ONIONS 
Buy with Confidence 
Onions 
German—Zwlebel. 
Spanish—Cebolla. 
Italian—Cipollo. 
Culture: A crop of cnions can be grown on any good 
soil but of course with fertilizer better results will be 
obtained. The ground should be plowed and well worked 
and pulverized, allowing no lumps or trash to mar the 
surface. The seed can be sown in the spring, just as soon 
as the ground can be prepared, as onion seed will ger¬ 
minate in cool weather, that is, the end of February or 
first of March. Sow about % inch deep and in rows 12 
to 16 inches apart. The quantity of seed needed will vary 
with the soil. After they show an inch or two above the 
ground give them a good light hoeing, after which weeding 
must be done, and must be repeated whenever weeds ap¬ 
pear until the tops lie down, then they should be topped 
and the bulbs allowed to dry before sacking. For extra 
large bulbs, thin out gradually so that they stand 3 to 4 
inches apart. 
White Varieties 
White Lisbon 
White Sweet Spanish. Is 
the largest of the white 
onions. Globe-shaped, 
small neck, skin white, 
flesh firm and exception¬ 
ally mild. Eecommended 
for eating raw. Is also 
very productive. A good 
keeper. Pkt., 15c; oz., 45c; 
1/4 lb., $1.15; lb., $3.50; 
5 lbs., $15.50, postpaid. 
White Lisbon. (Gold Seal 
Quality.) For bunching. 
This is a very popular va¬ 
riety in Colorado. Also 
planted very extensively 
in Europe. It is grown al¬ 
most exclusively for table 
or green onions, for it pro¬ 
duces long, slender stems, 
almost pure white from 
the root ends to the leaves 
or tops and is slow to 
form a bulb. It has a good 
flavor, being mild and 
sweet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
1/4 lb., 60c; lb., $1.70; 5 
lbs., $7.50; 10 lbs., $14.50, 
postpaid. 
Mammoth Silver King. With the exception of White Sweet 
Spanish, it is the largest silverskin onion grown but it 
is not early. It matures along with Danvers Yellow 
Globe and produces a large, almost round, solid bulb that 
can be stored for winter use. But on account of its 
large, perfect shape and pure white color, it is planted 
extensively as a boiling onion in which case it is pulled 
green and bunched. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 75c; lb., 
$2.25; 5 lbs., $9.00; 10 lbs., $16.50, postpaid. 
White Portugal or Silverskin. The most widely used white 
onion. It might me called an all-purpose variety, as it 
is excellent for sets, as a pickier, for green bunching, and 
for storage. Bulbs medium sized, thick, flat, clear white, 
hard, fine grained, and of pleasing flavor. It is a depend¬ 
able cropper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V 4 lb., 65c; lb., $2.00; 
6 lbs., $8.00; 10 lbs., $15.00, postpaid. 
Southport White Globe. Abundant yield and large size 
are valuable characteristics of this medium early onion. 
Its whiteness, firmness and mild flavor are also splendid 
qualities, especially for cooking. Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c; 
1/4 lb., 95c; lb., $2.75; 6 lbs., $12.00, postpaid- 
Extro Eorly White Borletto. (Imported Strain.) Very 
early maturing when about the size of a marble. On 
account of its small size and mild flavor it has become 
the most popular pickling onion grown. And just before 
it starts to form a bulb it makes an extremely pretty 
bunch onion. To produce pickling onions, seed must 
be sown very thick. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 75c; 
lb., $2.25; 5 lbs., $10.00; 10 lbs., $16.50, postpaid. 
yellow Varieties 
Yellow Sweet Spanish. (Valencia Riverside Strain.) As 
the name implies, it is a sweet, white fleshed, mild onion, 
coming to us from Spain and in no onion is the seed 
such an important factor. The bulbs average 2% to 4 
inches in diameter and are covered with good, dark, 
yellow skin. A yield of 400 sacks is not uncommon in 
Colorado. It has become very popular as a shipping 
onion and is a good keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi 
90c; lb., $2.60; 6 lbs., $ 11 . 00 ; 10 lbs., $ 21 . 00 , postpaid. 
Mountain Sweet Spanish. Most of the Sweet Spanish 
onion seed is produced in California from the Riverside 
Strain. We are able to offer a limited amount of moun¬ 
tain-grown Riverside Strain Sweet Spanish. After sev¬ 
eral trials we find mountain-grown Sweet Spanish earlier, 
a heavier yielder, a better keeper, onions equally as 
large and mild. For sections having an altitude of 
4,000 to 6,000 feet, it is more satisfactory than the 
California-grown or imported seed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 
1/4 lb., 90c; lb., $2.50; 5 lbs., $ 11 . 00 ; 10 lbs., $ 21 . 00 , post¬ 
paid. 
Mountain Yellow Sweet Spanlsb 
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