Olds’ Hand Selected Onions 
CULTURE: 
ble, sow thinly in rows. one foot 
apart, thinning later -to.3° or. 4 
inches apart. IKeep the surface of 
the ground open and free from 
weeds, using fertilizer if you want 
a Maximum yield. When the bulk 
of the tops have turned yellow and 
have fallen over, the onions are 
ready to harvest. They should be 
pulled at this time and left to lie 
in small piles for a couple of days 
and then removed to an airy shed. 
As early as possi- 
When cool weather arrives store 
in a cool; dry root cellar... Time 
required to raise matured onions 
varies greatly in different sections 
so we are not giving a schedule of 
days. A packet of seed will plant 
25 to 30 feet of drill; one ounce 
200-feet, and four pounds an acre. 
Write for prices on larger amounts 
than quoted. (See page 23 for 
maggot control. ) 
SPANISH 
ONIONS 
The mildest, finest flavored and largest onions 
belong to this class. They require a little longer 
growing season than do the American sorts and 
they are not quite as good keepers. For this rea- 
son we do not recommend planting them in north- 
ern Wisconsin and similar latitudes. 
- PRIZETAKER 
297. PRIZETAKER. 
in color and a good globe shape. 
three 
Bright straw yellow 
It grows about 
times as large as the Danvers, individual 
onions sometimes weighing four pounds and over. 
Very mild, sweet flavor and a fair keeper, ripen- 
ing evenly. Pkt., 15c; Y% oz., 60c; oz., $1.05; 
Y, lb., $3.15; Ib. $9.50, postpaid. 
298. SWEET SPANISH. (Utah Strain.) 
An extremely large, mild and sweet globular- 
shaped onion and very handsome. The flesh-is 
clear, white and tender. Under favorable con- 
ditions these onions will weigh over two pounds 
each and when placed on the market will 
outsell the other varieties at much higher 

prices. The earliest Spanish onion. Pkt., 
bcs t/a SoneG0c;. 02m Si.05;ea pee 
$3.15; Ib., $9.50, postpaid. 
288. AILSA CRAIG. An English 
strain of Spanish onion, much like the 
Prizetaker, but a considerably better 
keeper. A fine salad kind, mildly pung- 
ent, sweet and juicy. Yellow skin. Pkt., 
Tbe * 445 oz. 60e%, 02.) S1e05 aA e Ibe 
$3.15; Ib., $9.50, postpaid. 
301. WHITE SWEET SPANISH. 
The largest of all white onions. The 
globular bulbs are very attractive, pure 
white with a small neck. Flesh is clear, 
quite firm and mild. A fair keeper con- 
sidering its fine texture and the fact that 
it is a Spanish type onion. Pkt., 15c; 
Y 0z., 60¢;' 0oz., $1.05; 4% Ib., $3.15; Ib., 
$9.50, postpaid. : 
GARLIC SETS 
Garlic comes in bulbs which should be 
Separated and planted the same as onion 
sets and cultivated in the same way, 
Bulbs, \% Ib., 40c: Ilb., 65c; 2 lbs., $1.15; 
4 lbs., $2.20, postpaid. 

285. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 
Olds’ Yellow Globe Danvers is a solid onion of 
almost true globe shape, averaging three inches 
through. In color the bulbs are a rich satiny 
yellow. The snow-white flesh cuts hard and crisp 
yet it is always sweet and tender. Not quite as 
mild ag the Spanish onions when sliced raw but 
for cooking or flavoring, one of the very best. 
t It is the earliest good market variety, slen- 
der necked, and ripening up all at one time, 
A sure cropper and a good keeper, the 
onions coming out dry and hard in the spring 
with practically no loss in weight. Pkt., 10c; 
Yo 02.55 50cs 02... 80c3)) 44. Ibs) $2,505" ‘Ihb:, 
$7.50, postpaid. 
200, SBE Cie OFMLO gay berks .©: VW. 
GLOBE. A selection from the Yellow 
Globe Danvers made by onion growers in 
Lake County, Ohio. A highly bred variety 
valuable on rich, high-ground soils, and we 
find that it is the best onion for low ground 
(muck or peat soils). It ripens evenly, is 
easily harvested, and will not go to necks 
on low ground as some varieties do. It is 
globe shaped like the Danvers but a few days 
later. Pkt, 10c3" 440 0z:, 50c;. oz, 80c; 4, 
Ib., $2.50; Ib., $7.50, postpaid, 
299. AUSTRALIAN BROWN. With- 
out any exception the most solid and longest 
keeping onion grown. In season it is one otf 
the earliest and will ripen anywhere. It is 
often used for replanting when first sowings 
have been injured by weather conditions. Its 
extreme solidity is shown by the fact that 
a measured bushel will weigh several pounds 
more than the standard legal weight for 
bushel of onions. A good variety to grow 
for sets. . Pkt., 10c; Y oz., 50c; oz., 80c; 4 
Ib,, $2.50; 1b., $7.50, postpaid. 
287. EXTRA LARGE RED WETHERS- 
FIELD. ‘The onions are a flattened globe in 
shape with long slender tops and dark crimson 
skin. They grow to a large size and yield big 
crops even under unsatisfactory growing condi- 
tions. We, have a strain selected for extra large 
type.: Pkt., 10c;:44-02:, 50c; oz.,.80c; ¥ -Ih., 
$2.50; lb., $7.50, postpaid. 









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SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE, 
A globe shaped onion of fine golden yellow color, 
Somewhat larger and maturing a little later than 
290. 
the Yellow Globe Danvers. The flesh is hard 
and compact yet brittle and crisp. Pkt., 10c; 1% 
0z., 50c; oz., 80c; 4% lb., $2.50; Ib., $7.50, post- 
paid. > 

SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE, 
292. 
A handsome onion with a pure delicate paper- 
white skin. Flesh crisp, fine-grained, ~ snowy 
white@and mild; a good keeper for a white va- 
riety. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 55c¢; oz., 90c; % Ihb., 
$2.80; lb., $8.50, postpaid. ; 
_ 291. SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE. A 
large, handsome, dark red onion with small neck, 
small top and of mild flavor. Exeellent for 
keeping qualities, Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 50c; oz., 
80c; % lb., $2.50; lb., $7.50, postpaid. 
BERMUDA ONION 
283. CRYSTAL WHITE WAX. One of 
the most attractive Bermuda varieties, It is 
large, flat, pure white, very early, mild in flayor; 
in fact can be eaten like an apple. Can be 
grown under northern conditions and is ver) 
fine for slicing. Not a good keeper. 
Pkt. bc: 
Y,-0Z., 70C; oz., $1.30; 
VY Ib., $4.00; Ib., $12.00, 
postpaid, 
CHIVES 
279. ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASON. 
(Schnittlauch.) Chives belong in the perennial 
class of onions. Plant the seed the same as 
onions, but transplant later, leaving about six to 
eight inches between plants. Only the tops are 
used in cooking. A pretty plant in the -rock 
garden, with its purple blossoms. Seed: Pkt., 
15c; Y oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. Plants: 3 for 50¢, 
postpaid, 
