Onions should be pullei 
fallen oyer and dried coi 
made from early September 
1, in rows 12 to 15 inches 
Culture. Planting's may 
until March. Sow in rich soil, in rows 12 to 15 
apart, and cover seed lightly. When 4 to 5 inches high, 
plants should be thinned to 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. 
Seed also can be sown in seed-beds and later transplanted 
to the field. Shallow cultivation should be practiced every 
week or 10 days. 
.. 
371 Originated in Louisiana. 
Extensively cultivated 
throughout the South be¬ 
cause of its productivity 
and long - keeping quali¬ 
ties. Produces large, sol¬ 
id, semi-globe Onions of 
reddish color. Flesh is 
very solid and fine- 
rained. Flavor is 
rather strong. For 
home-garden use it is 
unexcelled and can be 
stored for months with¬ 
out showing signs of rot¬ 
ting. Constitutes one of 
the most important crops in 
Louisiana. Pkt. 9c; y 2 oz. 
23c; oz. 4 1 c; 14 8b. $ ! .25; 
lb. $4.00; 5 lbs. $18.75. 
364 Prizetaker. one of the 
largest and most handsome 
Onions. They grow to extra- 
large size, weighing as much as 
4 pounds each and often meas¬ 
uring 4 inches in diameter. The 
thin skin is a beautiful golden 
brown and the flesh is pure 
white, solid, crisp, juicy, and 
mild. Uniform in size, shape, 
and color. Pkt. 8c; % oz. 15c; 
oz. 26c; 14 lb. 65c; lb. $2.10; 
5 lbs. $10.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$17.50. 
368 Australian Brown. An ex¬ 
cellent keeping variety of medium 
size, varying slightly in color. The 
Onions are flattened and mature 
rather late. The flesh is always 
crisp, mild, solid, and juicy. Pkt. 8 c ; 
oz. I8c; 14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50; 
5 lbs. $7.00. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$12.50. 
Red Creole Onion 
373 Riverside Sweet Spanish. 
Rapidly becoming popular on 
account of its phenomenal size, 
handsome appearance, and ex¬ 
cellent flavor. The glossy, light 
yellow, globe-shaped bulbs 
often weig'h 2 pounds each and 
measure 4 to 614 inches in diam¬ 
eter. Ripens evenly and ships 
as . W ?R us any of the better 
shipping sorts. The sparkling 
white flesh is mild, and very 
sweet. Pkt. 9c; 14 oz. I6c ; oz. 
29c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. $2.45; 5 lbs. 
$11.25. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$ 20 . 00 . 
ONION SETS 
Planted principally for early 
Onions to pull green. Our Sets 
are exceptionally fine this year. 
Plant sets 3 inches apart in 
rows 12 to 15 inches apart. One 
pound will plant 50 feet of 
row; 8 to 10 bushels, an acre. 
when the tops in the field have 
considerably. Allow them to dry on 
the ground and then place in shallow racks with slat bot¬ 
toms which permit free circulation of air. When fully dried 
the tops may be wrung off and the Onions graded. Normal 
yields between 100 and 400 bushels per acre. One ounce 
plants 200 feet of row; 3 to 4 pounds, an acre. 
369 Red Wethersfield. Though well 
flattened, these large Onions are quite 
thick. The outer skin is a deep, rich pur¬ 
ple-red, smooth and glossy, and the 
flesh is white, lightly tinged pinkish 
rose near the skin. Solid and 
mild. Pkt. 8c; !4 oz. 15c; oz. 
26c; 44 lb. 65c; lb. $2.10; 
5 lbs. $ I O.OO. 
372 Silverskin (white 
Portugal). A good-sized, 
early ripening Onion 
with mild, sweet flesh. 
| The thin skin is clear 
silvery white. Large, 
flat, and firm. Espe- 
cia 1 1 y fine-grained. 
Pkt. 9c ; % oz. I 6c ; oz. 
29 c; 44 II*. 75 c; lb. 
$2.45; 5 lbs. $ I I .25. 
375 White Sweet Spanish. 
A selection of the 
famous Riverside Sweet 
s h. In flavor, uni- 
and mildness jt 
predecessor, and the 
- Spani 
forrnity, i 
U " ’ equals its ; 
Postpaid 
Lb. 
Red $0.25 
Yellow.25 
White .25 
3 lbs. 
$0.60 
.60 
.60 
m 
A 
■ 
Not prepaid 
Pk. Bus. 
S lbs. 32 lbs, 
$0.65 $1.90 
.65 1.90 
.75 2.00 
BERMUDA ONIONS 
365 Yellow Bermuda. 
Crystal White Wax 
Onions 
State Certified and guaranteed free from 
disease. Grow Onions this easy way. You 
can get a much earlier crop of fully ma¬ 
tured Onions, or very early green Onions for 
pulling. Yellow Bermuda and Crystal White 
Wax only! 
Postpaid Prices; 500 for 77c; 1,000 for 
$1.29. No order for less than 500 plants of 
the same variety. 
Express Collect Prices: 6,000 plants (1 
crate, shipping weight 35 lbs.), $4.29. Ex¬ 
press charges average.about $1.50 per crate. 
Plants shipped direct from our grower’s sta¬ 
tion in South Texas—separate from seed or¬ 
ders. No plants shipped C. O. D. 
pure white skin improves its 
market appearance. Pkt. 9c; 
y, oz. 23 c; oz. 4 1 c ; 44 lb. $1.25; 
lb. $4.00: 5 lbs. $18.75. 
The most 
important and most extensively 
grown of the Berznudas and a very 
early, medium-sized, flat Onion with 
light straw-yellow skin and pure 
white flesh. The delicious flavor is 
mild and sweet. Thousands of acres 
in South Texas are produced from 
Reuter’s -genuine, imported Ten- 
eriffe-grown seed. Pkt. 9c; % oz. 
18c; oz. 30c; % lb. 80c; lb. $2.75; 
5 lbs. $12.50. Not prepaid: 10 lbs. 
$22.50 
366 Crystal White Wax. a pure 
white-skinned variety of beautiful, 
wax-like appearance which has all 
the other desired characteristics of 
the Yellow Bermuda. It is extremely 
early and exceptionally mild. Every 
home-garden should contain a few 
rows of this wonderful Onion. It has 
no superior and is easily and quickly 
grown from seed sets, or plants. Pkt. 
9c; % oz. 23c; oz. 4 I c ; % lb. $1.25; 
lb. $4.00; 5 lbs. $18.75. Not pre¬ 
paid: 10 lbs. $30.00. 
B ERjl ftUPA 
REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 28 
Vegetable Seeds 
