Onions Are a Profitable Winter Crop in Florida and the West Indies 
ONION 
Sow 3 pounds of seed in 
seed-bed to plant an acre, or 
plant 5 pounds of seed per 
acre in field 
Culture. First plantings are 
made September 1 and con¬ 
tinued until March. October 
and November are the best 
months to plant. In Florida 
the seed is generally planted 
in the open field, where the 
Onions are to grow, in rows 
15 inches apart, and when 4 
to 5 inches high they are 
thinned out from 3 to 4 
inches apart in the row. Those 
taken out can be used to 
transplant any possible skips. 
Onion seed can also be 
planted in seed-beds and transplanted to 
the field later. This is a safe and sure 
method and is becoming very popular in Flor¬ 
ida, especially with the Sweet Spanish variety. 
Transplanting generally produces less splits and more 
first grade onions. A moist (but not wet) soil is best 
suited for the Onion, therefore Florida hammock, sandy 
loam, and low pinelands are preferable. Almost any 
Florida soils, where not too high or too low and wet 
will grow fine Onions. This crop is a gross feeder, and 
not less than a ton per acre of high-grade fertilizer 
should be used. Onion seed deteriorates rapidly in 
southern climates. Therefore, it is recommended not 
to order onion seed until you are ready to plant, and 
if not planted immediately, keep it in some sealed con¬ 
tainer such as a sealed Mason jar, in a dry place. 
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Large Imported Sweet Spanish. Ini 
- s _____ported Valencia 
—grown especially for us in Spain.) This is the genuine 
imported Sweet Spanish Onion, and is undoubtedly the 
finest strain of this sort ever introduced. It produces 
the largest Onion of any variety — bulbs grown in 
Florida often weigh 2 to 2% pounds and 1 to Im¬ 
pound bulbs are very common. The mature bulbs 
usually weigh 1*4 pounds and measure 4 inches in 
diameter. They are perfectly globular, light glossy 
yellow in color, and are exceedingly attractive in ap¬ 
pearance. It makes a harder, firmer bulb than the 
Bermudas, with smaller neck, ripens down evenly, and 
keeps and ships well. The bulbs are very mild and 
sweet, and of exceptionally fine quality. This is becom¬ 
ing a profitable money crop in Florida, as it seems to 
be particularly well adapted to Florida sandy loam 
soils, but is not recommended for muck. Pkt. 5c; oz. 
35c; Ulh. $1.00; lb. $3.50. 
Large Domestic Sweet Spanish. 
- - - — - STRAIN.) This 
is a domestic-grown strain of the Sweet Spanish which 
is grown quite extensively in the Southwest. It has the 
general characteristics of the Imported Strain, but is 
not as well adapted to Florida conditions as is the 
Spanish Valencia. Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 80c; lb. $2.75. 
Louisiana Red Creole. ™ s variety is exception- 
■ ally well adapted to Flori¬ 
da and southern conditions. It is extremely productive 
of large, solid, semi-globe-shaped Onions of reddish 
color. The flavor is rather strong. A valuable Onion 
for storing as it is a very good keeper. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; 
M lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
20 
Crystal Wax Bermuda Onion 
Crystal Wax Bermuda. (Teneriffe - grown.) Our 
■ superior stock of seed of 
this variety, like our Yellow Bermuda, is grown by the 
very best Onion-seed grower in the Canary Islands and 
is the true type, being a most attractive clear white 
in color, flat, medium large, and early. The skin 
is thin and the flesh is white and waxy. It is not a keep¬ 
ing variety, but is early and very mild and sweet. Its 
attractive appearance makes it sell at a premium on 
any market. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; J4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
Yellow Bermuda. (Teneriffe-grown.) Our stock of 
— this variety is produced by one 
of the best Onion-seed growers near Teneriffe in the 
Canary Islands, apd in all of our trials we have not 
found any superior strain. The bulbs are of a light 
straw-yellow color, medium in size, flat, very early, 
but in no sense good keepers. The flesh is extremely 
mild and sweet. It is grown extensively in South Texas 
and is adapted only to southern conditions. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 25c; %lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. 
Australian Brown. We have the true Buckskin 
— Strain which is noted for its 
exceptional keeping qualities. The bulbs are medium 
sized, semi-globe shaped, very firm and solid in tex¬ 
ture, and the skin is very thick and chestnut-brown 
in color. The flavor is very strong. Although somewhat 
later in maturing, it keeps or stores much better than 
other varieties in warm climates, which makes it very 
valuable not only for market but also for home use. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; J41b. 60c; lb. $2.00. 
ONION SETS 
Plant 6 to 8 bushels of Sets per acre. One bushel 
weighs 32 pounds 
Sets may be used to grow large Onions, but they are 
usually planted for early green Onions to bunch for 
market or for home use. Set out in rows 1 Y 2 feet apart 
and 2 to 3 inches apart in the row. Plant from Sept, to 
March. Onion set prices are F.O.B. Plant City, except 
quarts or less, which are prepaid. 
YELLOW DANVERS—Pt. 25c; qt. 40c; pk. $1.50. 
WHITE SILVERSKINS—Pt. 25c; qt. 40c; pk. $1.50. 
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