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_ WHAT KEEPS PRICES DOWN? 
| Poor stuff is hard to sell, even for a low 
) price. 
- whatever they can get. And they get mighty 
_ to households. 
storekeeper cannot sell, because his cus- 
' tomers are loaded with the cheap peddler’s 
| ganize, educate, preach quality. Grow less, 
save time, hard work and expenses, offer 
_ produce you will get good prices. 
| solute fact. 
' onions. 
VARIETIES OF ONION 
| WHITE BARLETTA (92 days) — Small, 
white sort, good for pickling or bunching. 
‘WHITE PICKLING (82 days)—Used exclus- 
ively for pickling. 
WHITE PORTUGAL—See Silver Skin. 
Ours is the most critical trade—gardeners 
and florists. We cater to the wise and ex- 
_perienced. We give value. Among our cus- 
tomers are the foremost florists and market 
_ gardeners. 
Inferior stocks. Too many gardeners bring 
to market vegetables, that really should 
, never reach the market—poor in quality. 
These producers of low grade veg- 
‘ etables stand on the market for hours, their 
vegetables are not moving, they lose pa- 
_tience and in the end sell to peddlers for 

little. The peddlers then start on their 
routes, they cover the whole city, they sell 
That kills the call for good 
stuff, for sale in the regular stores. The 
' stuff. What is to be done about it? Or- 
_ for sale only the very best. For high grade 
ONION MINNESOTA GLOBE (112 days) 
LONGEST KEEPER OF ALL ONIONS 
Of beautiful appearance, dark bright red, a slightly elong- 
_ ated globe, a shape superior to any other globe shaped onion 
_ now in existence. 
Will keep in storage till June without sprouting, an ab- 
This cannot be said about any other onion and 
makes Minnesota Globe the longest keeping onion of ALL 
Pkt. 10c; ox. 60c, prepaid. 
PRIZETAKER ONION (102 days) 
Prizetaker is of excellent quality, of attractive appear- 
' ance, always uniformly and perfectly globe shaped, of bright 
clear straw color and as mild in flavor as the imported Span- 
ish onions. 
' vor and became popular as rapidly as Prizetaker. 
' best onion for size, mildness of flavor, keeping qualities as 
well as large yield, and succeeds well everywhere, North, 
No other onion ever met with such universal fa- 
It is the 
South, East and West. 
ONION WHITE BUNCHING (40 days) 
A quick growing onion for bunching, ready to sell 40 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 1b. $7.00. 
| days after sowing. Does not knob like other varieties. Stalks 
_ white, tender and mild in taste, 14 to 18 inches high, the pure 
- white lower part extending 2 to 3 inches up the stalk. Stays 
in bunching condition a long time and stands the heat well. 
If left standing to fully mature it develops bulbs that are 
- almost 3 inches in diameter. 
However it is not recommended 
for large onion because in keeping qualities it is not the 
equal of such varieties as Minnesota Globe, Ebenezer and 
others. Sown in rows fairly thin needs not to be trans- 
planted. Crop failed. 
MANY LONG ESTABLISHED, big, wise and experienced 
growers use our seeds. There is a reason. - 
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AILSA CRAIG ONION (102 days) 
One of the largest of all onions, rapidly gaining in popularity. 
The bulbs are very uniform in size, shape almost globular, with 
sulphur yellow skin, neck very small, the interior white, fine grained, 
flavor mild and sweet and a good keeper. Ailsa Craig is in every 
way as large and handsome as the finest imported Spanish Onion 
and superior to it on account of its remarkable keeping and very 
heavy yielding qualities. To attain the greatest possible size this 
variety should be sown early in the spring in a hot bed and trans- 
planted later in the open. Ailsa Craig is a variety of English prize 
winning stock. Anyone wanting am extra large fine looking onion, 
especially for exhibition purposes, should plant Ailsa Craig. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 50c; lb. $7.00, prepaid. 
Okra CULTURE—2 oz. for 100 feet of row, 8 lbs. 
for:1 acre. Plant when the ground is 
thoroughly warm, in rows 3 feet apart and 
thin out to 2 foot in the rows. 
are young. 
Gather the pods while they 
CLEMSON OKRA (56 days) 
New Clemson Spineless Okra produces a heavy crop of 
rich, green, ridged, slender pods, almost absolutely free of 
spines. Pods tender with much less fiber than is the rule 
and fiberless when picked young. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
OKRA FIRST CHOICE (50 days)—Pods dark green, fluted, 
slender, when young, at which stage they are absolutely with- 
out fiber and very tender. If you are looking for quality 
grow First Choice. Plants 31% feet tall. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 
1 lb. 80c. 
OKRA WHITE VELVET (60 days)—Pods very light green, 
thick, meaty and tender when young. Plants 3% ft. tall. 
Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; 1b. 80c. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH (56 days)—Pods dark green, slender, 
tender when young. Plants 5 ft. tall. Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
WE FILL ALL SEED ORDERS THE SAME 
DAY AS RECEIVED 
