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JEROME B. RICE SEED CO., CAMBRIDGE, N. Y 
ONION — Continued 
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Prizetaker (Same as Yellow Spanish or Valencia).Onyx 
One of the largest onions grown and the mildest; is productive and a 
sure cropper; bulbs are globe-shaped and of a light straw color. Our seed 
is American grown and very superior. 
Southport Large Red Globe.Opaline 
The finest type and most popular of the red onions. The bulbs are dis¬ 
tinctly globe-shaped, with a small neck, and are excellent keepers; color 
a deep purplish red. We have an unequalled strain of this variety and sell 
annually thousands of pounds in the large commercial onion growing 
districts. 
Southport Large Red Globe, Selected.Opaque 
A special selection, grown only from ideal bulbs, for a very critical trade 
Southport White Globe 
Southport White Globe.Opening 
Of the true Southport Globe form with a thin, delicate skin of purest 
paper whiteness; flesh is very crisp, fine-grained, snowy-white in color 
and exceedingly mild; usually commands the highest price in market. 
Southport White Globe, Selected.Openly 
This seed is produced for a special fancy trade from the most perfect 
bulbs. 
Southport Yellow Globe.Opera 
The most largely grown yellow market onion and the most profitable. 
The bulbs are a true deep globe, having a small neck and a heavy, thick 
skin which makes it an excellent storage sort; the color is a deep yellow or 
golden-brown, quite distinct from most stocks of this variety. The flesh 
is white, crisp and mild in flavor. 
Southport, Yellow Globe, Selected.Operate 
Seed is grown only from the most perfect bulbs for an especially critical 
trade. 
Sweet Spanish, Riverside Strain.Operating 
This is the best strain of all the so-called Spanish types. The large bulbs 
with a coppery colored skin have mild white flesh and are of very 
delicate flavor. It has been developed into quite a good keeper. 
