27 
Plant 1 oz. to 100 
feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. 
to the acre. 
ONION 
Plant In Feb., 
March, April, Angiist 
and September. 
In February, March and April plant thickly *4 inch deep in hot¬ 
beds or plant outside later. When the size of a goose quill trans¬ 
plant 3 to 4 inches apart in 15 to IS-inch rows. Plantings may 
also be made where the onions are to grow, thinning out to stand 
3 to 4 inches apart, but the transplanting method saves seeds, at 
least two weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF 
WEEDS. 
No. 302. Yellow Globe Danvers 
[110 Days].—The best known and 
most largely grown yellow onion for 
spring planting. Medium to large 
size, averaging about 2 inches in 
diameter, uniformly globe - shaped, 
have small necks and 
ripen evenly. The skin 
is light yellow; flesh is 
creamy white, crisp and 
mild in flavor. A fine 
keeper, matures early 
and is universally recom¬ 
mended for general crop. 
Early and even ripening, 
attractive, uniform 
shape, good keeping qual¬ 
ity and mild flavor have 
all combined to make 
Danvers the most popu¬ 
lar yellow onion for 
spring planting. Fkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; [4 lb. 85c; lb. 
$3.00; 2-lb. lots $2.80 per lb.; 
5-lb. lots $2.60 per lb.; 10 -lb. lots 
$2.40 per lb., postpaid. 
Yellow 
Globe 
Danvers. 
No. 303. Silver Skin or White Portugal 
[100 D ays].—-A 
beautiful pure 
white onion of good size, largely used for growing matured onions, 
for sets, for pick¬ 
ling, for bunching in 
the spring and for 
use as a salad when 
young. The flesh 
and skin are pure 
white, very mild 
and sweet. It 
makes a nice, firm, 
hard onion, one that 
will keep. The 
small bulbs make 
as good a pickling 
onion as our White 
Pearl. Fkt. 10c; 
oz. 25c; *4 lb. 75c; 
lb. $2.50; 2-lb. lots 
$2.35 per lb.; 5-lb. 
lots $2.15 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $2.05 per 
lb., postpaid. 
Silver Skin or White Portugal. 
Large Red 
Wethersfield 
No. 301. Large Red Wethersfield ^"“wTa^ flattened; 
skin purplish red; flesh purplish white; very hardy and solid; 
an excellent keeper and a heavy cropper. A good onion for 
poor and dry soils. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 65c; lb. $2.25; 2-lb. lots 
$2.10 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.85 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.70 per lb., post¬ 
paid. 
No. 310. Mammoth Silver 
Kin? t 85 Da ys]. — One of 
s the earliest and lar¬ 
gest of Italian onions, 
often growing 5 to 7 inches 
in diameter; it is not un¬ 
usual to grow them weigh¬ 
ing 2 to 3 lbs. each. No 
other white onion grows 
as large. Attractive shape, 
flattened, but thick. Skin 
is a clear silvery white; 
flesh pure white, mild, 
sweet and tender; a combi¬ 
nation of earliness, large size, 
attractive shape and fine, mild 
flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; [4 lb. 
60c; lb. $2.10; 2-lb. lots $1.90 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.75 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.60 per lb., post¬ 
paid. 
No. 308. Prize Taker or 
Spanish King 
fine flavor, like nearly all 
Spanish onions. The skin is 
rich straw color, the flesh is 
pure white, sweet, mild and 
tender. Ripens up firm and 
hard; a good cropper and al¬ 
ways uniformly globe shaped 
with small neck. The young 
plants can be used as a salad, 
the half grown onions in 
early summer and the ripe 
onions during the remainder 
of the year. Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c; 
]4 lb. 65c; lb. $2.25; 2-lb. lots 
$2.10 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.85 
per lb.; 10-lb.lots $1.70 per lb., 
postpaid. 
Mammoth Silver King. 
No. 307. Copper King 
[100 Days]—Enormous in size, 
single onions having been 
grown weighing four 
pounds. The skin is a red¬ 
dish color; flesh white, very 
sweet, mild and tender. 
Enormous crops may be 
grown by following the 
transplanting method de¬ 
scribed above; plant early 
in the seed bed, transplant 
and have big onions in Aug¬ 
ust. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \\ lb. 
75c; lb. $2.50; 2-lb. lots $2.35 
per lb.; 5-lb.lots $2.15 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $2.05 per lb., post¬ 
paid. 
Extra Early White Pearl. 
No. 309. Extra Early 
White Pearl 
est white onion; makes 
good sized pearly white 
bulbs, tender, mild and 
of the best flavor. To 
make early spring on¬ 
ions, sow thickly in 
row's during March or 
early April; put out the 
sets next fall to make 
large onions next 
spring before any other 
kinds are ready. Splen¬ 
did for pickling. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; ]4 l"b- 75c; 
lb. $2.50; 2-lb. lots $2.35 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $2.15 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots $2.05 
per lb., postpaid. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
