Olds* Hand Selected Onions 
285. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 
Olds' Yellow Olobe Daiiver.s is a solid onion 
of almost true globe shape, averaging three 
inches through. In color the bulbs are a rich 
satiny yellow. The snow-white flesh cuts 
hard and crisp yet it is always sweet and 
tender. Not quite as mild as the Spanish 
Onions when sliced raw but for cooking or 
flavoring, one of the very best. It is the 
earliest good market variety, slender necked, 
and ripening up all at one time. A sure 
cropper and a good keeper, the onions coming 
out dry and hard in the spring with prac¬ 
tically no loss in weight. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; 
Vi lb., i5c; lb., $1.30, postpaid. 
293. WHITE PORTUGAL. (Silver 
Skin.) A handsome early onion with silvery 
white skin. Grows about as large in diameter 
as the Southport Globes but flat. It is fairly 
mild, very tender and a good kee])er for a 
white kind. Pkt., 10c; oz., 16c; Vi lb., 50c; 
lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
283. CRYSTAL WAX BERMUDA. A 
Bermiida onion. One of the most attractive 
varieties. It is large, flat, pure white, very 
early, mild in flavor; in fact can be eaten 
like an apple. Can be .grown under northern 
conditions and is very fine for slicing. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 70c; lb., $2.00, post¬ 
paid. 
Large Red 
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Early 
Yellow Globe 
Onion 
large RED WETHERS- 
•“ItLO. The onions are a flattened globe in shape 
with long slender tops and dark 
crimson skin. They grow to a large 
size and yield big crops even un¬ 
der unsatisfactory growing condi¬ 
tions. We have a strain selected 
for extra large type. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; 1/4 lb., 45c; lb., $1.30, post¬ 
paid. 
299. AUSTRALIAN 
BROWN. Without any exception 
the most solid and longest-keeping 
onion grown. In season it is one 
of the earliest and will ripen any¬ 
where. It is often used for re¬ 
planting when first sowings have 
been injured by weather condi¬ 
tions. Its extreme solidity is shown 
by the fact that a measured bushel 
will weigh several pounds more 
than the standard legal weight for 
a bushel of onions. A good variety 
to grow for sets. Pkt., 5c; oz., 
15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.30, post¬ 
paid. 
291. SOUTHPORT RED 
GLOBE. A large, handsome, 
dark red onion with small neck, 
small top and of mild flavor. Ex¬ 
cellent for keeping qualities. Pkt., 
5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., $1.30, 
postpaid. 
286. EXTRA EARLY YEL¬ 
LOW GLOBE. The Earliest 
Commercial Onion. This onion is 
ten days ahead of Yellow Globe 
Danvers and an excellent keeper. 
The bulbs are deep yellow in col¬ 
or, true globe shaped, and very 
mild and sweet. Recommended for 
the northern states and for a first 
early market onion. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 15c; 1/4 lb., 50c; lb., $1.60, 
postpaid. 
April 27, 1939. 
"I have ordered froai you for four 
years uov and have not one com¬ 
plaint.” C. S. Brant. lozva. 
— 48 — 
Perhaps no crop brings as high 
returns from an acre of ground as 
onions. They demand intense cul¬ 
tivation and a lot of handwork. 
Therefore, a small grower has just 
as much chance of making good 
on this crop as a large grower. 
With a crop of this type, however, 
you must be absolutely sure of 
having the best seed obtainable. 
Our seed is from onion bulbs which 
are grown exclusively for seed pur¬ 
poses. We do not think there are 
any stocks better. 
CULTURE: As early as possi¬ 
ble, sow thinly in rows one foot 
apart, thinning later to 3 or 4 
inches apart. Keep the surface of 
the ground open and free from 
weeds, using fertilizer if you want 
a maximum yield. When the bulk 
of the tops have turned yellow and 
have fallen over, the onions are 
ready to harvest. They should be 
pulled at this time and left to lie 
in small piles for a couple_ of days 
and then removed to an airy shed. 
When cool weather arrives store 
in a cool, dry root cellar. Time 
required to raise matured onions 
varies greatly in different sections 
so we are not giving a schedule of 
days. A packet of seed will plant 25 to 30 
feet of drill; one ounce 200 feet, and 4 
pounds an acre. For prices on larger amounts 
see our Market Gardeners’ Price List. (See 
page 52 for maggot control.) 
290. SOUTH PORT YELLOW 
globe, a globe shaped onion of fine gold¬ 
en yellow color. Somewhat larger and matur¬ 
ing a little later than the Yellow Globe Dan¬ 
vers. The flesh is hard and compact yet 
brittle and crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 
60c; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 
300. SELECT OHIO YELLOW 
globe, a selection from the Yellow Globe 
Danvers made by onion growers in Lake 
County, Ohio. A highly bred variety valuable 
on rich, high-ground soils, and we find that 
it is the best onion for low ground (muck or 
peat soils). It ripens evenly, is easily har¬ 
vested, and will not go to necks _ on low 
ground as some varieties do. It is globe 
shaped like the Danvers but a few days 
later. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 45c; lb., 
$1.30, postpaid. 
March 8, 1939. 
"Sure missed your seeds the last few years. 
Did not have a garden at all. Stire hard to 
beat Olds’ seed in South Dakota.” 
Frank J. Hora, South Dakota. 
February 22, 1939. 
"We had grand luck with our Sweet Potatoes 
this year, but stored them too damp and lost 
a lot” Fred P. Carrier, Wisconsin. 
292. SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. A 
handsome onion with a pure delicate paper- 
white skin. Flesh crisp, fine-grained, snowy 
white and mild; a good keeper for a white va¬ 
riety. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c: Vi H)-, 60c: lb., 
$1.75, postpaid. 
