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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
ONION 
Culture: Sow seed in rows, 12 to 18 in. apart, as early in the spring as the soil 
can be worked into a good, loose condition; cover seed % in. deep. If sets are 
wanted, sow seed thickly and do not thin out; use 60 to 80 lbs. of seed per acre. 
If ripe Onions are wanted, sow seed thinly and when young plants are a few inches' 
tall, thin out to stand about 3 in. apart in the row. A packet will sow about 50 ft. 
of row, an ounce about 300 ft.; 4 to 5 lbs. of seed per acre. Onions are easily raised 
from seed and can be pulled as needed during the summer or left to become fully 
ripe for late fall or winter use. 
Spanish 
Giant Yellow Sweet Spanish ^ very large globe-shaped 
light yellow onion with small 
top, and an exceptionally fine shipper. A Spanish variety which has 
quickly become very popular in this country. In this onion you will find 
all the good features of a perfect onion with none of the disadvantages of 
the common onion. Mild sweet flavor, good firm meat, fine tender texture. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 1/4 lb. 50c, V 2 lb. 90c, lb. $1.75. 
Giant White Sweet Spanish 
“Riverside” Sweet 
identical with the 
original Sweet Spanish in every way except color, which is pure white. 
Large size, mild flavor, solid and crisp, and, last of all, a beautiful pure 
white. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c, V 4 lb. 60c, V 2 lb. $1.10, lb. $2.00. 
Ebenezei* dependable Onion for the home or market grower; 
medium large in size, yellow in color and flattened in 
shape. The quality is excellent, its texture firm , therefore, the bulbs are 
very solid, insuring hardiness and good-keeping qualities. It is grown 
in great quantities to produce sets, which are frequently offered on the 
market as Japanese. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, Vi lb. 70, lb. $1.25. 
Mammoth Prize Taker the large, beautiful Spanish 
onion that is offered for sale in the 
fruit stores and in the markets of all large cities. They are of enormous 
size, averaging from fourteen to sixteen inches in circumference. Al¬ 
though of such great size, they are very hardy and a very good winter 
keeper. The outside skin is of a rich yellow color, while the flesh is 
white, sweet and tender. In market it attracts marked attention and 
sells readily at high prices. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, V 4 lb. 40c, V 2 lb. 75c, 
lb. $1.40. 
YolloW DanVOPS straw-colored sort of mild flavor, 
ripens early; good keeper. The staple 
sort. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, V 2 lb. 70c, lb. $1.25. 
Early, medium sized, flat 
shaped, cures well, of pure 
snow white color, very good quality, fine-grained, and of mild flavor. 
When thick in the row, this Onion matures when small and is excellent 
for pickling or bunching. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c, lb. $1.50. 
This is a very early pure 
white variety. The on¬ 
ions have a very delicate silver skin; flesh is firm and mild in flavor. But 
its greatest merit over all others is its extreme earliness. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, 
Vi lb. 48c, 1/2 lb. 80c, lb. $1.50. 
White Portugal or Silverskin 
Early White Barletta or Queen 
Alneer^s White 
Pickling 
For pickling, early 
bunching or sets the 
finest strain offered. 
Private planters, 
market gardeners, 
pickle factories and 
others who once use 
it will have no other. 
Early and excellent 
keeper. Pkt. 5c, 02 . 
15c, Vi lb. 50c, 1/2 
lb. 90c, lb. $ 1 . 75 . 
Alneer^s 
Southport 
White Globe 
Southport Large Red Globe 
This variety is very similar 
to Southport White Globe in 
shape and size. It is a splendid keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, 
Vi lb. 70c, lb. $1.25. 
Southport White Globe A large, firm, globe-shaped variety, 
white skin; fine flesh, handsome 
shape and good keeper. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 50c, Vi lb. 90c, lb. $1.75. 
Southport Yellow Globe 
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A very handsome onion, oblong ^ 
shape like the Large White Globe, 
and resembles that variety in every respect, except in color. Pkt. Sc. 
oz. 15c, Vi lb. 40c, Vi lb. 70c, lb. $1.25. 
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Selected 
Yellow iGlob^ 
Alneer’s Selected Yellow Globe Danvers 
The finest, largest and best onion of the yellow sorts. Form globular, 
of a beautiful golden yellow color, mild flavor, large size and an excellent 
keeper. Will yield 800 bushels to the acre. Seeds are all grown from 
selected bulbs. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, Vi lb. 45c, Vi lb. 75c, lb $1.3(5. 
