Onions 
A packet will plant 25 feet of row; 1 ounce 200 feet; 5 to 6 pounds per acre. 
Onions may be grown with sets, plants or seed. Sets are covered with 
an inch of soil. Several weeks are required to produce ‘green eating” 
Onions. Frequent shallow cultivation is suggested. They are mature when 
the tops break over naturally and become dry. A loose but rich fine soil 
will usually produce the best green Onions and mature bulbs from. seed. 
Don’t neglect to thin the plants to stand 3 or 4 inches apart in the row. 
641 Brigham Yellow Globe Pitesl0ce Or. o0Ce. va [b., $1.50 
(110 days.) Sometimes called MICHIGAN Onion. They are a deep 
globe, very solid, with a very heavy skin of excellent dark color. Becom- 
ing very popular because of large yield and fine keeping qualities. 
642 Early Yellow Globe Pio lesan, oles 14 lbs $1150 
(95 days.) Outstanding, producing enormous crop of large fine looking 
Onions that bring the top price. Good keeper, very attractive, large 
globe-shaped, deep vellow, thick skin. Specially fine for muck land. 
Matures at least 2 weeks before Southport Yellow Globe. 
660 Yeliow Globe Danvers Phisl0c*oz.00cs Yelb., $1.50 
(110 days.) This seed has been grown with great care and will produce 
Onions of uniform globe shape, deep orange color with firm, tight skin. 
Will produce large crops on muck and upland. A most dependable strain. 
646 Ohio Yellow Globe Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; Ya 1b., $1.50 
(110 days.) This is probably the type of Yellow Globe Onion most 
widely used in America. It is early, a reliable, large yielder and keeps 
well. It is pure, deep yellow, with firm, hard, white flesh, mild and of 
excellent flavor. It is of true globe shape, with flattened base. 
653 Sweet Spanish (Utah Strain) Pkt., 10c; 02z., 65c; %:lb., $1.85 
(110 days.) There is an increasing demand for the Yellow. Spanish 
Onions, due to their large size, handsome apnearance, sparkling white 
flesh of very fine texture, and extremely mild flavor. See page 4. 
652 Southport Yellow Globe Plc 0G soz, 50C3-34:1b.> $1.50 
(110 days.) (Selected Strain.) Bulbs large-sized, deep globe-shaped, 
small neck: cures well, excellent keeper, deep yellow color, excellent 
quality. We urge every grower to try Holmes’ select strain; none better. 
651 Southport White Globe Phe lc: oz, 60cy 14. 1b, $1.85 
(110 days.) The finest of all white Onions. A good shipper and keeper. 
Our stock has the true globe shape, full at the base and shoulder. Crops 
raised from our seed have given excellent results to others; they will do 
the same for you. 
650 Southport Red Globe Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; %4 lb., $1.50 
(110 days.) Best red. Large, perfectly round, deep red. Keeps well. 
640 Dutch Bottle Long Neck Pkt., 15c; 0z., 85c 
(115 days.) Derives its name from its long bottle-like shape: being 
mild and sweet, is absolutely unsurpassed in flavor. Grows longer, whiter 
and has more edible stalk than any other Onion. See page 4. 
647 Prizetaker 
Not offering. Sweet Spanish a much better variety of the same type. 
657 White Portugal or Silverskin Pkt., 10c; 0z., 50c; %4,1b., $1.50 
(100 days.) Early, medium-sized, flat, cures well, pure snow-white, very 
good quality, fine grained, of mild flavor. When thick in the row, it 
matures when small and is excellent for pickling or bunching. 
655 Hardy White Bunching Pkt., 10c; 02., 50c; %4 1b., $1.50 
(45 days.) This Onion is becoming more and more popular. The flavor 
is mild, and the Onion remains tender and pure white. Is especially 
adapted for bunching, growing a large thick stem with no bulb. 
658 White Sweet Spanish Pkt., 10c; 0z., 60c; %4 '1b., $1.85 
(110 days.) Identical with the original Sweet Spanish except in color, 
which is pure white. Large size, mild flavor, solid, crisp. Utah strain. 
Attractive appearance makes it a ready seller on market stands. 
Onion Sets 
One pound plants 100 feet of row; 20 bushels per acre. ‘ 
! ib HD SOROS: 
Dutch Bottle Long Neck...................... $0.35. $0.65. $1.50 
Yellow Ebenezer Sets.......................... 30 55 1S) 
White Sets, Silverskin..................... ul ta) 65 Fiat o0 
Garlic Sets ......... pep! 05 E25 3.00 
Above Prices Postpaid... 
Write for prices on larger quantities Onion Seed and Sets 
CULTURE ON ONION THRIPS ! 
DDT gives exceptionally good results on Onion thrips. May be applied 
either as a spray or as a dust. For spraying use 4 lb. of 50% Wettable 
DDT Powder in 25 gals. water; for dusting, use a dust carrying 3% of 
actual DDT. Make application when the thrips are first noticed; additional 
treatments at weekly intervals until plants mature. (See page 65.) 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 
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