid variety, of deli¬ 
cate flavor, bulbs large and globular In 
shape; skin light brown; weighing 2 to 3 
pounds. Very productive and a splendid 
keeper, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. lb. $2,50. 
Australian Ex-Early Yellow Globe. The 
earliest of the Globe Onions and an extra 
long keeper. The onions weigh four to six 
ounces each. Skin thin, and arc mild and of 
splendid flavor; small top equal to the Aus¬ 
tralian Brown In every way excepting the 
onions average slightly smaller In size. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. $2.50. 
New Queen. Very early, flat, beautifully 
white and of the finest flavor; grows to a 
fair size In California, and Is one of our best 
market varieties, Its principal recommen¬ 
dation being Its rapidity of growth and Its 
long-keeping qualities. Also an excellent 
variety for pulling green or picking. Pkt. 5 
cts., oz. 25 cts., lb. $2.25. 
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Bermuda, White. (Tencrlffe-grown.) The bulbs arc quite 
broad and flat In form. The color Is not a clear white as 
In our American varieties, but rather a pale straw; 
flesh crisp, solid and mild In flavor. The- plants are ex¬ 
tremely thln-nccked, Insuring even and early ripening. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 25 cts., lb. $2.75. 
Crystal White Wax. A very early onion of the Bermuda 
type; pure white In color and of mild flavor, especially 
adapted for fall planting for the early markets. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., lb. $4.50. 
Australian Brown. A variety Introduced from Australia. 
The bulbs grow to a good marketable size, are very hard 
and solid and of uniform shape. Amber-brown color and 
mild flavor. Splendid keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., 
lb. $1.50. 
White Portugal, or Silver-Skin. This variety Is one of 
the leading white sorts, and Is of beautiful shape and very 
mild flavor. The bulbs are flat and mature early. It Is a 
splendid variety for both family use and market-garden. 
It grows to a fair size, bulbs averaging 2 to 3 Inches In 
diameter. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 25 cts., lb. $3.00. 
Giant White Italian Tripoli. (El Paso, or large Mexican.) 
Bulbs of large size and beautiful form, with white skin. 
Under good cultivation large onions can be raised In a sin¬ 
gle season from seed, weighing from one to one and onc- 
lialf pounds, but will attain much larger size If planted In 
beds In December or January and then transplanted. In 
this way an early crop Is assured. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 25 cts. 
lb. $2.25. 
Large Red Wethersfield. Grows very large, keeps well 
and Is of fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 20 cts., lb. $2.25. 
Germain’s Yellow Flat Danvers. Our strain Is especially 
selected. The onions arc straw-color, mild In flavor, and 
excellent keepers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 20 cts., lb. $2.00. 
Prize-Taker. The largest of the yellow onions, globular In 
shape, of a pale straw-color. Produces enormous crops; 
bulbs frequently weigh as high as three pounds each. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz., 20 cts., lb. $2.50. 
We carry In stock at all times the following varieties 
which we sell at the uniform price of pkt. 5 cts., oz., 15 cts., 
lb. $1.50: Danvers Globe, Southport, Yellow Globe and 
all other leading and popular varieties. 
Onion Sets. If ordered by mall, add 10 cts. per pound for 
postage. Price per 100 pounds on application. Yellow 
Bottom, lb. 20c., White Bottom, lb. 20c., Australian 
Brown, lb. 20 cts. 
CALIFORNIA GROWN SEEDS LEAD w e ship them to a ii parts 0 f 
the world and year by year our trade increases 
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