OLDS’ ONIONS 
Perhaps no crop brings as high returns from an acre of ground as 
onions. They demand intense cultivation and a lot of hand work. 
Therefore, a small grower has just as much chance of making good on 
this crop as a large grower. With a crop of this type, however, you 
must be absolutely sure of having the best seed obtainable. Our seed 
is from onion bulbs which are grown exclusively for seed purposes. We 
do not think there are any stocks better. 
CULTURE: As early as possible, sow thinly in rows one foot apart, 
thinning later to 3 or 4 inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground 
open and free from weeds, using fertilizer if you want a maximum yield. 
When the bulk of the tops have turned yellow and have fallen over the 
onions are ready to harvest. They should be pulled at this time and 
left to lie in small piles for a couple of days and then removed to an 
airy shed. When cool weather arrives store in a cool, dry root cellar. 
Time required to raise matured onions varies greatly in different sections 
so we are not giving a schedule of days. A packet of seed will plant 
25 to 30 feet of drill; one ounce 200 feet, and 4 pounds an acre. For 
prices on larger amounts see our Market Gardeners’ Price List, page 40. 
(See page 32 for Maggot Control.) 
286. EXTRA EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. The Earliest Commer¬ 
cial Onion. This onion is ten days ahead of Yellow Globe Danvers and 
an excellent keeper. The bulbs are deep yellow in color, true globe 
shaped, and very mild and sweet. Recommended for the Northern States 
and for a first early market onion. Pkt., 10c; OZ., 25c; % lb., 80c; 
lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
283. CRYSTAL WAX BERMUDA. A Bermuda onion. One of 
the most attractive varieties. It is large, flat, pure white, very early, 
mild in flavor; in fact can be eaten like an apple. Can be grown under 
northern conditions and is very fine for slicing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
*4 l"b., 80c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
292. SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. A handsome 
onion with a pure delicate paper white skin. Flesh crisp, 
fine-grained, snowy white and mild; a good keeper for a 
white variety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; *4 lb., 90c; lb., $2.75, 
postpaid. 
290. SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE. A globe 
shaped onion of fine golden yellow color. Somewhat larger 
and maturing a little later than the Yellow Globe Danvers. 
The flesh is hard and compact yet brittle and crisp. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 25c; y 4 lb., 80c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
291. SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE. A large, hand¬ 
some, dark red onion with small neck, small top and of 
mild flavor. Excellent for keeping qualities. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 70c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
300. SELECT OHIO YELLOW GLOBE.. A selec¬ 
tion from the Yellow Globe Danvers made by onion grow¬ 
ers in Lake County, Ohio. A highly bred variety valuable 
on rich, high-ground soils, and we find that it is the best 
onion for low ground (muck or peat soils). It ripens 
evenly, is easily harvested, and will not go to necks on 
low ground as some varieties do. It is globe shaped like 
the Danvers but a few days later. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
y 4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
“This is my forty-third year I have used Olds’ seeds. Last 
year I got my seeds at the store. Never again.” — N. V. 
Kernahan, New York. 
299. AUSTRALIAN BROWN. Without any ex¬ 
ception the most solid and longest keeping onion grown. 
In season it is one of the earliest and will ripen any¬ 
where. It is often used for replanting when first sowings 
have been injured by weather conditions. Its extreme 
solidity is shown by the fact that a measured bushel will 
weigh several pounds more than the standard legal weight 
for a bushel of onions. A good variety to grow for sets. 
Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; y 4 lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 
293. WHITE PORTUGAL. (Silver Skin.) A hand¬ 
some early onion with silvery white skin. Grows about 
as large in diameter as the Southport Globes but flat. It 
is fairly mild, very tender and a good keeper for a white 
kind. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; y 4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, postpaid. 
285. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. Olds’ Yellow 
Globe Danvers is a solid onion of almost true globe shape, 
averaging three inches through. In color the bulbs are a 
rich satiny yellow. The snow white flesh cuts hard and 
crisp yet it is always sweet and tender. Not quite as 
mild as the Spanish onions when sliced raw but for cooking 
or flavoring, one of the very best. It is the earliest good 
market variety, slender necked, and ripening up all at one 
time. A sure cropper and a good keeper, the onions coming 
out dry and hard in the spring with practically no loss in 
weight. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; y 4 lb., 75c; lb., $2.25, post¬ 
paid. 
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