Olds’ Hand Selected Onions 

285. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS. 
(110 days.) 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 ten- 
der. Not quite as mild as the Spanish onions 
when sliced raw but for cooking or flavoring, one 
of the very best. It is the earliest good market 
variety, slender 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; 
oz., 35c; % Ib., $1.05; lb., $3.20, postpaid. 
290. SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE. 
(120 days.) A globe shaped onion of fine golden 
yellow color, Somewhat larger and maturing a 
little later than the Yellow Globe Danvers. The 
flesh is hard and compact yet brittle and crisp. 
Pkt... 10c? oz., S5c3. 22.5 ba eS Ober Lb o.20, 
postpaid. 
291. SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE. (120 
days.) A large, handsome, dark red onion with 
small neck, small top and of mild flavor. Excel- 
lent keeping qualities. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 35c; 4 
lb., $1.05; lb., $3.20, postpaid. 
299. AUSTRALIAN BROWN. Without 
any exception the most solid and longest keeping 
onion grown. (105 days.) In season it is one 
of the earliest and will ripen anywhere. It is 
often used for replanting when first sowings have 
been injured by weather conditions. Bulbs are 
semi-globe or flatter in shape, rather strong in 
flavor and cook dark. A good variety to grow 
for ‘sets. Pkt., 10¢;.02., 40c; 74. lbs, $1.20 Ib., 
$3.60, postpaid, 
287. EXTRA LARGE RED WETHERS- 
FIELD. (105 days.) The onions-_are a. fiat- 
tened 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 conditions. Flesh is fine grained, firm 
and of excellent keeping quality. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 
35c; % Ib., $1.05; lb., $3.20, postpaid. 
LARGE RED 
WETHERSFIELD 

CULTURE: 
in rows one foot apart, 
4 inches apart. 
open 
you want a maximum jpield. 
As early as possible, sow thinly 
thinning later to 3 or 
Keep the surface of the ground 
and free from weeds, using fertilizer if 
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 re- 
moved to an airy shed. When cool weather ar- 
rives store in a cool, dry root cellar. Time 
required to raise matured onions varies greatly 
in different sections. A packet of seed will plant 
25 to 30 feet of drill; one ounce 200 feet, and 
four pounds an acre. See Market Gardeners’ 
Price List opposite page 1 for prices on larger 
amounts than quoted. 
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Southport White Globe. 
292. SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. 
(115 days.) The best white onion. A handsome 
onion with a pure delicate paper-white skin, 
Flesh crisp, fine-grained, snowy white and mild; 
a good keeper for a white variety. Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 45c; %4 Ib., $1.40; Ib., $4.10, postpaid. 
CHIVES 
279. ALLIUM SCHOENO- 
PRASON. (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 pur- 
ple blossoms, Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 
% oz., 60c; oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.00, 
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, % lb., 40c; lb., 60c; 2 
lbs., $1.05, postpaid, 
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BERMUDA ONION 
283. CRYSTAL WHITE 
WAX. (95 days.) One of the 
most attractive Bermuda varieties. 
It is large, flat, pure white, very 
early, mild in flavor; in fact, can 
be eaten like an apple. Can be 
grown under northern conditions 
and is very fine for slicing. Not a 
good keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; 
4, Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
SPANISH 
ONIONS 
The mildest, finest flavored and 
largest onions belong to this class. 
They require a little longer grow- 
ing season than do the American 
sorts and they are not quite as good 
keepers. For this reason we do not 
recommend planting them in north- 
ern Wisconsin and similar lati 
tudes. : 
301. WHITE SWEET SPANISH. (115 
days.) 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 considering its- fine 
texture and the fact that it is a Spanish type 
0Z., 
onion. Pkt., 10¢; 
50c; 
$4.35, postpaid. 
Y, Ib. $1.45; Ib., 












Sweet Spanish. 
298. SWEET SPANISH. (Utah Strain.) 
(110 days.) An extremely large, mild and sweet 
globular-shaped onion and very handsome, The 
flesh is clear, white and tender. Under favorable 
conditions 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., 10c; 0z., 50c; 
Y, lb., $1.45; lb., $4.35, postpaid. : 
297. PRIZETAKER. (110 days.) Bright 
straw yellow in color and a good globe shape. 
It grows about three times as large as the Dan- 
vers, individual onions sometimes weighing four 
pounds and over. Very mild, sweet flavor and 
a fair keeper, ripening evenly. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
50c; % Ilb., $1.45; 1lb., $4.35, postpaid, 
288. AILSA CRAIG. (120 days.) An 
English strain of Spanish onion, much like the 
Prizetaker, but a considerably better keeper. A 
fine salad kind, mildly pungent, sweet and juicy. 
Yellow skin. Pkt., 10c; oz., 45c; ¥% Ib., $1.30; 
lb., $3.85, postpaid, 

Ailsa Craig. 
