WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG, PENNA 
New “Yellow Valencia’’ Onion. Prize Winner for 1937. Note the size, 
iV'*!: four the length of a bushel crate, three across it. Better try them. 
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ONIONS 
See also pages 22 and 23 
HOW TO GROW ONIONS. For sets (to 
plant the following spring), sow in rows 12 
to 15 inches apart early in the spring, in 
soil well prepared and worked fine. Sow 
seed thick, 50 pounds to the acre. If not 
thick, then they grow too large. When ripe, 
gather, cure and store them in a dark, dry, 
cool, airy place. Leave undisturbed until 
next spring. For “picklers” sow 25 to 
30 pounds per acre. For large Onions, sow 
10 pounds to the acre. Sow seed early in 
spring in rows 12 to 15 inches apart, same 
as for sets, but make soil as rich as possible, 
for Onions are strong feeders, and to grow 
the largest size it is necessary to have the 
plant-food there to feed them. Wizard 
Brand Sheep Manure is splendid (we have 
it). Thin to about 2 inches apart in the rows. 
Keep clear of weeds. Harvest when the 
tops die down. One ounce will sow a row 
100 feet long. Big crops require good soil 
and lots of water. 
“I found your seeds very reliable. The 
Onions and other seeds were wonderful in 
their quality and yield.” Mrs. A. Haman, 
Pa. 
New Onion! “ Yellow Valencia. 
Won Award of Merit in the All-America Selections of best new vegetables for 1937. 
This very excellent new variety is larger than the Riverside Sweet Spanish and the 
Prizetaker. It is darker in color, a better keeper, thicker skinned, and is, as far as we know, the best variety yet introduced for 
withstanding the attack of thrip. Perfect globe shape, and the strain has been bred so true that there are practically no off-color 
bulbs. Season is slightly longer than Sweet Spanish. Under ordinarily good growing conditions, with proper moisture, it will prove 
a tremendous yielder. Sow seed carefully, not too thick, about 2A to 3 pounds per acre. Pkt. 15 cts.; V 2 OZ. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; 
2 ozs. $ 1 . 20 ; y 4 Ib. $1.75; lb. $6. 
SCHELL’S EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. New. A perfect 
globe-shaped Onion of beautiful rich yellow color, with white 
flesh. The earliest of the globe types and has a thicker skin, 
making it a good shipper and an excellent keeper. Ready to 
market three weeks earlier than the Danvers and South- 
ports, and it produces a heavy crop. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 
25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; %lb. $1.25; y 2 lh. $2; lb. $4; 5 lbs. 
$19.25; 10 lbs. $37.50. 
SCHELL’S PENNSYLVANIA BOTTLE. It derives its name 
from its long, bottle-like shape. All who have been fortunate 
enough to have some of this valuable variety are very enthu¬ 
siastic about it. The Onions grow large, long, are very rich and 
mild in flavor, good keepers, and very attractive. It is very 
popular throughout Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Get your 
general order in early and include this good Onion in it. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; yjlb. $1.25; 
y 2 lb. $2; lb. $4; 5 lbs. $19.25. 
SCHELL’S STRAIN PRIZETAKER. Grows to enormous 
size from seed. Under very best conditions the Onions 
have been grown to 5 inches in diameter. Prizetaker is 
an Onion everybody should grow for private use or for mar¬ 
ket. A money-maker for those who grow it in quantities. The 
flesh is pure white, succulent and sparkling; the skin a pale 
yellow; its keeping quality is excellent. Crops of 800 to 1,200 
bushels to the acre have been grown with Prizetaker. If you 
have a good, rich acre, sow ten pounds of Prizetaker—it may 
mean $1,000. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
Vilb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. $12; 10 lbs. $22.50. 
SCHELL’S EXTRA-LARGE YELLOW GLOBE ONION. 
A very valuable variety in that, while it has all the very 
excellent qualities of Yellow Globe type in shape, color, and 
flavor, yet it is fully one-fourth to one-third larger than 
Southport Yellow Globe or Ohio Yellow Globe and yet 
matures at the same time. It is a very attractive Onion. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; V^h. $1; y 2 lb. 
$1.75; lb. $3.50. 
SCHELL’S STRAIN JAPANESE ONION. Also known as 
Ebenezer. This Onion is verv popular; in fact, it is a leading 
variety with the gardeners of New Jersey, New York, Penn¬ 
sylvania, and other eastern states, because of its excellent 
keeping qualities, carrying through the winter without loss 
and because of its pleasing mild flavor, its attractive appear¬ 
ance and large, uniform size which has made quick selling 
demand for it on all markets. You should grow some Japa¬ 
nese Onions. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
y 4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. $2.50; 5 lbs. $12; 10 lbs. $22.50. 
SCHELL’S WHITE JAPANESE BUNCHING. This new 
type of Onion is grown from seed sown early ,in the spring, 
when it will produce long green bunching Onions nearly twice 
as long as other spring Onions, and they do not form a bulb 
on the end. They blanch white and remain mild and tender 
for a long time. Try them. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 
35 cts.; V 4 lb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25; 5 lbs. $10.75; 10 lbs. $20. 
Yellow Strasburg. Planted extensively for set Onions, for 
which it is very desirable. Shape flat; ripens early. Pkt. 10 
cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Alb. 65 cts.; lb. $2; 5 lbs. $9.50. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. A perfect globe shape. r Pkt. 
10 cts.; V 20 Z. 25 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 90 cts.; lb. $2.75; 
5 lbs. $13; 10 Jbs. $25. 
Flat Yellow Danvers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; Alb. 70 cts.; 
lb. $2.25. “ I 
Mammoth Silver King. Silvery white. Matures qijickly and 
on rich soil often weighs 2 to 3 lbs. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
A lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.75; 5 lbs. $13; 10 lbs. $25. 
Extra-Early Barletta or White Queen. Fine for small pickles. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; >^lb. 90 cts.; lb. $2.75. 
White Pearl. Extra early; round; white; fine. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 30 cts.; A\ b. 90 cts.; lb. $2.75. 
SWEET SPANISH. (Finest Riverside Strain.) A very fine, 
large Onion of perfect globe shape. Light yellow skin. Mild 
white flesh of pleasing, crisp flavor. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; 
y 4 lb. 90 cts.; lb. $3; 5 lbs. $14.25. 
ONION SFTS -P rices are subject to change with the market. Write for prices 
____ 0 on larger quantities and state number of bushels you want. 
Yellow Onion Sets. Lb. (about 1 qt.) 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 60 cts.; 5 
lbs. $1.35; 10 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. By freight, not prepaid, 
bus. (32 lbs.) $4.50. 
White Onion Sets. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 80 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 
lbs. $3.25, postpaid. By freight, not prepaid, bus. (32 lbs.) 
$ 5 . 
Bottle Onion Sets. Lb. 45 cts.; 2 lbs. 80 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 
lbs. $3-25, postpaid. By freight, not prepaid, bus. (32 lbs.) $5. 
Japanese Onion Sets. If you want to grow a fine crop of big 
Onions from sets, try this variety. Lb. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 60 cts.; 
5 lbs. $i.35; 10 lbs. $2.50, postpaid. By freight, not prepaid, 
bus. (32 lbs.) $4.50. 
Egyptian or Tree Fall Onions. Ready in August. Write then 
for prices. 
GARLIC SETS. One pound will plant a 200-foot row. Lb. 40 
cts.; 5 lbs. $1.50; 10 lbs. $2.85, postpaid. 
tT fT 1^ Broad London or American Flag. Belongs to the 
*“■ "^9 Onion family; of very fine flavor. Used in soups, for 
stews, and creamed. One ounce will sow a row 100 feet long. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts.; Alb. 75 cts.; lb. $2.25. 
Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. xo cts.; Alb. 
rj|/pA White Velvet. ] 
25 cts.; lb. 75 cts. 
Perkins Long Green. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; A 1 b. 25 cts.; 
lb. 75 cts. 
M I ICTADn One ounce will sow 
ItI Uo I /\I\U a ro w 100 feet long 
White London. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; Alb. 25 cts.; lb. 
80 cts. 
Southern Giant Curled. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; A lb. 40 cts.; 
lb. 75 cts. 
Fordhook Fancy. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Alb. 40 cts.; lb. 
75 cts. 
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