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SEED GROWERS 
On ion SggcI 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANISH. (105 days). A large, 
well shaped Onion, weighing from 1 to 3 pounds, un' 
usually mild but still retaining its genuine Onion 
flavor. Planted at the proper time and thoroughly 
cured it is a good keeper and will ship as well as any 
other shipping Onion. To produce larger size they 
should be thinned 6 to 8 inches between plants. Very 
popular for home use. 
YELLOW GLOBE SOUTHPORT. (116 days). A 
large, perfectly shaped Globe Onion and an excel' 
lent one for keeping throughout the winter. A very 
heavy cropper, a good dark yellow color and hand- 
some in appearance. We sell huge quantities of this 
seed in Chicago, where it is practically the standard. 
WHITE GLOBE SOUTHPORT. (112 days). Bulbs 
round and of good size; solid, pure white skin, thin 
and brittle. Good for winter storage. Also used by 
market gardeners for early bunching. 
RED GLOBE SOUTHPORT. (115 days). A perfect 
globe shape, deep red skin and red flesh tinted white. 
Skin is thin, tough, close fitting over rtiedium thin 
layers of firm, fine grained, strongly flavored flesh. 
Makes a medium large bulb, averaging lYl to 3 
inches in diameter. One of the best winter keepers. 
PRIZETAKER. (104 days). Very productive, large 
sized Onion, especially good for fall marketing. Bulbs 
globe'shaped, light yellow in color, with white flesh 
of mild flavor. For best results plant this variety in 
beds and transplant. 
MICHAEL-LEONARD’S BUNCHING ONION. 
Grows 14 to 18 inches high, the pure white part ex' 
tending 2 to 3 inches up the stalk; flavor excellent. 
This variety stands the heat well and will stay in 
bunching condition a long time. Not recommended 
for large Onions. 
Riverside Sweet Spanish 
BOTTLE or JUG. (1 10 days). Long and narrow, about 
2 inches thick; color light and rather faded in ap' 
pearance; mild flavored. We have the genuine stock. 
JAPANESE or EBENEZER. (110 days). Used mostly 
for growing sets. One of the best keeping Onions on 
the market. Does not run to seed readily. Bulbs 2 
to 3 inches, deep flat in shape, deep yellow and very 
firm, with thick skin. 
MOUNTAIN DANVERS. (100 days). Bulbs three- 
quarter globe shape, slightly flattened at the base; 
dark yellow and medium early. Productive and of 
good shipping quality. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. (112 days). Bulbs large, 
globular shape with small neck; pure white. Flesh 
clear white, firm and mild. Very attractive and a fair 
keeper. 
CRYSTAL WHITE WAX. (90 days). This variety is 
popular in the South where the transplanting method 
of culture is practiced. A large, beautiful, silvery 
white skinned variety of handsome, flat shape and of 
very fine flavor and quality. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. (116 days). Bulbs 
medium large, globe-shaped, yellow with white flesh, 
firm and hard; good keeper. 
GOLDEN GLOBE—SEMI-BOTTLE ONION. (118 
days). Popular for growing globe-shaped sets of ex¬ 
cellent keeping quality; very productive. Bulbs 
strongly oblong-globe, or bottle neck in shape, rich 
golden yellow; firm and hard. 
LARGE RED WETHERSHELD. (104 days). Bulbs 2 
to 2j/2 inches thick, flat, deep red; flesh pinkish 
white and very firm. Used extensively for growing 
sets. 
WHITE PORTUGAL or SILVERSKIN. (100 days). 
A medium thick, flat shape 
when mature, averaging 3 
inches; white skin and flesh, 
sometimes green tinted; thin 
layers of firm, crisp, fine 
grained flesh, quite mild in 
flavor. Skin is fairly tight and 
tough. Stores well for a white 
Onion. Used mainly for grow¬ 
ing Onion sets and small pick¬ 
ling Onions. 
WHITE LISBON. A variety 
grown largely as a bunching 
Onion. When mature the 
round, white bulbs are about 
3 inches in diameter. 
YELLOW BERMUDA, 
STRAW-COLORED. (90 
days). A pale or straw-colored 
Onion grown extensively in 
the Bermudas and southern 
part of the United States for 
early shipping to northern 
markets. 
Culture. As soon as the soil can be 
worked in spring and not after May 
1st, sow Onion seed in 12- to 17-inch 
rows, leaving out every 10th row as a 
weed alley, if preferred. One ounce of 
seed, plants 150 feet and 4 to 5 pounds 
plant an acre. Seed should be covered 
firmly one-fourth inch deep. Quantities 
of manure had best be applied in the 
year before the planting and much com¬ 
mercial fertiliser, high in potash, har¬ 
rowed in immediately before seeding. 
Begin cultivation as soon as the plant 
can be seen; cultivate frequently and 
when convenient thin to a stand of 
two or four inches. 
