BETTER GARDENS FOR DEFENSE 7 
ONION SEED—Mountain Grown 
Culture. One ounce to 200 feet of drill; 3 to 6 pounds 
acre. Soil for Onions should be well drained, rich pany loam, 
well fertilized. Sow the seed thinly in drills 144 inch deep and 
rows i4 inches apart. 
554 Mountain Danvers. (95 days.) The earliest and best 
Reepitg ellow globe onion. Our Mountain Danvers is a 
slightly flattened globe. The onions are thin-necked and 
olid. The skin is a darker color than the Yellow Globe 
Danvers and the Mountain Danvers mature a month earlier. 
573. Yellow Globe Danvers. (125 days.) Similar in color to 
the Mountain Danvers, true globe-shaped, but a little later. 
560 Southport Yellow Globe. (130 days.) A handsome market 
variety. Medium to large size, true globe shape. 
Above Onions 
are priced: 
Pkt, 5c; 0z, 35c; 
YY Ib, $1.15; 
Ib, $3.75. 
Postpaid. 
569 White Lis- 
bon. For 
green onions 
—early, yet 
slow to form 
a bulb. 
968 Early 
White Queen. 
es days.)The 
ittle round, 
white onion 
used for pick- 
ling or 
chow-chow. 
Extremely 
early, firm 
flesh and 
mild in 
flavor. 

Mt. Sweet Spanish 
566 Crystal White Wax. (120 days.) Pure white, early, ex- 
ene y mild and sweet. Crystal Wax is also grown from 
plants. 
555 White Portugal. (105 days.) Large, flat, white onion, fine 
grained, excellent for green bunching or pickles, also keeps 
well in storage. 
559 Mountain Sweet Spanish. (120 days.) The finest and best 
keeping of the Sweet Spanish types. The onions are large 
lobes and yield an enormous crop of fine flavored bulbs. 
ountain Sweet Spanish is in a class by itself for shipping 
or storage. Special Utah strain. 
575 White Sweet Spanish, Mountain Grown. This excellent 
onion has all the good features of the Mountain Sweet Span- 
ish; the pure white skin makes it even more attractive. 
Matures in about the same period of time. Our experience 
is that it yields heavier. 
Prices: Sweet Spanish, Crystal Wax, Lisbon, White Queen, 
and Portugal: Pkt, 5c; 0z, 45c; ™% Ib, $1.45; Ib, $4.45; post- 
Paid. 
LEEK 
Improved Carentan 
A delicately flavored member of the Onion family, equally 
useful for flavoring soups or as a salad. 
524 (90 days.) An early, hardy variety. Pkt, 5c; oz, 45c. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
Pods are used when young and tender for soups, stews, etc. 
Dry for winter use. Culture same as for corn. Ounce sows 
75 feet of row. Very popular in South. 
552 White Velvet. (70 days.) White pods. 
553 Perkins Green Pod. (75 days.) Green pods. 
Okra prices: Pkt, 5c; 0z,10c; % Ib, 35c; Ib, $1.10. Postpaid. 
HERBS 
506 Dill. Leaves and seed heads are used for flavoring pick- 
les. Pkt, 5c; 0z, 15c; % Ib, 40c. Postpaid. 
512 Sage. One of the most useful herbs. Pkt, 5c. 
508 Chives. A delicate mild onion flavored seasoning. 
Pkts, 5c. 
