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 1% 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 
least two weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF 





WEEDS. 
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; 
oz. 40c; % Ib. $1.50; 1b. $5.00; 
2-lb. lots $4.75 per 1b.; 5-lb. 
lots $4.50 per lb., postpaid. 


Bushel Prices 
Beck ibs.” ONION SETS gusta on 
CULTURE.—Plant 4 inches apart, in rows half an inch deep and 
1 foot between the rows, but do not cover the sets entirely, except 
Potato Onions, which should be planted in rows 2 feet apart and 
10 inches apart in the row, and covered about one inch. Plant 
as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared and they 
will be ready for the table several weeks earlier than onions grown 
from seeds. All varieties can be set out in the fall as well as in 
spring. 5 to 8 bushels plant an acre. 
Japanese or Ebenezer 
—wNo onion will keep bet- 
ter, and none send up as 
few seed stalks, It makes 
a fine, hard onion of good 
size and matures early. 
In yield it excels all 
onions grown from sets. 
The flesh is white, firm 
and sweet. By mail post- 
paid, pt. 30c; 44 peck 80c; 
peck $1.25. 
Not postpaid, qt. 20c; 
4 peck 60c; peck $1.00. 
YELLOW DANVERS— 
The most popular of all 
the yellow varieties; the 
large, handsome onions 
are ready early in the 
summer. By mail post- 
paid, qt. 30c; 44 peck 80c; 
peck $1.25. Not postpaid, qt. 2Cc; 44 peck 60c; peck $1.00. 
SILVER SKIN—Silvery white. The best white onion for spring 
setting; mild favor. By mail postpaid, qt. 35c; 4% peck 90c; 
peck $1.50. Not postpaid, qt. 25c; 44 peck 70c; peck $1.25. 
RED WETHERSFIELD — The best all-purpose red onion; a big 
cropper, hardy and a good keeper. By mail postpaid, qt. 30c; 
4 peck 80c; peck $1.25. Not postpaid, qt. 20c; 4% peck 60c; 
peck $1.00. 
YELLOW POTATO.—Makes large onions of mild flavor. The 
smallest sets produce one to two large onions; medium sized 
sets produce a number of medium to small sets, the large 
onions produce a great many small sets. They are produced 
in clusters, increasing by division of the parent onion. By mail 
postpaid, qt. 40c; 144 peck 95c; peck $1.60. Not postpaid, qt. 30c; 
144 peck 75c; peck $1.35. : 
WHITE MULTIPLIER—Fine for early spring bunching. Matures 
very early; the flesh is pure white and very mild. No onion keeps 
better. By mail postpaid, qt. 35c; 4% peck 90c; peck $1.50. 
Not postpaid, qt. 25c; 4% peck 70c; peck $1.25. 
PTTTIT TILL 
ONION PLANTS—Ready after March 1st. Yellow and Crystal 
Wax Bermuda. 35¢ per 100; 500 for $1.40; $2.35 per 1,000, post- 
paid. Not postpaid, 25c per 100; 500 for $1.15; $2.00 per 1,000. 


ONION 
Plant in Feb., 
March, April, August 
and September. 
The supply of onion seeds this season is exceedingly limited 
because of short crop. We quote subject to previous sale. 
ia § ; 110 D 
306. Valencia Sweet Spanish (11° Days) 
oughbred among onions. With proper cul- 
ture, sowing the seeds in beds and transplant- 
ing 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. 15c; 
oz. 50c; % lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.50; 
2-lb. lots $6.25 per lb., post- 
paid. 
No. 308. Prize Taker or 
Spanish King (100 Days)— 
Large and of 
fine flavor, like nearly all 
Spanish onions. The skin is 
rich straw color, the flesh is 
pure white, sweet, mild and 
ren oge Ripens up firm and ve : 
ard; a good cropper and al- - Sea ere - 
ways uniformly globe shaped Valencia Sweet Spanish Onion 
with small neck. The young plants can be used as a salad, the 
half grown onions in early summer and the ripe onions during 
the remainder of the year. Prize Taker is a success wherever 
onions can be grown. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; %4 lb. $1.65; lb. $6.00; 
2-lb. lots $5.75 per lb., postpaid. : 
No. 301. Large Red Wethersfield [19° Days] —lLarge, 
somewhat 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. 10c; oz. 40c; %4 lb. $1.25; 1b. $4.50; 2-1b. lots $4.25 
per lb., postpaid. 
No. 309. Extra Early White Pearl (85 D2vs)—The earliest 
white onion; makes good 
sized pearly white bulbs, tender, mild and of the best flavor. To 
make early spring onions, 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. Splendid for 
pickling. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; % 1b. $1.75, postpaid. 
No. 303. Silver Skin or White Portugal (19° Days) — A 
beautiful pure 
white onion of good size, largely used for growing matured 
onions, for sets, for pickling, 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; 0z. 45c; 14 lb. $1.65; 1b. $6.00; 
2-lb. lots $5.75 per lb., postpaid. 


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 44 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 siowly, 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. 15c; % Ib. 50c; lb. $1.75; 
2-lb. lots $1.60 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $1.50 per lb., postpaid. 
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