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Red Varieties 
LARGE RED WETHERSFIELD (100 days)—One of the oldest and best 
known types of onion. Used for growing sets or mature large onions. The 
large, flat, deep mahogany red bulbs have pinkish white flesh of a decided 
onion flavor. 
SOUTHPORT LARGE RED GLOBE (114 days)—The finest type and 
most popular of the red onions. The bulbs are distinctly globe-shaped, 
with a small neck, and are excellent keepers; color a deep purplish red. 
We have an unequaled strain of this variety. 
Yellow Varieties 
EBENEZER, or JAPANESE (120 days)—A popular variety for producing 
“sets.” The small onions have a heavy, yellowish-brown skin. These onions 
show less tendency to produce scallions and are better keepers than other 
yellow varieties. 
OHIO or MICHIGAN YELLOW GLOBE (114 days)—A variety quite 
popular in Ohio and some of the Eastern onion-growing districts. It resem¬ 
bles Southport Yellow Globe, with the exception that it is distinctly flat 
bottomed. 
PRIZETAKER (Sameas YellowSpanishor Valencia) (102 days)—One of 
the largest onions grown and the mildest; is productive and a sure cropper; 
bulbs are globe-shaped and of a light straw color. Our seed is American 
grown and very superior. 
SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE (1 15 days)—The most extensively and 
profitably grown yellow market onion. The bulbs are a true deep globe, 
having a small neck and a heavy, thick skin which makes it an excellent 
storage sort; the color is a deep yellow or golden-brown, quite distinct 
from most stocks of this variety. The flesh is white, crisp and mild in 
flavor. 
SWEET SPANISH, Riverside Strain (114 days)—This is the best strain 
of all the so-called Spanish types. The large bulbs with a coppery-colored 
skin have mild white flesh and are of very delicate flavor. It has been 
developed into quite a good keeper. 
YELLOW DANVERS, ROUND (114 days)—More flat in form than Globe 
Danvers, but in other respects quite similar; produces a good market onion 
and is an exceptional keeper; used mostly to produce onion sets. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS (114 days)—While not so “globy” as the 
Southport type and hence not so popular in the more critical markets, it is 
a very dependable onion to grow; it is almost devoid of “stiff-necks” or 
scallions; is always a heavy yielder; has an excellent color, and because of 
its small neck, cures well and makes splendid storage stock. 
