OLDS* 
ONIONS 
Perhaps no crop brings as high 
returns from an acre of ground as 
onions. They demand intense cul¬ 
tivation and a lot of handwork. 
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 pur¬ 
poses. We do not think there are 
any st ock s better. 
CULTURE: As early as possi¬ 
ble, 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 ar¬ 
rives 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 35. (See page 29 for Maggot 
Control.) 
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., 25c; Vi lb., 70c; lbl, $2.00, 
postpaid. 
290. SOUTHPORT YELLOW 
GLOBE. A globe shaped onion of fine 
golden yellow color. Somewhat larger 
and maturing a little later than the Yel¬ 
low Globe Danvers. The flesh is hard 
and compact yet brittle and crisp. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 65c; lb., $1.90, 
postpaid. 
291. SOUTHPORT RED 
GLOBE. A large, handsome, dark red 
onion with small neck, small top and of 
mild flavor. Excellent for keeping qual¬ 
ities. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 65c; 
lb., SI.90, postpaid. 
300. SELECT OHIO YELLOW 
GLOBE. A selection from the Yellow 
Globe Danvers made by onion growers in 
Lake County, Ohio. A highly bred vari¬ 
ety 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., 
5c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, post¬ 
paid. 
February 12, 1936 
“I want to thank you for your very honest 
tray you treated me on replacement of lemon 
plant. This plant is now 22 inches high. I 
never saw such tine growth. I am sure proud 
of it and will tell my neighbors of your fair 
and honest dealing. Thanking you again ," — 
Mrs. Lewis Loughmiller, Indiana. 
February 24, 1936 
"Flower seeds and vegetable seeds pur¬ 
chased from you last spring were fine. I 
believe they all came up 100%. I am well 
pleased with Olds’ stock and will recommend 
same to my friends." — Mrs. Emma Knitter, 
Illinois. — 24— 
285. YELLOW GLOBE DAN¬ 
VERS. Olds’ Yellow Globe Danvers is 
a solid onion of almost true , globe shape, 
averaging three inches through. In coIot 
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., 
5c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, post¬ 
paid. 
299. AUSTRALIAN BROWN. 
Without any exception the most solid and 
longest keeping onion grown. In season 
it is one of the earliest and will ripen 
anywhere. It is often used for replant¬ 
ing when first sowings have been injured 
by weather conditions. Its extreme 
solidity is shown by the fact that a meas¬ 
ured 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., 15c; Vi lb., 
55c; lb., $1.65, postpaid. 
293. WHITE PORTUGAL. (Sil¬ 
ver Skin.) A handsome 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., 
5c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 65c; lb., $1.90, post¬ 
paid. 
283. CRYSTAL WAX BER¬ 
MUDA. 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; Vj lb,, 80c; lb., $2.50, postpaid. 
286. EXTRA EARLY YELLOW 
GLOBE. The Earliest Commercial 
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 North¬ 
ern States and for a first early market 
onion. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi lb., 70c; 
lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
287. EXTRA LARGE RED 
WETHERSFIELD. The onions aTe a 
flattened globe in shape with long slender 
tops and dark crimson skin. They grow 
to a large size and yield big crops even 
under unsatisfactory growing conditions. 
We have a strain selected for extra large 
type. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., 
$1.75, postpaid. 
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Early 
Yellow Globe 
Onion 
1888 - 1937 
50 Years of Service 
