Yellow Globe 
Danvers 
Onion 
- 671 Yellow Globe Danvers Onion © 
112 days. One of the most widely planted yellow globe onions, whether for home gardens, 
market crops, or for the production of onion sets. Produces medium sized bulbs which are 
globular in shape, light golden brown in color, and remarkably smooth, firm and uni- 
form. Flesh is yellowish white and of strong flavor. A great favorite because it is 
dependable, productive and a good winter keeper. Ours is a selected stock of defi- 
- nite characteristics that is certain to please. Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
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711 Burpee’s Gigantic Gibraltar 
Pats days. Productive, perfectly globular onion of enormous size, often 
“weighing as much as 3 lbs. Has an attractive light straw-colored skin and 
A, astonishingly mild, pure white flesh. Crisp, tasty, brittle, tender, and very 
juicy; unsurpassed for eating raw. Most desirable home garden onion; ready 
seller on roadside stands or local market. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. 
673 Crystal White Wax— Very sweei 
_ 95 days. Of the Bermuda type; quite flat in shape; sweet and mild flavor. This 
onion is most popular in the South, especially in Texas, where it grows much 
larger than in the North. Onions are medium large with clear white skin and 
waxy white flesh of delicate quality. Very useful early onion for home garden use; 
not recommended for storage. It is sometimes known as White Bermuda. 
% Pkt. 15¢; 12 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢. 
679 Brigham Yellow Globe 
> 9440 days. Preferred by many gardeners on account of its superior . a 
keeping qualities and large yields. Onions are solid, true, globe ols Clu Lo Grow O VULOHIA 
eer and are grown Berit re bulbs of the original strain. 
esh is creamy white, of fine, firm texture and moderately strong Sow seed as earl tl 
flavored; skin is deep yellow. Scales are thick and tight. Can be worked, in rows L = 1h gor. ge rhea shea ted 
depended upon to grow successfully on muck or heavy soil. lightly. The soil best suited to grow onions is one that 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 40¢; oz. 75¢. is reasonably fertile, well drained, and well prepared. 
lf fully matured onions are wanted, thin the seedlings 
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5 ; : when 3 to 4 in. tall, to stand sufficiently far apart to 
697 White Portugal— Known as Silver Skin develop without touching one another. When the bulbs 
105 days. Large, flat white onion with firm, fine-grained flesh of have reached maturity, bend down the tops to hasten 
mild and pleasing flavor. Grown more extensively for sets than any ripening before the onions are harvested. Store in a dry, 
other white onion. Also used for bunching or ‘“‘green’’ onions as free-from-frost place over winter. A pkt. of seed will 
well as for pickling when small. Pkt. 15¢; 1%4 oz. 45¢; oz. 85¢. sow 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. 200 it. 

ONION and GARLIC SETS 
Orders for Onion and Garlic Sets cannot be accepted after May 1 
_ It pays to plant Burpee’s sets of the best quality which are produced under ideal condi- 
tions from a select strain of seed, carefully screened and stored at the proper temperature 
until they are sent to you. One lb. of onion sets will plant 50 ft. of row. 
Onion and garlic sets should be planted as early in the spring as the soil can be worked. 
Short cultural directions are given below; full directions are sent with every order. Because 
_ of State law, we regret we are unable to ship onion sets to California. 
j 7 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. 50¢; 2 lbs. 95¢; 5 Ibs. $2.25. 
aT] 4 Produces round, slightly flattened, silvery white, 
9968 White Onion Sets mild onions of the highest quality. Desirable for 
“green’’ 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 which will keep 
for some time in good condition. Lb. 55¢; 2 Ibs. $1.05; 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
How te Plant Onion and Garlic Sets 
Gnion Sets. Make furrows about 1 in. deep, into which lightly press the 
sets but do not cover them. Space sets 3 in. apart in rows 12 to 24 in. apart 
depending on method of cultivation to be used. 
Garlic Sets. Each set or bulb is made up of several sections called cloves 

é held together by a thin paper covering. Before planting, separate each set 
Seerontthe cloves 4 to 6 in. apart in rows 1% to 3 ft. apart. Cover with 1 in. 9975 G AR LIC SETS 
of fine soi 
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 which is very easily done. 
Lb. 60¢; 2 Ibs. $1.10 ; 5 Ibs. $2.50. 
















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