OLDS’ SPANISH TYPE ONIONS 
Prizetaker 
The mildest, finest flavored and largest onions 
belong to this class. They require a little longer 
growing season than do the American sorts and 
they are not quite as good keepers. For this 
reason we do not recommend planting them in 
northern Wisconsin and similar latitudes. In the 
central part of this state, however, they do very 
well. 
2971/2. GIGANTIC GIBRALTER. The 
largest, mildest and sweetest of all onions. Creamy 
straw-colored bulbs, excellent for slicing, never 
strong, but brittle, juicy and with a very pleasant 
flavor. Late in season. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 1/4 
lb., 55c; lb., $1.60, postpaid. 
297. PRIZETAKER. Bright straw yellow in 
color and a good globe shape. It grows about three 
times as large as the Danvers, individual onions 
sometimes weighing four pounds and over. Very 
mild, sweet flavor and a fair keeper, ripening even¬ 
ly. Pkt., 10c: oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 55c; lb., $1.60, 
postpaid. _ 
Ai lsa Craig 
Sweet Spanish. 
298. SWEET SPAMISH. An extremely 
large, mild and sweet globular-shaped onion and 
very handsome. The flesh is clear, white and 
tender. Under favorable conditions these onions 
will weigh over 2 pounds each and when placed on 
the market will outsell the other varieties at much 
higher prices. The earliest Spanish onion. Pkt., 
10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. 
PICKLING ONIONS 
302. WHITE BARLETTA. A very early 
beautiful white, small, mild onion. Used ex¬ 
clusively for pickling. The skin is very white 
and exceptionally thin. Pkt., 10c; oz., 26c; Vi 
lb., 70c; lb., $2.00, postpaid. 
303. WHITE QUEEN. Valuable for early 
market. Bulbs small, flat, clear white, firm and 
mild. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; Vi lb., 70c; lb., $2.00, 
postpaid. 
8 seeds to a hill, in hills 
8 feet apart each way 
if planted alone. With 
corn, plant after the 
corn is up. One packet 
of seed is sufficient for 
6 to 8 hills, 3 to 4 
pounds will plant an 
acre alone and one 
pound an acre with 
corn. For quantity lots 
see Market Gardener’s 
List opposite Page 5. 
tensively grown for stock feeding, and usually planted w'th corn, ^o- 
duces enormous crops. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; Vi lb.. 20c; lb., 60c; 6 lbs., 
$2.25, postpaid. , . , v, 
361. NEW BUSH. (120 days.) Our new pumpkin for the home 
garden where space is limited. Requires only four square fccf of 
See page 32 for complete description. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; A lb., 30c, 
lb., 90c, postpaid. 
March 27, 1939. . , ■ u- 
"You may be interested, too, in knowing your catalog ts making tHe 
rounds of my friends—at least two of them have ordered from it both 
orders larger than mine. I have a dozen other catalogs but alzvays recom¬ 
mend they use Olds’. Something ,in the manner of expressing yourselves 
honestly instead of making fantastic claims "sold” me on Olds and I feel 
I am doing my friends, more than Olds', {for their orders never imll total 
more than $3.00 a season) a favor in recommending your seeds. Frankly, 
as one Z'ersed in advertising, I look upon glittering phraseology in open 
distrust.” James W. Doray. M-'iscon.sin. 
PUMPKIN AND 
CORN PLANTER. 
See page 71 for hand 
planter that plants 
pumpkin seed with corn 
every fourth hill. Price, 
$1.86, postpaid. 
February 10, 1939. 
"Had wonderful results 
from your seeds last sea¬ 
son. You can alzvays de¬ 
pend on A No. 1 seeds 
from Olds’.” 
Wm. P. Brendle, 
Pennsylvania. 
FROST PROOF ONION PLANTS 
Southern Grown 
Frost Proof Onion 
Plants have been 
giving satisfactory 
results for many 
years and are well 
out of the experi¬ 
mental class. We 
sell a carload of 
these each year. 
They are grown by 
experts and prop¬ 
erly packed so that 
they will reach the 
customers in good, 
condition. The seed 
is planted in the 
fall in Texas where 
they grow out-of- 
doors during the 
winter so they are 
hardy and are 
ready to be plant¬ 
ed early. 
Frost Proof Onion Plants. Ready April 15th. 
Order early. Warm weather makes it 
impossible to fill orders after May 10th. 
Frost Proof Sweet Spanish Onion Plants. 
Prices: (Large bunch, 75 to 100 plants), 
20c; 2 bunches, 35c; 6 bunches, 70c; 10 
bunches, $1.20; 20 bunches, $2.26, post¬ 
paid. Not prepaid, crate of 60 bunches, 
$4.75. 
GARLIC SETS 
Garlic comes in bulbs which should be sep¬ 
arated and planted the same as onion sets and 
cultivated in the same way. Bulbs, Vi lb., 16c; 
lb., 30c; 2 lbs., 50c: 4 lbs., 90c, postpaid. 
CHIVES 
279. ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASON. 
(Schnittlauch.) Chives belong in the perennial 
class of onions. Plant the seed the same as onions, 
_but transplant later, leaving about six to eight 
oz., 20c; V4 lb., 60c; lb., $1.75, postpaid. $1.50. 
OLDS’ PUMPKINS 
Cut down the feed bill by planting pumpkin with corn. Costs 
363. SMALL SUGAR. (78 days.) The famous New England the ground 
Pie Pumpkin. A rather small, round but flattened variety, fine grained become warm 4 to 
and high in sugar content. It is a good yielder, and pod deeper. become warm, 4 to 
Color, deep orange-yellow. Pkt., 5c; oz,, lOc; Vi 26c; Id,, /oc, 
postpaid.KiNG qf THE MAMMOTHS. (120 days.) This variety 
surpasses ill others in size; specimens often weighing 75 pounds; yel¬ 
low flesh. It is an immense yielder, a splendid keeper and a valuable 
stock variety. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15c; Vi lb., 30c; lb., 90c, postpaid. 
364, WINTER LUXURY. (100 days.) A splendid pie pump¬ 
kin, small, round, about 10 inches in diameter; skin finely netted a^a 
a beautiful dark red color. Pkt., 6c; oz., 10c; Vi lb., 25c; lb., 7oc, 
postpaid. CONNECTICUT YELLOW FIELD. (120 
days.) The standard field pumpkin. A large round or slightly oval 
pumpkin. Skin reddish-orange, with rich orange-colored flesh. cjX- 
Yellow Bottom Onion Sets. 
OLDS’ ONION SETS 
We offer choice, dry, select Onion Sets, 
the best to be had. Bottom sets should 
be planted very early in the spring, the 
earlier the better. A pound will plant a 
row 30 feet long, two to three inches apart 
in the row. Egyptian or Winter Sets should 
be planted in the fall. 
For larger quantities see Market Garden¬ 
er’s List. 
YELLOW BOTTOM SETS: Lb., 20c; 2 
lbs., 30c; 4 lbs., 55c, postpaid. 
WHITE BOTTOM SETS: Lb., 20c; 2 
lbs., 30c; 4 lbs., 55c, postpaid. 
EGYPTIAN or WINTER SETS For fall 
delivery only: Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c; 4 
lbs., 75c postpaid. By express or freight: 
10 lbs., $1.10. 
Connecticut Field. 
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