Onions need but little space yet they yield enormous returns 

MICHELL’S SELECT ONION SEED 
OIGNON (Fr.) 
ZwWIEBEL (Ger.) 
Creo.ta (Ital.) 
For full-size Onions, one ounce will sow a 100-foot row; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. If it is desired to grow 
Onion Sets, sow 40 to 50 pounds per acre 
Sow in the early spring, 
employed. Seed should be firmed im the soil. 
keeping. 
Bermuda White. Light yellow or straw 
color. It is early, and if transplanted 
about 4 inches apart, will produce tm- 
mense, flat bulbs. In the raw state It Is 
very mild, and when cooked the flesh is 
tender and of a delicious flavor. Pkt. 15c.; 
1g0z. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 2 ozs. $1.75. 
Early Yellow Globe. A recent introduction 
that appears to have merit. It matures 
ten days to two weeks earlier than South- 
port Yellow Globe. The bulbs are of good 
size, globe to flattened globe in shape and 
straw-yellow in color. Skin is tough and 
the bulb i is a better keeper than most other | 
early varieties. Where quick-maturing 
early Onions are wanted, this variety 
should be tried. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 50c.; 
oz. 90c.; 2. ozs. $1.75. 
Prizetaker. If sown thinly produces full- 
sized Onions m one season from seed, 
rivaling the Bermuda varieties for size 
and flavor, often weighing 3 pounds or 
more each. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 
2 ozs. $1.75. 
Southport Red Globe. Medium to large 
and of average earliness; smooth, deep 
purplish red skin; flesh mild, fine-grained, 
and tender. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 
15c.; %oz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 2 ozs. $1.75. 
Southport White Globe. A round Onion, 
growing to an enormous size. The flesh, 
when cooked, is a rich milky color, tender, 
and of delicious flavor. In the raw state it 
is one of the mildest Onions. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yoz. 60c.; oz. $1.00; 2 ozs. $1.85. 
Southport Yellow Globe. Brigham Strain. 
Similar to the Danvers Yellow Globe, 
except that it is larger. A uniform-growing 
variety, every bulb being almost perfectly 
round and of the same size. Light straw- 
colored skin. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 
2 ozs. $1.75. 
Sweet Spanish. Riverside Strain. Large, 
globe-shaped, sweet variety, with golden 
yellow skin. An excellent keeper. Pkt. 
15c.; Yoz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; 2 ozs. $1.75. 
White Bunching. An extra-fine variety for 
early spring and summer use. Seed sown 
early in the spring will produce long green 
scallions which blanch white and remam 
tender for a long time. They do not form a 
bulb on the bottom. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 60c.; 
oz. $1.00; 2 ozs. $1.85. 
MUSTARD 
One ounce will sow 75 feet of row 
Makes a delicious green salad, pungent in 
taste, highly palatable, and healthful. Sow 
every two weeks in rows the same as spinach. 
Fine winter greens if sown m a heated 
frame or greenhouse, also fine if served with 
lettuce for flavoring. If the plant is allowed 
to stand, the seed can be harvested and used 
for other culinary purposes. 
Fordhook Fancy. Produces a large crop of 
leaves resembling an ostrich plume which 
are of mild flavor. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 
Ylb. $1.25. 
Southern Giant Curled. The best of the 
curled Mustards. Sweet flavor. Matures 
very early and produces abundant foli- 
in rows 2 feet or Jess apart, according to cultivation method 
: c 1 If it 1s desired to grow full-size Onions the first 
year, thin out when 3 inches high, so that they stand about 3 to 4 inches apart. White Onions 
are mildest in flavor and are recommended for early use. The yellow sorts are best for winter 
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White Barletta. An extra-early, small, 
round variety, used principally “for pick- 
ling, also for bunching. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 
50c.; oz. 90c.; 2 ozs. $1.75. 
White Portugal or Silver Skin. The 
standard white Onion for market or home 
use. Mild-flavored, semi-globe shaped 
Onion, very uniform in growth and size. 
Pkt. 15c.; oz. 60c.; oz. $1.00; 2 ozs. $1.85. 
Yellow Globe Danvers. This almost round 
Onion is extenstvely sown by private and 
market gardeners on account of its good 
keeping qualities. It is a dark straw color 
and always produces a good crop, growing 
to a large size. Pkt. 15c.; Moz. 50c.; 
oz. 90c.; 2 ozs. $1.75. 
ONION SETS 
One quart will plant about 50 feet of row 
Plant as soon as the ground can be worked. 
Press the bulb in the ground lightly (do not 
cover), in rows 1 foot apart, 2 inches apart 
in the row. So that all the development goes 
in the Onion, on signs of their going to seed, 
bend the top over, but do not break it off. 
| The advantage in planting Onion Sets lies in 
the fact that the young Onion often is ready 
5 weeks from the time of planting, while 
| those grown from seed cannot be used until 
well into the autumn. 
Shipped on local orders about] March 10, 
unless otherwise requested. 
Qt. 4 qts. Pi 
Yellow (3:6 se & 2 $0 30 $110 $2 10 
White 72". ZF ge Eh Ee AMET. 
Red: trea). ees 30 BatalOne-2 10 
Lb. 5 Ibs. 10 Ibs. 
White Multiplier....$0 30 $1 40 $2 50 
Potato Onions...... 30 TAQ 2250 
Shallots: 5 #245<--.. 30 140 2 50 
Garlic Sets.......... 30 £2407 2550 
Tree or Top Onions. Ready latter part of 
August. 
We give 32 pounds per bushel on Onion 
Sets. 
We make a specialty of choice Onion Sets 
OKRA or GUMBO 
GomsBaup (Fr.) OcHer (Ger.) Ocra (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow about a 100-foot row 
Sow seed thickly after frost and cold have 
disappeared, in rows 3 feet apart; when about 
6 inches high, plants should be thinned out to 
stand 1 foot apart in the row. The pod is 
used when young and tender, sliced in soups 
and stews; what is not utilized during the 
summer may be harvested, cut im slices, dried 
in the sun, and used during the winter. 
Perkins Long-Pod. A dwarf type, setting 
pods when the plants are only a foot high. 
Can be planted early. Dark green, Iong, 
tender pods. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 20c.; Mb. 55c. 

Hollow Crown Parsnips 
PARSNIP 
Panais (Fr.) PastinaKe (Ger.) 
Pastinaca (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row; 
5 pounds, an acre 
Sow early in spring, in drills about 2 feet 
apart, covering the seed lightly. When 
plants are 2 to 3 inches high, thin out so the 
roots will develop. Cultivate well. 
Improved Sugar or Hollow Crown. Roots 
clear white, clean, well filled and with 
small core, of fine texture and free from 
stringiness. The shape is tmtermediate, 
shoulders wide with a deep crown. Pkt. 
15c.; oz. 35c.; 4Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.25. 

age. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 40c.; 14Ib. $1.00. White Velvet or Creole. Pods are very free 
———————————— from ridges, almost perfectly smooth, PENNYROYAL 
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET tender; light green, almost white. Pkt. Herb used in medicine. Pkt. 20c.; large 
CHANGES 10c.; oz. 20c.; M4Ib. 55c. pkt. 35c.; l4oz. 75c. 
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