ONIONS 
HOW TO GROW ONIONS—For sets (to plant 
the following spring), sow in rows 12 to 15 inches 
apart early in the spring, in soil well prepared and 
worked fine. Sow seed thick, 50 pounds to the acre. 
If not thick, then they grow too large. When ripe, 
gather, cure and store them in a dark, dry, cool, airy 
place. Leave undisturbed until next spring. For 
“picklers” sow 25 to 30 pounds per acre. For large 
Onions, sow 10 pounds to the acre. Sow seed early 
in spring in rows 12 to 15 inches apart, same as for 
sets, but make soil as rich as possible, for Onions 
are strong feeders, and to grow the largest size it 
is necessary to have the plant-food there to feed 
them. Wizard Brand Sheep Manure is splendid 
(we have it). Thin to about 2 inches apart in the 
rows. Keep clear of weeds. Harvest when the tops 
die down. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
Big crops require good soil and lots of water. 
IMPORTANT! Onion Seed is very scarce due to 
the smallest seed-crop in many years. 
Schells Strain White Silvet skin 
Pure white, mild-flavored Onions; splendid for 
spring-bunching Onions because of their snow-white 
skin and mild flavor. Also valuable as large 
Onion Seed Crop. 
It takes many hundreds of acres to produce the seed 
our customers require. 
Onions and medium-sized for pickling. For 
this purpose they should be left I inch apart 
in the row when small quanti¬ 
ties are grown. When large 
quantities are grown sow half as 
thick as for sets. They keep 
well, but are not so sure as 
the yellow varieties. Make 
your soil very rich, and cul¬ 
tivate often. Always keep 
in mind the fact that my 
Onion seed averages 90 to 
100 per cent vitality, which 
is equal to crop insurance 
where weather conditions 
are favorable. Pkt. 10c.; 
'/ 2 oz. 25c.; oz. 40c.; 
'Alb. $1.25; lb. $4; 5 
lbs. $19.50; 10 lbs. 
$37.50. 
Schells Pennsylvania Dutch. 
Enormous in size, uniform in 
shape, solid, with mild, juicy 
flesh. The most ideal Onion for slicing. When it is possible to grow from 1,000 to 
1,500 bushels of these to the acre and sell them at 3 to s cents each Onion, you can 
see the wonderful possibilities for profit, even from a small patch. Every home- 
garden should have a row or two of them. Be sure to include in your order Schell’s 
Pennsylvania Dutch Onion. Pkt. 10 cts.; '/ 2 oz. 35 cts.; oz. 60cts.; 'Alb. $1.75; 
V 2 lb. $2.75; lb. $5; 5 lbs. $22.50. 
Schells Strain Red Wethersfield. The ever-popular, large, flat 
___ red Onion. Its flesh is white, 
tinged with pinkish rose near the skin. A late variety and will keep in storage a 
long time. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 'Alb. $1; lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. $17; 10 lbs. $32.50. 
Schells Strain Southport Red Globe. This is the leading 
1 _ red Onion and is 
used in very large quantities in some of our markets. They are a beautiful, attrac¬ 
tive, purplish red. The skin is medium thick and the layers are white with a faint 
suggestion of pink tint. The flesh is fine-grained and of strong flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 35 cts.; 'Alb. $1; lb. $3.50; 5 lbs. $17; 10 lbs. $32.50. 
Schells Strain Southport White Globe °^ r t e 
Globe, as it is also called. Perfect globe-shaped Onions of large size 
id silvery whiteness. Grows to a large size from seed sown in 
spring. The flesh has a most delicious flavor. A large and quick 
sale is found for these wherever marketed. A good keeper. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; 'Alb. $1.35; lb.$4.25; 5 lbs. 
$20.75; 10 lbs. $40. 
Southport 
Yellow 
Globe 
Schells Strain Southport Yellow Globe ' 
The illustration gives you an idea of the value of this variety for home 
or market crop, and also the superior quality of the Onions produced when 
my high-quality seed is sown. Southport Yellow Globe produces large 
Onions from seed sown in the spring and thinned out to 2 inches in the 
row. They are a perfect globe shape, and elegant keepers. Pkt. 10 cts ' 
oz. 40 cts.; 'Alb. $1.15; lb. $3.75; 10 lbs. $35. 
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