Onions need but little space for enormous returns 
MICHELL’S SELECT ONION SEED 
Oignon (Fr.) Zwiebel (Ger.) Cipolla (Ital.) 
For full-size Onions, one ounce will sow a 100-foot row; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. If it is desired to grow Onion Sets, sow 40 to 50 pounds per acre 
Sow in the early spring, in rows 2 feet or less apart, according to cultivation method employed. Seed should be firmed in the soil. If it 
is desired to grow full-size Onions the first year, thin out when 3 inches high, so that they stand about 3 to 4 inches apart. White Onions are 
mildest in flavor and are recommended for early use. The yellow sorts are best for winter keeping. 
Prizetaker Onion 
Ailsa Craig. The largest of all Onions, speci¬ 
mens often weighing 3 pounds and over. 
Globe-shaped, slightly pointed at top and 
base, of beautiful straw-yellow color. To 
obtain best results, sow seed in hotbed and 
later transplant where they are to grow, 
4 to 6 inches apart, and thus procure 
gigantic specimens. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; 
MIb. 75c.; $2.75 per lb. 
Bermuda White. Although known as 
Bermuda White, it is a light yellow or straw 
color. It is early, and if transplanted 
about 4 inches apart, will produce im¬ 
mense, flat bulbs. In the raw state it is 
very mild, and when cooked the flesh is 
tender and of a delicious flavor. An 
elegant variety for slicing. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. 
per oz.; %lb. 75c.; $2.75 per lb. 
Prizetaker. A mammoth yellow variety 
that if sown thinly produces full-sized 
Onions in one season from seed, rivaling the 
Bermuda varieties for size and flavor, and 
often weighing 3 pounds or more each. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; 75c.; $2.75 
per lb. 
Southport Red Globe. Medium to large 
and of average earliness; smooth, deep 
purplish red skin; flesh mild, fine-grained, 
and tender. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 
10c.; 35c. per oz.; b. 85c.; $3.00 per lb. 
Southport White Globe. A beautiful type 
of almost round Onion, growing to an 
enormous size. The flesh, when cooked, is 
a rich milky color, tender, and of delicious 
flavor. In the raw state it is one of the 
mildest Onions. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per oz.; 
KIb. $1.00; $3.50 per lb. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Similar to the 
Danvers Yellow Globe, except that it is 
larger, more like Prizetaker. This is prob¬ 
ably one of the most uniform-growing 
varieties, every bulb being almost per¬ 
fectly round and of the same size. Light 
straw-colored skin. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per oz.; 
}^lb. 85c.; $3.00 per lb. 
Sweet Spanish. Riverside Strain. Large, 
globe-shaped, sweet variety, with golden 
yellow skin. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 
10c.; 35c. per oz.; f^Ib. 85c.; $3.00 per lb. 
White Barletta. An extra-early, small, 
round variety, used principally for pick¬ 
ling, also for bunching. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. 
per oz.; f4lb. 75c.; $2.75 per lb. 
White Bunching. An extra-fine 
variety for early spring and sum¬ 
mer use. Seed sown early in the 
spring will produce long green 
scallions which blanch white and 
remain tender for a long time. 
They do not form a bulb on the 
bottom. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; 
J^lb. 75c.; $2.50 per lb. 
White Portugal or Silver Skin. 
The standard white Onion for 
market or home use. Mild- 
flavored, semi-globe shaped Onion, 
very uniform in growth and size. 
Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; %lb. 75c.; 
$2.75 per lb. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. This 
almost round Onion is extensively 
sown by private and market gar¬ 
dener on account of its good keep¬ 
ing qualities. It is a dark straw 
color and always produces a good crop, 
growing to a large size. Pkt. 10c.; 35c. per 
oz.; \i\h. 85c.; $3.00 per lb. 
Yellow Strasburg. A large, dark straw- 
colored sort, almost flat. Its fine keeping 
qualities recommend it to the home as 
well as the market gardener. It is rather 
mildly flavored for a yellow sort. More of 
this variety is sold for growing sets than 
any other. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per oz.; J^lb. 
75c.; $2.50 per lb. 
ONION SETS 
One quart will plant about 50 feet of row 
Plant as soon as the ground can be worked. 
Press the bulb in the ground lightly (do not 
cover), in rows 1 foot apart, 2 inches apart 
in the row. So that all the development goes 
in the Onion, on signs of their going to seed, 
bend the top over, but do not break it off. 
The advantage in planting Onion Sets lies in 
the fact that the young Onion often is ready 
5 weeks from the time of planting, while 
those grown from seed cannot be used until 
well into the autumn. 
Shipped on local orders about March 10, 
unless otherwise requested. 
If Onion Sets are wanted by Parcel Post, 
add 10c. per qt.; 15c. per 4 qts.; 25c. per pk.. 
for postage. 
Qt. 
4 qts. 
Pk. 
Yellow. 
...$0 30 
$1 10 
$2 10 
White. 
35 
1 30 
2 50 
Red 
30 
1 10 
2 10 
Lb. 
5 lbs. 
10 lbs. 
White Multiplier 
...$0 30 
$1 40 
$2 50 
Potato Onions 
30 
1 40 
2 50 
Shallots. 
30 
1 40 
2 50 
Garlic Sets. 
. . . 30 
1 40 
2 50 
If the above are wanted by Parcel Post, 
add 10c. per lb.; 15c. for 5 lbs.; 20c. for 10 lbs., 
for postage. 
Tree or Top Onions. Ready latter part of 
August. 
We give 32 pounds per bushel on Onion 
Sets. 
We make a specialty of choice Onion Sets 
Ask for a copy of Mich ell’s Practical 
Garden Pointers 
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Onion Sets 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
