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Buist’s Pedigree Onion Seed 
How to Grow Onions 
Buist’s 
Yellow Globe 
Danvers Onion 
To produce large Onions sow 1 Oz* per 100 Ft 
4 Lbs. per Acre—For “Picklers” 
How 
to Grow 
Onion Sets 
60 to 70 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture —Onion Sets are small undergrown 
onions,’ made so by sowing the seed very 
thickly in shallow drills early in the Spring. 
The same culture as for large onions is neces- 
sary. The best varieties to use are Japanese, 
Yellow Strasburg, Red Wethersfield and 
White Silver Skin. The young plants form 
sets about the size of marbles by Midsummer. 
When the foliage becomes brown and dry 
they are ready for harvest. Cure and store in 
shallow racks placed in a dry, cool, airy place. 
Freezing will not hurt them if they are not 
handled while in that condition. 
BUIST’S YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS 
110 Days —Outstanding in popularity, this va' 
riety is the most extensively grown main crop 
Yellow Onion, both for the market and the 
home garden. A leader with large producing 
onion growers. A sure cropper, highly pro¬ 
ductive, maturing earlier than 
the Southport Yellow Globe; 
hardy and excellent Winter keep¬ 
ing qualities. Bulbs medium size, 
uniformly globe-shaped, pure 
yellow, solid, with tough adher¬ 
ing skin. Flesh white, crisp and 
rich in flavor. 
sow 25 Lbs. per Acre 
Culture —Big crops and large onions require 
extra good soil and lots of water. They are 
heavy feeding plants with numerous 
spreading roots that absorb nourish¬ 
ment from every part of the soil. 
They thrive best in muck or a 
deep peat, but any good 
soil will grow onions if a 
liberal use of manure or 
other suitable high grade 
commercial fertilizer is 
applied. Onions may be 
cultivated in the same 
land for a succession of 
years if the ground is 
renewed with fertilizer 
for every crop. After the 
soil is plowed, work the 
fertilizer with the top 
soil. Rake or harrow until 
level, being sure the soil is 
thoroughly mixed and pulver¬ 
ized. Onion Seed is hardy and 
can be planted Z 4 to Yl in.deep, as 
early as the ground can be pre¬ 
pared in rows lJ /2 ft. apart. When 3 
ins. high thin out to 3 ins. apart in 
the row. They may be thinned again 
when 8 ins. high, using the removed 
plants to eat as green onions. It is im¬ 
portant to keep the weeds out especially when 
young. Cultivate frequently until the tops 
begin to die and fall over at which time they 
are ready for lifting. When cured, store in 
a dry, cool, airy place. 
Varieties of the larger type such as Riverside 
Sweet, Prizetaker and Mammoth Silver King 
mature to greater size if the seed is planted 
under glass during February and March and 
transplanted to the open ground in April. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE 
115 Days —This is a standard variety known 
throughout the United States and preferred 
by many to any other variety because of its 
handsome color, uniformity in shape and fine 
keeping qualities. A large, solid globe onion 
with very small neck tightly covered with a 
deep yellow skin. Flesh is whitish, lemon- 
yellow, fine grained and of a rich, excellent 
flavor. 
ONION SEED 
Pkt. 1/2 Oz. Oz. y 4 Lb. Lb. 
Buist’s Yellow Globe 
Danvers .$0.10 $0.15 $0.25 $0.70 $2.25 
Southport Yellow Globe. .10 .15 .25 .70 2.25 
