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577 Shumway’s Giant 
Yellow Sweet Spanish 
The largest and sweetest of all Onions. 
Wnormous yielder, producing as much as 
1200 bushels per acre, single specimens 
often weighing more than 2 lbs. The flesh 
is pure white, exceedingly sweet, mild and 
tasty. The skin is light yellow or straw 
color and rather tough. The Onions are 
globe shape with a small firm neck, insur- 
ing mone enters qualities. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
Oz., cts.; 14 -- $2.00; 1 lb., $3.90; 
Ib., $7.50, postpaid. a ce ‘ 
CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE 
Onion Seed supply is less this year than ever before. 
PLEASE ORDER EARLY. You will find my prices LOW 
FOR HIGH QUALITY SEED. 





Very Valuable for 
| Ebenezer 
Be Teen Golden Green Bunch Onions 
Yellow 















main-crop variety which 
will store well for win- 
ter consumption. Our 
seed is grown from hand 
selected bulbs and will 
please the most critical 
planter. A wonderful 
variety for early market 
and a big money maker. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 55 cts.; 
14 Ib., $1.75; % lb., $3.35; 
lb., $6.50, postpaid. 
573 Ebenezer 
The Great Onion Set Variety 
Keeps hard and firm in Storage until June 
It produces a large yield in weight per acre. Its keep- 
ing qualities are unsurpassed. It is yellow skinned, in- 
clined to be flat but not as much so as some of the other 
known flat varieties. The flavor is mild and sweet. There 
is no other variety that can surpass Ebenezer as a Keeper. 
Stores well and remains in firm, solid condition when all 
the other varieties are showing growth. One of the finest 
strains to use for growing onion sets. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0oz., 
} 40 cts.; %4 1b., $1.20; 1% 1b., $2.25; lb., $4.25, postpaid. 
You Can Make Mild and Sweet 
May be eaten 
More Money ese 
on onions than apple 
any other 
crop 












578 Giant White Sweet Spanish 
An outstanding half-flat shaped Onion of recent origin. 
Bnormously productive, often yielding more_ than 1200 
bushels per acre and individual Onions often weighing more 
than 2 lbs. each. The flesh is pure white, very sweet, mild 
and tasty. The skin is white with small firm neck, making 
it an excellent keeper for such a large, mild Onion. Pkt., 
15 cts.; 0z., 65 cts.; 14 lb., $2.00; 4% 1b., $3.85; lb., $7.45, post- 
_ paid. 
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569 Southport White Globe 
Used annually by the largest commercial growers. 
The most attractive large round Onion with pure 
paper-white skin. The flesh is also pure white, sweet, 
juicy and of a most delightful mild flavor. It is a 
 Shumway’s Golden Globe 
Used Annually by the Largest Planters 
in America 



















“Yellow Globe Onion” 
Shumway’s Golden Globe Onions are a great favor- 
ite in the large commercial Onion producing sections 
and a great favorite everywhere. Onions large, globe- 
shaped with flesh white, mild and juicy, while the out- 
ward appearance is extremely handsome being a beauti- 
ful yellow color. Very attractive when placed on the 
market. It is an immense cropper, over 1,200 bushels 
per acre average yield have been raised on a field of 
40 acres. An ideal market Onion, also just as desirable 
for the home planter who only has a few rows. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 45 cts.; 44 lb., $1.35; 44 Ib., $2.50; lh., $4.75, 
postpaid. 














































568 No Better 
Southport Strain In 
Yellow Existence 

Globe 


568 My seed of this grand variety | 
is of the finest home grown strain. 
There is none better in existence. 
The Onions mature all at the 
same time and are remarkably uni- 
form in size, shape, color and qual- 
ity. The skin is bright golden yel- 
ow and the flesh is pure white. It 



Will store well until late spring. 
Very productive. Pkt., 10 cts.; OZ, 
| 40 cts.; %4 Ib., $1.30; % Ib., $2.40; 
i Ib., $4.50, postpaid. 






Sow 1 oz. to 100 ft. 
Drill 5 Ibs. per acre 























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579 Handsomest, most productive large \ 
It is a bright, clear, straw color, and al- i 
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ripens up firm and solid. Prizetaker has at- 
tracted more attention and awakened wider 
and more cordial enthusiasm than any other 
onion ever introduced. It is one of the largest, 
finest flavored yellow globe onions for either 
the home garden or market. Pkt., 15 cts.; 
oz., 65 cts.; %4 Ib., $2.00; % Ib., $3.90; Ib., 
$7.50, postpaid. 


