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PETER HENDERSON &. CO., INEW YORK- (< 
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The Grandest Variety Grown 
for the -American Climate 
IN SIZE 
IN VIGOR 
IN KEEPING QUALITY 
Its Mildness of Flavor and Tenderness are 
Unequalled even by the Bermuda Varieties 
Attains the Enormous Size of 
the Famous Spanish Onion 
T TNTIL the introduction of Prizetaker, we were 
^ dependent on the imported stock from 
Spain to satisfy the demand for large onions of 
good quality. The popularity of Prizetaker 
was therefore assured when it was first intro¬ 
duced and has remained in constant favor. It 
attains its phenomenal size under exactly the 
same conditions necessary to the cultivation of 
other sorts. It yields an abundant supply of 
young plants for early use in salads, etc., and 
may be used continuously throughout the season. 
When matured in the fall, the outer skin is of 
a pale brownish-yellow color, the bulb is solid 
and heavy, almost round and without neck. The 
flesh is crisp, white and of excellent quality. 
A crop grown under ordinary conditions will 
produce bulbs 14 inches round. We have fre¬ 
quently seen them attain a circumference of 16 
and 18 inches.. In consequence of its size, the 
ield per acre is sometimes prodigious; we have 
nown crops that produced 1,200 and 1,500 
bushels per acre. 
A good way to secure very large onions is to 
sow early in a sheltered spot, and transplant 
the young plants when frost is gone. (See cut.) 
Price, 10c. pkt., 20c. oz., 60c. \ lb., $2.00 I s , 
5 lbs. and upward, $1.90 lb. 
Prixetaker Onions, grown from our seed. : 
received an award of merit from the 
Royal Horticultural Society of England 
IN PRAISE OF PRIZETAKER ONIONS 
., ^ want all who are interested in Onions to understand that your Prizetaker stands 
without a peer. I have been growing them for four years—on the same ground and getting 1,200 
bushels to the acre; practically all the Onions were perfect specimens (no scallions ) and their size 
immense. I express uou four of them to-day; they measure 16 to 18 inches in circumference and 
weigh, li to lbs. each. I raised many larger and heavier specimens, but 1 want you to see the average 
of my crop. My Prizetaker Onions took the first premium at the Inter-Mountain Fair at Boise 
this year, and last year formed a part of the Idaho Exhibit at St. Louis , attracting widespread attention. 
I have given up growing any other Onion but your matchless Prizetaker." 
JAMES TORRANCE, Oreana, Idaho. 
I have grown your Prizetaker Onions for two years and think them the best onions that grow." 
TIIOS. HAYES, Hoodsport, Wash. 
Prizetaker Onions proved a great success, the finest onions I ever grew; large yield, large, even 
ze; mild and desirable flavor .” 
JOSEPH ATKINSON, Hawley , Pa. 
“ / raised your Prizetaker Onion last year and never saw anything like it. Some of them 
weigi^xt as much as 2 £ lbs., and then they are so mild that a baby can eat them." Mrs. E. A . BELL, 
Belles Store, La. 
WHITE POHTHGHL 
OR SILVER SKIN ONION 
The leading White Flat Onion. For the family garden 
it is one of the best. The bulbs attain a good size, ripen¬ 
ing evenly; the color is a beautiful silvery-white when 
cured under cover. Its shape is flat but symmetrical. 
For a white variety it is not only early but a good 
keeper. For slicing and boiling it is one of the best, 
the flesh being mild and tender. It is largely grown 
for pickles when sown three or four times as thick as 
usual and is also extensively sown for sets. (See cut.) 
Price, 10c. pkt., 25c. oz.,‘75c. \ lb., $2.50 lb., 5 lbs. 
and upward, $2.40 lb. 
4 ‘/ raised more Onions from $ lb. of your seed than one of my neigh¬ 
bors did from 1 £ lbs. of Philadelphia Onion Seed.” 
S. SMITH, Oswego, N. Y. 
>l My Onions from your Onion Seed are a perfect crop . both for size 
and quality, free from mixture. They are ripe now. There may be 
other seedsmen just as good, but I would hate to risk a change.” 
ROBERT BIRCH . Plymouth. Mich. 
Our new Leaflet, “ How to Grow Onions for Home and Market,” S^batlS^u"^; Free to Customers if asked for. 
