A Trial Order of Hardie’s Seeds Will Convince You 
Hardie’s 
Tested Onion Seed 
FOR BETTER CROPS 
The seeds we offer are not the common 
commercial grades but are seeds of the strains 
most approved for this section, produced un- 
der contract especially for us. 
CULTURE—To grow fine onions, the ground 
should be well manured; you cannot get it 
too rich; they require more or less manure 
every crop; the land should be well plowed 
and pulverized before planting; for large on- 
ions from the seed, sow in drills about 2% 
feet apart, thin out to about six inches in the 
drills, and keep weeds cleared out. February 
is early enough to sow; you can also sow 
again early in the fall for bunch onions. 
Large onfons can be grown from seed quite 
as easily and more cheaply than from sets 
that have been grown a previous season 
and carried over. Good seed is of the utmost 
importance. The first cost of this seed is a 
small item compared with the expense of 
preparing, fertilizing and cultivation of the 
soil. 

Riverside Sweet Spanish 
Bermuda Onion Plants 
These plants are rapid growers, will give 
you green onions within a couple of weeks 
of good growing weather. If left in the soil to 
mature will produce an extra large flat on- 
ion, the mildest and sweetest variety of the 
onion family. Onions produced from plants 
are usually free from the “hollow center” 
that usually shows in a matured onion pro- 
duced from a set. These plants are very slow 
to run to seed, overcoming another fault of 
an onion grown from the set. 
264—We can supply both the Yellow Bermuda 
the Crystal White Wax Bermuda onion plants. 
Kindly specify which one you want when 
you order. 100, 30c; 200, 50c; 500, $1.00; 
1,000, $1.75, postpaid. Write for prices in 
larger lots. 


Giant Yellow Prizetaker 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANISH. Requires 104 
days. This onion of the Spanish Valencia type 
has certainly grown in popularity on account 
of its size, appearance and delightful flavor. 
Glossy yellow in color with sparkling white 
flesh. Pkt., 15c; oz., 65c, postpaid. Please ask 
for prices in larger lots. 
257—GIANT YELLOW PRIZETAKER. Larg- 
est of all, having been grown to the enormous 
weight of over 3 pounds; a handsome, fine 
flavored sort. Of clear, bright straw color, and 
uniform perfect globe-shape. Produces enorm- 
ous crops, one report being over 1,200 bushels 
to the acre—and they bring an extra price. 
One of the leading varieties for the market. 
Our seed is extra fine quality, absolutely the 
best grown. Pkt., 15c; oz., 65c, postpaid. 
Bermuda Onion Seed 
The best stock of this seed is grown in 
Teneriffe, Canary Islands. We import our 
seed direct from the best growers in Teneriffe, 
making our contracts before the bulbs are 
planted. Seed sown in the fall will produce 
early onions in spring; in Southern Texas 
sow in September and October; Middle- and 
Northern Texas, we think it best to sow in 
February, for large onions by July. 
262—CRYSTAL WHITE WAX BERMUDA 
(True Stock). Teneriffe-grown. The pure 
White Bermuda Onion which has _ brought 
the fancy prives on the Northern markets; 
its beautiful pearly white appearance, to- 
gether with its mild, sweet flavor, makes it 
a very ready seller. Please order early. Pkt., 
15c; 0z., 65c; %4 Ib., $2.45, postpaid. 
263 — YELLOW BERMUDA (True Stock). 
Teneriffe-grown. Though shipped and known 
as a White Onion, has an outer skin of straw- 
colored tone, the interior pearly-white. Pkt., 
15c; 0z., 65c; 1% Ib., $2.45, postpaid.’ 
Parsley 
CULTURE—FEarly in spring sow in rows 
one foot apart; can also be sown in fall; will 
stand all winter in the South. 
265 — DOUBLE CURLED. Very beautifully 
curled and used for garnishing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
15c; %4 Ib., 45c; Ib., $1.25, postpaid. 
Parsnips 
CULTURE —In early spring sow in drills 15 
inches apart; thin out to six inches. 
267—LARGE SUGAR or HOLLOW CROWN. 
The only variety for the South. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; % Ib., 60c; Ib., $1.75, postpaid. 

All prices, on seed, quoted 
in this catalog subject to 
change without notice. 

260 — MAMMOTH SILVERSKIN. Attractive 
form, flattened but thick through. Single 
bulbs often obtain weights of from 2% to 
4 pounds each. Skin and flesh are white and 
of a particularly mild and pleasant flavor. 
Matures early, of uniformly large size and 
perfect form and will bring a large price in 
market. Pkt., 15c; oz., 65c, postpaid. 

Commercial Gardeners can 
depend on us for tested varie- 
ties that will produce highest 
yields of marketable crops. 
Write for wholesale prices on 
large quantities. 

Onion Sets 
313 — ONION SETS. White Silverskin and 
Yellow Onion Sets. Lb., 40c; 2 Ibs., 75c, post- 
paid. Write for prices in larger lots. 
Salsify or Oyster Plant 
CULTURE — Sow in drills eight 
apart; thin to three inches. 
315—MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Su- 
perior variety, large. Pkt., l0c; 0oz., 25c; %4 
lb., 75c, postpaid. 
inches 
Be Selfish 
Don’t raise your garden for the BUGs. 
Get plenty of ammunition to fight them 
with. See pages 15 and 27 for complete line 
of sprays. 



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