

Na) 308 Prse Taker or 
| early summer and the ripe 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 
T. W. WOOD & SONS =- 
21 
1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

Plant 1 oz. to 100 
feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. 
to the acre. 
In February, March and April plant thickly 14 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 
ead nae weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF 













306. Valencia Sweet Spanish 
(110 Days).—A thoroughbred among 
onions, With proper culture, sowing 
the seeds in beds and transplanting 
6 inches apart in the row, as large 
and as sweet onions can be grown as 
any that are imported. The globe 
shaped bulbs are light yellow; the 
flesh sparkling white, fine 
grained, mild and exceptionally 
sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; %4 lb. 
$1.25; 1b. $4.50; 2-lb. lots $4.25 
per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $4.10 per 1b.; 
10-1b) lots $4.00 per 1b., postpaid. 
Valencia 
Sweet Spanish 
Qnion 
1 7 [100 Days].— 
Spanish King [100 Dayal-— 
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 
onions during the remainder 
of the year. Prize Taker is a 
success wherever onions can 
be grown, Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; m 
4 lb. $1.15; 1b. $4.00; 2-lb. lots c= 
WOOD'S SEEDS. 


$3.75 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $3.50 \ 
per 1b.; 10-lb. lots $3.35 per Prize Taker or Spanish King. 
lb., postpaid. : ae 
[100 Days] — Large, 
Ss 
No. 301. Large Red Wethersfield omewhat flattened; 
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. 25c; 4% lb. 85c; lb. $3.00; 2-lb. lots $2.75 
per 1b.; 5-1b. lots $2.60 per 1b.; 10-lb. lots $2.50 per lb., postpaid. 
No. 302. Yellow Globe Danvers 
[110 Days].—The best known and 






Yellow most largely grown yellow onion for 
Globe spring planting. Medium to large 
Danvers. 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. 10c; 
0z. 30c; %4 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.50; 
2-1b. lots $3.30 per 1b.; 5-Ib. 
lots $3.20 per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 
$3.00 per l1b., postpaid. 
ONION 


Plant in Feb., 
March, April, August 
and September. 
No. 303. Silver Skin or White Portugal [100 Days]. 
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. Pkt. 10c; 
Oz. 35c; 1% lb. $1.15; 
lb. $4.00; 2-lb. lots 
$3.75 per lb.; 5-lb. : 
lots $3.50 per Ihb.; | . : 
10-lb. lots $3.35 per - 
lb., postpaid. Silver Skin or White Portugal. 
1 (110 Days).—Onions weighing over two 
307. Copper King pounds are not unusual if the seeds are 
planted in beds and transplanted to stand 4 inches apart in the 
row. The outer skin is pale yellow, the flesh pure white. The 
flavor is so mild that they are excellent for slicing and- for 
salads. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c; 44 1b. $1.20; lb. $4.25; 2-lb. lots $4.00 per 
lb.; 5-1b. lots $3.75 per ib.; 10-1b. lots $3.50 per lb., postpaid. 
No. 309. Extra Early 
: 85 D 
White Pear] [85 Pays] 
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. 35c; 14 1b. $1.15; 
Ib. $4.00; 2-lb. lots $3.75 
per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $3.50 
= z per lb.; 10-lb. lots $3.35 
Bxtra Early White Pearl. per lb., postpaid. 
ONION PLANTS—Ready after March 1st. Yellow and Crystal 
Wax Bermuda. 30c per 100; 500 for $1.10; $1.85 per 1,000, post- 
paid. Not postpaid, 20c per 100; 500 for 85c; $1.50 per 1,000. 



PARSNIP 
Plant from March 
to June 15th. 



Sugar or Hollow Crown Parsnip 
CULTURE—Plant as early in the spring as the weather will permit 
and continue planting till the middle of June. Plant 4% inch deep 
in a rich, deeply worked, sandy loam, in rows 18 inches apart, and 
when 2 inches high thin out to 4 to 6 inches apart. Parsnips germi- 
nate slowly, especially in dry weather; plant a few radish seeds 
with them to mark the row for early cultivation. Parsnips are im- 
proved by frost, so they can be dug as wanted, or stored for winter 
use. Do not use fresh stable manure on parsnips. An ounce plants 
25 feet of drill; 5 pounds plant an acre. 
[100 Days] — The standard 
317. Sugar or Hollow Crown variety, making long, smooth, 
white roots, uniform in shape, tender and well flavored. Fine for 
both table and stock. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; %4 lb. 30c; 1b. $1.00; 2-Lb. 
lots 90c per lb.; 5-lb. lots 85c per Ib.; 10-lb. lots 80c per lb., post- 
paid. 
