T. W. WOOD Sc SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
25 
Plant 1 oz. to 100 
feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. 
to the acre. 
ONION 
Plant in Peb., 
March, April, August 
and September. 
In February, March and April plant thickly y 2 inch deep in hot¬ 
beds or plant outside later. When the size of a goose quill trans¬ 
plant 3 to 4 inches apart in 15 to 18-inch rows. Plantings may 
also be made where the onions are to grow, thinning out to stand 
3 to 4 inches apart, but the transplanting method saves seeds, at 
least two weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF 
WEEDS. 
Yellow 
Globe 
Danvers. 
No. 302. Yellow Globe Danvers 
[110 Days]. —The best known and 
most largely grown yellow onion for 
spring planting. Medium to large 
size, averaging about 2 inches in 
diameter, uniformly globe - shaped, 
have small necks and 
ripen evenly. The skin 
is light yellow; flesh is 
creamy white, crisp and 
mild In flavor. A fine 
keeper, matures early 
and is universally recom¬ 
mended for general crop. 
Early and even ripening, 
attractive, uniform 
shape, good keeping qual¬ 
ity and mild flavor have 
all combined to make 
Danvers the most popu¬ 
lar yellow onion for 
spring planting. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; V4 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50; 
2-lb. lots $1.35 per lb.; 5-lb. lots 
$1.25 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.15 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 303. Silver Skin or White Portugal beau«fuf s pure 
white onion of good size, largely used for growing matured onions, 
for sets, for pick¬ 
ling, for bunching in 
the spring and for 
use as a salad when 
young. The flesh 
and skin are pure 
white, very mild 
and sweet. It 
makes a nice, firm, 
hard onion, one that 
will keep. The 
small bulbs make 
as good a pickling 
onion as our White 
Pearl. Fkt. 5c; 
oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; 
lb. $ 1 . 60 ; 2-lb. lots 
$1.45 per lb.; 5-lb. 
lots $1.30 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.10 per 
lb., postpaid. Silver Skin or White Portugal. 
No. 301. Large Red Wethersfield ® w T. I t‘5MtiS?Si 
skin purplish red; flesh purplish white; very hardy and solid, 
an excellent keeper and a heavy cropper. A good onion for 
poor and dry soils. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 50c; lb. $1.60; 2-lb. lots 
$1.45 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.30 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.10 per lb., post¬ 
paid. 
Extra Early White Pearl. 
No. 309. Extra Early 
White Pearl W »«»! 
est white onion; makes 
good sized pearly white 
bulbs, tender, mild and 
of the best flavor. To 
make early spring on¬ 
ions, sow thickly in 
rows during March or 
early April; put out the 
sets next fall to make 
large onions next 
spring before any other 
kinds are ready. Splen¬ 
did for pickling. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 65c; 
lb. $2.25; 2-lb. lots $2.00 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.85 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.75 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 310. Mammoth Silver 
Kins [100 Days]. —One of 
6 the earliest and lar¬ 
gest of Italian onions, 
often growing 5 to 7 inches 
in diameter; it is not un¬ 
usual to grow them weigh¬ 
ing 2 to 3 lbs. each. No 
other white onion grows 
as large. Attractive shape, 
flattened, but thick. Skin 
is a clear silvery white; 
flesh pure white, mild, 
sweet and tender; a combi¬ 
nation of earliness, large size, 
attractive shape and fine, mild 
flavor. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 
45c; lb. $1.50; 2-lb. lots $1.35 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.25 per lb.; 
10-lb. lots $1.15 per lb., postpaid. 
Mammoth Silver King. 
Prize Taker or 
Spanish King. 
No. 307. Copper King 
No. 308. Prize Taker or 
Spanish King LTge^ind'^f 
fine flavor, like nearly all 
Spanish onions. The skin is 
rich straw color, the flesh is 
pure white, sweet, mild and 
tender. Ripens up firm and 
hard; a good cropper and al¬ 
ways uniformly globe shaped 
with small neck. The young 
plants can be used as a salad, 
the half grown onions in 
early summer and the ripe 
onions during the remainder 
of the year. Pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; 
14 lb. 45c; lb. $1.50; 2-lb. lots 
$1.35 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.25 
per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.15 per 
lb., postpaid. 
[100 Days] —Enormous in size, 
single onions having been 
grown weighing four pounds. 
The skin is a reddish color; 
flesh white, very sweet, mild 
and tender. Enormous crops 
may be grown by following the 
transplanting method described 
above; plant early in the seed 
bed, transplant and have big 
onions in August. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; i/4 lb. 60c; lb. $1.75; 
2-lb. lots $1.60 per lb.; 5-lb. lots 
$1.50 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.40 
per lb., postpaid. 
Copper King. 
