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Hi'vliiiii of /icid of ./o/fNHOV’M .vkw Losr,-KKKPisr, purzKTAKRft ONroN, just before liarv’cstin" Ihe seed. Sec jdiotojjraph of 
onion, pajic II; also colored illuslralioii from Nature on the back of lliis book. 
There i.s no veKctahle in wliieh the quality of the seed exerts a greater influence upon the crop tliau 
in onions. Our stock is all grown from choice bulbs, selected by baud, and is unsurpassed in this 
country. Oiiring our whole hu.sine.ss career as seedsmen, it has always been our aim to make quality a 
lir.sL consideration, |)rice afterwards, and in no one crop have we inet with greater reward than'in 
onions. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. To grow large onions from seed, 5 pounds to the acre; to grow 
small sets, 60 to 00 pounds to the acre are required. For full information for culture, storage and mar¬ 
keting onions and onion sets, see our New Leaflet-Essays on this subject, which will be sent free with 
all (mhu'H for onion seed, when requested. 
I MREE GRAND NEW ONIONS, seed of wliich is now oflered for sale for the first time, Johnson’s 
Long-Keeping Rrizetaker, Morse’s Brown Globe and Johnson’s New Early Yellow Globe. See 
illusti ations and descriptions under Novelties, page 11. 
Philadelphia Yellow Dutch, or 
Strasburg Onion 
The most popular variety for sets, grown so ex- 
lensively by market gardeners around Philadel¬ 
phia. The sets of this variety grow round, plump 
and bright. F’ull-sized onions are somewhat flat¬ 
tened, flesh white, 'mild flavor and an excellent 
keemer. Skin bright yellow. Pkt., 10c.; o/,. ,20c.; 
.1 lb., (lOc.; Ih., .$2.25, postpaid; by express or 
freight, Ih., $2.15; 5-lh. lots, $2.05 i)er lb.; 10 lbs. and 
over, $2.00 per lb. 
Minnesota Globe Onions 
Seed Grown In Minnesota by Originator 
'I'he.se are new true globe onions of the finest 
and most siflect typo, so called lo distiTiguish them 
from all other stocks of red and white globe on¬ 
ions, (liflering in earlines.s, productiveness, perfec- 
lion of shape and long-keeping (pialitics. From 
reports of customers alui our trials with them, we 
helievo them to bo the onion of the future for the 
Northern States. 
niiiiiesota Globe Wethersfield Red Onion. 
Per pkt., lOc.; oz., 25e.; .i lb., 75c.; lb., $2.75. 
Minnesota White Giobe Onion. 
lOc.; oz., 550.; .1 lb., $1.00; lb., ,$5.50. 
True Round Yellow Danvers 
Onion 
Our superior stock of this celebrated variety 
is of fine round shape. It grows to good size, with 
thin yellow skin, white flesh, finegrained and ex¬ 
cellent quality. It ripens early, keeps well and is 
very productive. This variety is catalogued by 
many seedsmen as Yellow Globe Danvers, which is 
a mjsnomer. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; .$ lb., 60c.; lb., 
,$2.25, postpaid; by express or freight, lb., $2.15; 10 
lbs. and over, $2.00 per lb. 
Southport Globe Onions 
Johnson’s Superior Connecticut-Grown Seed 
There is a marked superiority in the Eastern- 
grown types of the Globe Onions, commonly known 
as the Southport strains, over the Western-grown 
tyiies. That our seed of these important varieties 
is from highly bred and carefully selected types is 
attested by the numerous letters we have received 
from the most critical onion growers. 
Southport Large Yellow Globe. Pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 25c.; i lb., 75c.; lb., $2.75. 
Southport Large Red Globe. Pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 25c.; I lb., 70c.; lb., $2.50. 
Southport Large White Globe. Pkt., 10c.; 
oz., 35c.; lb., $1.00; lb., $3.50. 
Per pkt.. 
Not lor ninny years has there been such a short crop of onion seed as the past season. For yonr 
own interest it is, therefore, very important that you get yonr orders in earlier than nsnal. 
