80 
IF LANDRETHS’ SEEDS COULD TALK WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO ADVERTISE 
ONION 
Native of Western Asia in very remote ages 
One-quarter pound of seed will sow a row 100 yards, and 5 pounds of seed is best for an acre, to produce 
big Onions. 60 to 80 pounds, depending upon vitality, should be sown per acre to produce Sets. Most 
varieties of Onion Seed are very short this year. 
IMPORTED VARIETIES 
Bermuda Island Red—90 Days 
The distinctive name of this variety is Red, but it is 
not altogether a red bulb—it is dashed with red on 
a straw-colored ground. Very early and flat. Mild 
flavor, resembling the White Bermuda in every way 
but in color. 
Bermuda Island White or Yellow—88 Days 
This flat, mild flavored variety is not pure white, 
but light straw colored. It is possibly two days 
earlier than Red Bermuda. The most popular of the 
three Bermuda varieties. Planted very extensively 
in Texas and Florida. 
CRYSTAL WAX—90 Days 
Developed and named by Landreth in 1888. A half 
globe sort, absolutely waxy, pure white, extremely 
mild flavor, the best of its type. The earliest of the 
White Bermuda types, of great reputation in the 
South. It is a very attractive Onion, both as a set 
and for the table. 
Southport Red Globe 
RED VARIETIES 
Southport Red Globe—130 Days 
A very desirable main crop, purplish red, globe 
shaped, with a very smooth glossy surface, a large 
producer and an excellent shipper and keeper. The 
most showy because brightest color. Very salable 
in the market. Grown extensively for large Onions. 
Red Wethersfield—110 Days 
The standard red variety listed by us for over 100 
years, and most popular in the East, where large 
crops have been grown for years for shipment. The 
bulbs are broad and flat. The flesh is a light purplish 
red. Very productive and an excellent keeper. The 
seed of this Onion is used very extensively for growl¬ 
ing Onion Sets as w r ell as large Onions. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
Bloomsdale Extra Early Pearl or White Queen 
90 Days 
In many respects the most remarkable Onion under 
cultivation, growing with a rapidity of a Summer 
radish. Twelve W'eeks from sowing to maturity. 
The bulbs are pearly wfliite, waxy, transparent skin, 
in form flat and broad, with a slight corrugation 
around the edges. Flavor mild, all astringent 
qualities eliminated. Can be eaten raw with almost 
the freedom of an apple. The keeping qualities of 
the matured Onions are very good, but the sets 
sprout very early, and should be planted in October. 
Silver Skin or White Portugal—100 Days 
A mild, pleasant flavored white variety, admirable 
for family use. Not so good a keeper as the Yellow 
or Red varieties. Bulb medium size, mild flavor, 
with greenish-white skin. Is about 8 to 10 days 
earlier than White Gobe and matures where the 
White Globe does not. The small bulbs are nearly 
round, but flatten as they mature. Listed by us first 
in our 1832 Catalog. 
Southport White Globe—110 Days 
A showy, mild flavored, large White Globe variety. 
Very solid, productive, a good keeper and possibly 
the best for setting of all White sorts, unsurpassed 
in uniformity, absolutely pure white. Used exten¬ 
sively in all sections where Onions thrive. 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
Ebenezer or Japanese—100 Days 
An old yellow skinned variety lately reintroduced, 
deep flat of medium size, dark yellow, very popular 
at the present time for growing sets. Its other merits 
are that of a most vigorous grower, a heavy yielder, 
far greater than from Strasburg and astonishingly 
good, long keeping quality. It is the best yellow 
for growing sets. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Rib 
. Lb. 
Bermuda Island Red . . 
. . .05. 
30 
.85 
2.75 
Bermuda Island White. . . 
. . .05 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
Crystal Wax. 
. .05 
.30 
.90 
3.00 
Southport Red. 
. .05 
.35 
1.15 
3.90 
Wethersfield Red. 
. . .05 
.35 
1.05 
3.50 
Bloomsdale Pearl 
. . .05 
.30 
.85 
2.75 
Silver Skin. 
. .05 
.35 
1.10 
3.60 
Southport White Globe . 
. .05 
.40 
1.30 
4.25 
Ebenezer or Japanese 
. . .05 
.30 
.90 
3.00 
