T. W. WOOD & SONS - SEEDSMEN SINCE 
1879 - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 17 

Plant 1 oz. to 100 ? . Plant in Feb., 
feet of row; 5 to 6 lbs. D E D March, April, August 
to the acre. * and September. 
In February, March and April plant thickly 44 inch deep in hot- 
beds or plant outside later. When the size of a goose quill trans- 
plant 3 to 4 inches apart in 15 to 18-inch rows. Plantings may 
also be made where the onions are to grow, thinning out to stand 
3 to 4 inches apart, but the transplanting method saves seeds, at 
rh weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF 
WEEDS. 
(100 Days)—Makes a flattened globe-shaped 
301. Ebenezer onion of exceptional keeping quality. Popular 
also for growing onion sets that yield bumper crops with a very 
small per cent of seed stalks. The flesh is white, mild and sweet; 
the outside color dark yellow; the onions are wonderfully firm 
and solid and will keep almost the year round. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 30c; 
¥% Ib. $1.00; 1b. $3.75; 2-lb. lots $3.50 per 1b.; 5-lb. lots $3.25 per 1hb.; 
10-lb. lots $3.00 per 1b., postpaid. 
302. Yellow Globe Danvers 
[110 Days]. 






The best known and 
most largely grown yellow onion for Yellow 
spring planting. Medium to large Globe 
Size, averaging about 2 inches in Danvers. 
diameter, uniformly globe - shaped, 
have small necks and 
ripen evenly. The skin 
is light yellow; flesh is 
creamy white, crisp and 
mild in flavor. A fine 
keeper, matures early 
and is universally recom- 
mended for general crop. 
Barly and even ripening, 
attractive, uniform 
shape, good keeping qual- 
ity and mild flavor have 
all combined to make 
Danvers the most popu- 
lar yellow onion for 
spring planting. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; 144 lb. $1.15; lb. $4.00; 
2-lb. lots $3.75 per 1b.; 5-lb. 
lots $3.60 per lb.; 10-lb. lots 
$3.50 per lb., postpaid. 
ONION PLANTS—Ready after March ist. 65¢ per 100; 500 fox 
$2.75; $5.00 per 1,000, postpaid. Not postpaid, 50c per 100; 500 for 
$2.40; $4.50 per 1,000. ‘ 
¥% peck 4 lbs. Bushel Prices 
Peck 8 lbs. ONION SET Quoted on 
Bushel 32 lbs. Request. 
CULTURE.—Plant 4 inches apart, in rows half an inch deep and 
1 foot between the rows, but do not cover the sets entirely, except 
Potato Onions, which should be planted in rows 2 feet apart and 
10 inches apart in the row, and covered about one inch. Plant 
as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared and they 
will be ready for the table several weeks earlier than onions grown 
from seeds. All varieties can be set out in the fall as well as in 
spring.5 to 8 bushels plant 
“=| an acre. 
Ebenezer 
—wNo onion will keep bet- 
ter, and none send up as 
few seed stalks, It makes 
a fine, hard onion of good 
size and matures early. 
By mail postpaid, lb. 30c; 
142 peck 70c; peck $1.10. 
Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 
peck 50c; peck 80c. 
YELLOW DANVERS— 
No. 309. Extra Early 
White Pear] (85 Pays) 


306. Valencia Sweet Spanish (110 Days) — A thoroughbred 
' among onions. With proper 
culture, sowing the seeds in beds and transplanting 4 inches 
apart in the row, as large and as sweet onions can be grown as 
any that are imported. The globe shaped bulbs are light yel- 
low; the flesh sparkling white, fine grained, mild and exception- 
ally sweet. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; %4 Ib. $1.35; lb. $5.00; 2-1b. lots $4.75 
per lb.; 5-lb. lots $4.50 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $4.25 per lb., postpaid. 
308. Prize Taker or Spanish King (19° Days)——Larse and 
of fine flavor, like near- 
ly all Spanish onions. The skin is rich straw color, the flesh is 
pure white, sweet, mild and tender. Ripens up firm and hard; 
a good cropper and always uniformly globe shaped with small 
neck. The young plants can be used as a salad, the half grown 
onions in early summer and the ripe onions during the remain- 
der of the year. Prize Taker is a success wherever onions can 
be grown. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c; 14 1b. $1.35; lb. $5.00; 2-lb. lots $4.75 
per 1b.; 5-1b. lots $4.50 per 1b.; 10-1b. lots $4.25 per 1b., postpaid. 
The earli- 
est white onion; makes 
good sized pearly white 
bulbs, tender, mild and 
of the best flavor. To 
make early spring on- 
ions, sow thickly in 
rows during March or 
early April; put out the 
sets next fall to make 
large onions next 
spring before any other 
kinds are ready. Splen- 
did for pickling. Pkt. 
10c; 0z. 40c; 14 lb. $1.35; 
lb. $5.00; 2-lb. lots $4.75 
per l1b.; 5-lb. lots $4.50 
per 1b.; 10-1b. lots $4.25 
per lb., postpaid. Extra Early White Pearl 

303. Silver Skin or White Portugal (10° Days)—A beau- 
tiful pure white onion 
of good size, largely used for growing matured onions, for sets, 
for pickling, for bunching in the spring and for use as a salad 
when young. The flesh and skin are pure white, very mild and 
sweet. It makes a nice, firm, hard onion, one that will keep. 
The small bulbs make as good a pickling onion as our White 
Pearl. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 40c;14 1b. $1.35; lb. $5; 2-1b. lots $4.75 per lb.; 
5-lb. lots $4.50 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $4.25 per lb., postpaid. 
Plant from March 
to June 15th. 
Sugar or Hollow Crown Parsnip 
WHITE MULTIPLIER 
The most popular of all 
the yellow varieties; the 
The large, handsome 
onions are ready early in 
the summer. By mail 
postpaid, lb. 30c; 4% peck 
70c; peck $1.10. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 4% peck 50c; peck 80c. 

SILVER SKIN—Silvery white. The best white onion for spring 
setting; mild flavor. By mail postpaid, lb. 30c; % peck 70c; 
peck $1.10. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 144 peck 50c; peck 80c. 
RED WETHERSFIELD—By mail postpaid, lb. 30c; % peck 70c; 
peck $1.10. Not postpaid, lb. 20c; 44 peck 50c; peck 80c. 
Fine for early spring bunching. Matures 
very early; the flesh is pure white and mild. Keeps well. By mail 
postpaid, lb. 35c; 44 peck $1.05; peck $1.80. Not postpaid, lb. 25c; 
14 peck 85c; peck $1.50. 

CULTURE—Plant as early in the spring as the weather will permit 
and continue planting till the middle of June. Plant 14 inch deep 
in a rich, deeply worked, sandy loam, in rows 18 inches apart, and 
when 2 inches high thin out to 4 to 6 inches apart. Parsnips germi- 
nate siowly, especially in dry weather; plant a few radish seeds 
with them to mark the row for early cultivation. Parsnips are im- 
proved by frost, so they can be dug as wanted, or stored for winter 
use. Do not use fresh stable manure on parsnips. An ounce plants 
25 feet of drill; 5 pounds plant an acre. 
[100 Days] — The standard 
317. Sugar OF Hollow Crown variety, making long, smooth, 
white roots, uniform in shape, tender and well flavored. Fine for 
both table and stock. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.25; 
2-lb. lots $1.15 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $1.05 per 1b.; 10-lb. lots 95c per 
lb., postpaid. 
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