680 Southport Yellow Globe Oniono 
115 days. This is the finest strain of this variety in existence. The onions mature all at 
the same time and are remarkably uniform in size, shape, color, and quality. The skin 
is bright golden yellow and the flesh is fine grained, creamy white, fairly strong in 
flavor, solid, and juicy. The roots are deep globular, with rather full shoulder and 
a thin, slender neck. Largely grown by home and market gardeners. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
keeper, very productive and cures easily. 
679 Brigham Yellow Globe 
110 days. Preferred by many gardeners on account of its superior keeping 
qualities and large yields. Onions are solid, true globe shape, and are grown 
from selected bulbs of the original strain. Flesh is creamy white, of fine, 
firm texture and moderately strong flavored; skin is deep yellow. Scales are 
thick and tight. Can be depended upon to grow successfully on muck or 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
heavy soil. Earlier than Southport. 
690 Southport Red Globe 
115 days. Resemble other Southports in size, shape, and quality, but the 
skin is a glossy light red color. The flesh is fine grained, white, always mild 
and pleasant. Heavy yielder and an excellent keeper. In great demand in 
the Middlewest and South, where red onions are very popular. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢. 
globular bulbs with medium thick scales. 
696 Southport White Globe© 
112 days. Most attractive large round onion with pure paper-white skin. The flesh 
is also pure white, sweet, juicy, and of most delightful mild flavor. A main-crop variety 
which will keep well for some time. Always a ready seller in the market; popular with 
home gardeners. Our strain is uniform and carefully selected. Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 50¢; oz. 95¢. 
681 Prizetaker — wiid, delicate flavor 
110 days. Extra large under good growing conditions and some- 
times weigh as much as 4 lbs. each, measuring 4 in. and more in 
diameter. Skin is thin, of a handsome golden brown tint, and the 
flesh is pure white, solid, crisp, juicy, and agreeably mild. A pop- 
ular commercial Spanish type onion grown largely in the South for 
spring shipment North. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
697 White Portugal — Known as Silver Skin 
105 days. Large, flat white onion with firm, fine-grained flesh of 
mild and pleasing flavor. Grown more extensively for sets than 
any other white onion. Also used for bunching or ‘‘green’’ onions 
as well as for pickling. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢. 
Southport 
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Good 
Deep 
711 Burpee’s Gigantic Gibraltar 
115 days. Productive, perfectly globular onion of enormous size, 
often weighing as much as 3 lbs. Has an attractive light straw- 
colored skin and astonishingly mild, pure white flesh. Crisp, tasty, 
brittle, tender, and very juicy; unsurpassed for eating raw. Most 
desirable home garden onion. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
673 Crystal White Wax— Very sweet 
95 days. Of the Bermuda type; quite flat in shape; sweet and mild 
flesh. This onion is most popular in the South, especially in Texas, 
where it. grows much larger thanin the North. Medium size; white 
skin and waxy white flesh. Very useful onion for home garden use. 
Also known as White Bermuda. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢. 

ONION and GARLIC SETS 
For large quantities, write for special prices 
It pays to plant sets of the best quality which have nothing in 
common with the cheap, unreliable kinds so often offered. Burpee’s 
sets are of the highest type. They are produced under ideal condi- 
tions from a select strain of seed, carefully screened and stored at 
the proper temperature until used. One Ib. of onion sets will plant 
9972 Golden Globe Onion Sets 
A heavy yielding, oblong, globe-shaped variety of exceptional 
keeping quality for home or market. The skin is a rich golden 
yellow, the flesh white and firm. Lb. 35¢; 2 Ibs. 65¢; 5 Ibs. $1.45. 
50 ft. of row. Plant as early in the spring as possible. 
9969 Ebenezer Onion Sets ©- Unexcelled keeping qualities 
One of the best of all winter keepers and, therefore, much used by large growers. Produces 
medium sized bulbs, flattened globe in shape, and light golden brown in color. The flesh is 
yellowish white, remarkably mild and delicate. Desirable for producing green bunching 
onions in the spring or if allowed to grow to maturity, bulbs will keep in good, hard, sound 
condition all winter. Highly valued by home and market gardeners. 
Lb. 35¢; 2 lbs. 65¢; 5 Ibs. $1.45. 
H These sets will mature into large, handsome, globe- 
9967 Yellow Onion Sets shaped onions with bright golden yellow skin and 
creamy white mild flesh. May be used in the spring as green bunching onions. Fully 
matured bulbs are reliable keepers for winter storing. Lb. 35¢; 2 lbs. 65¢; 5 Ibs. $1.45. 
A A Produces round, slightly flattened, silvery white, 
9968 White Onion Sets mild onions of the highest quality. Desirable for 
“sreen”’ or ‘‘bunching’’ onions early in the season and are excellent for pickling when 
small. They will, of course, produce large onions if left to fully mature. Their appearance 
is most attractive; the bulbs will keep for some time in good condition. 
Lb. 35¢; 2 lbs. 65¢; 5 Ibs. $1.45. 

Ebenezer 
Onion Sets 
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9975 Garlic Sets 
Extra select California grown 
Garlic is the most pungent of the onion 
family, and is used for flavoring soups, 
stews, sausages and salad dressings. Sets 
are easily grown and may be kept without 
any trouble for use during the winter. We 
supply mother bulbs as pictured above; it 
is necessary to separate the cloves before 
planting. Lb. 45¢; 2 lbs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $1.95. 

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