NORTHRUP, KING & CO. ’ S 
ONION—Red Varieties 
Bermuda Red, Genuine Imported --- 
Very early and semi-flat. Color not red 
but dashed with red on a straw colored 
ground. Mild flavor. 
Large Red Wethersfield 
Broad, deep, flat bulbs; skin deep purplish 
red; flesh white with faint pink tint. Strong 
flavor. A very popular variety for growing 
onion sets, as well as for growing mature 
bulbs for shipping. Splendid keeping quality. 
N. K. & Co.’s Minnesota Red Globe 
A special selection of the standard globe- 
shaped onion with very small neck. Long 
keeping. Skin color is extra dark red with 
smooth and glossy surface. The flesh is 
white, tinged with light purple, fine grained 
and of strong flavor. 
Large Red Wethersfield 
Yellow 
Australian Brown 
A popular onion famous for its long keep¬ 
ing quality. The skin is a rich brownish red 
with white flesh always firm. Strong flavor. 
Desirable for the home garden and for 
market. 
Denia or Valencia, Prizetaker 
Most widely grown of the Sweet Spanish 
class. A mammoth yellow globe, derived 
from the huge Spanish Onion. A heavy pro¬ 
ducer, about 15 days earlier than the fam¬ 
ous Southport Yellow Globe. Light straw- 
colored skin with pure white flesh, coarse 
grained but with rather mild flavor and a 
good keeper. 
Ebenezer, Long Keeping, Japanese 
A yellow skinned variety very popular for 
growing sets. Matured bulbs are large, 
somewhat flattened in shape, with small 
tops and will keep in good condition all win¬ 
ter. It is known as one of the mildest onions 
grown. 
Mountain Danvers 
An early yellow onion, not as round as the 
Globe Danvers nor as flat as the Flat Dan¬ 
vers. Color beautiful dark yellow shading to 
brown. Thick skin makes it a fine keeper and 
shipper. Flesh is clear whitish-lemon color, 
firm and fine grained, mild and sweet. 
N. K. & Co.’s Minnesota Yellow Globe 
A special strain of Southport Yellow 
Globe. 
Minnesota Red Globe 
Southport Red Globe 
The standard red globe onion all over the 
country. Perfectly globe shape, about 3 in. 
in diameter with small neck. Skin rich, dark, 
glossy red; flesh white with tinge of pur¬ 
ple; fine grained. A good keeper and excep¬ 
tionally heavy yielder. 
Varieties 
N. K. & Co.’s Prize Taker 
Same as Denia or Valencia. 
Ohio Yellow Globe 
A generally popular yellow globe onion, 
named because of its great production and 
satisfaction in northern Ohio. Very attrac¬ 
tive shape, skin pure deep yellow, flesh firm 
and hard. Small necks. Good yielder and an 
excellent keeper. Similar to Southport Yel¬ 
low Globe except more flat bottomed. 
Southport Yellow Globe 
The most popular late variety of splendid 
keeping quality. More oval than the Yellow 
Globe Danvers, much larger, more solid and 
heavier. Skin deep orange-yellow, flesh fine 
grained and fairly strong. 
Southport Yellow Globe 
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