

Plant enough Onions to supply your family's needs 

MICHELL’S PURE CULTURE 
MUSHROOM SPAWN 
This Spawn is made in quart milk bottles 
under absolutely sterile conditions, so that 
every mould, weed seed, or insect is destroyed 
and each bottle contains nothing but pure 
Spawn. One carton equals 5 bricks of ordi- 
nary Spawn and Is sufficient to spawn about 
AO square feet. The Spawn Is dried thorough- 
ly and wrapped in paper, with full directions 
how to grow mushrooms, and packed in car- 
tons. Carton $1.25; 10 cartons $12.00. 
Pure Culture Brick Spawn 
One brick will spawn 8 to 10 square feet 
Ask for our Free Leaflet on Mushroom Culture 
Pure White. Brick 45c.; 5 bricks $1.95; 10 
bricks $3.45; 25 bricks $8.25. 
Mushroom or Hotbed Thermometers 
No. 539. Iron point; oxidized finish. Price, 
$4.50. 
Thermometers should, wherever possible, 
be sent by Express. We do not guarantee safe 
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GARDEN BOOK 
By Vernon Hayes Davis. 241 pages. $1.25. 
MICHELL’S SELECT ONION SEED 
Onions are essential in your garden 
OIGNON (Fr.) 
ZWIEBEL (Ger.) 
Creo.xa (Ital.) 
: For full-size Onions, one ounce will sow a 100-foot row; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. If it 
is desired to grow Onion Sets, sow 40 to 50 pounds per acre. 
Sow in the early spring, in rows 2 feet or 
less apart, according to cultivation method 
employed. Seed should be firmed in the soil. 
If itis desired to grow full-size Onions the first 
year, thin out when 3 inches high, so that 
they stand about 3 to 4 inches apart. White 
Onions are mildest in flavor and are recom- 
mended for early use. The yellow sorts are 
best for winter keeping. 
Ailsa Craig. 105 days. A large variety, ob- 
long globe-shaped. Color is light yellow, 
lightly tinged with bronze. A specimen of 
this variety often weighs 3 pounds and over. 
Pkt. 15c.; Yoz. 50c.; 0z..95c.; Ylb. $3.20. 
Bermuda White. 93 days. Light yellow or 
straw-color. It is early, and if transplanted 
about 4 inches apart, will produce im- 
mense, flat bulbs. In the raw state it is 
very mild, and when cooked the flesh Is 
tender and of a delicious flavor. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yoz. 40c.; oz. 75c.; Yb. $2.25. 
Early Yellow Globe. 98 days. It matures 
ten days to two weeks earlier than South- 
port Yellow Globe. The bulbs are of good 
size, globe to flattened globe in shape and 
straw-yellow in color. Skin is tough and 
the bulb is a better keeper than most other 
early varieties. Where quick-maturing 
early Onions are wanted, this variety 
should be tried. Pkt. 15c.; oz. 50c.; oz. 
90c.; 14Ib. $3.00. 
Ebenezer. 100 days. Excellent Onion for 
winter storage. Popular for growing sets. 
Yellow outer skin, white, mild flesh. Bulbs 
are large, somewhat flattened. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yyoz. 35c.; oz. 65c.; Wlb. $1.95. 

Prizetaker. 105 days. If sown thinly 
produces full-stzed Onions m one season 
from seed, rivaling the Bermuda va- 
rieties for size and flavor, often weigh- 
ing 3 pounds or more each. Pkt. 15c.; 
Loz. 45c.; oz. 80c.; 4Ib. $2.35. 



Early Yellow Globe Onion 
Southport Red Globe. 110 days. Medium 
to large, average early; smooth, deep pur- 
plish red skin; flesh mild, fine-grained, and 
tender. Excellent keeper. Pkt. 10c.; 1oz. 
35c.; oz. 65c.; Ib. $1.95, 
Southport White Globe. 110 days. A 
round Onion, growing to an enormous size. 
The flesh, when cooked, is a rich milky 
color, tender, and of delicious flavor. In 
the raw state it Is very mild. Pkt. 15c.; 
Yyoz. 50c.; oz. 90c.; W4Ib. $2.75. 
Southport Yellow Globe. 115 days. 
Similar to the Danvers Yellow Globe, 
except that it 1s larger. A untform-growing 
variety, every bulb being almost perfectly 
round and of the same size. Light straw- 
colored skin. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; oz. 65c.3; 
Mlb. $1.95. 
Sweet Spanish. Utah Strain. 110 days. 
Large, globe-shaped, sweet variety, with 
golden yellow skin. An excellent keeper. 
Pkt. 15c.; 140z. 50c.; oz. 95c.; Ib. $3.20. 
White Bunching. 60 days. An extra- 
fine variety for early spring and summer 
use. Seed sown early in the spring will 
produce Jong green scallions which 
blanch white and remain tender for a 
Jong time. They do not form a bulb on 
the bottom. Pkt. 15c.; loz. 45c.; 
oz. 80c.; Yb. $2.55. 
White Portugal or Silver Skin. 100 days. 
The standard white Onion for market or 
home use. Miuild-flavored, semi-globe- 
shaped Onion, very uniform in growth and 
os Pkt. 15c.; oz. 45c.; oz. 80c.; Yb. 
2.55% 
Yellow Globe Danvers. 110 days. This al- 
most round Onion is extensively sown by 
private and market gardeners on account 
of its good keeping qualities. It is a dark 
straw color and always produces a good 
crop, growing to a large size. Pkt. 10c.; 
Yoz. 35c.; oz. 65c.; WYlb. $1.95. 
ONION SETS 
One quart will plant about 50 feet of row 
Shipped on local orders after March 15 
Yellow. Lb. 45c. White. Lb. 50c. 
We give 32 pounds per bushel on Onion 
Sets, except Egyptian Tree Top which is 
28 pounds per bushel. 
MULTIPLIER ONIONS 
Shallots. lb. 45c.; Ib. 75c. 
Garlic. lb. 45c.; Ib. 75c. 
Yellow Multiplier. lb. 45c.; Ib. 75c. 
Yellow Potato. 14Ib. 45c.; Ib. 75c. 
Egyptian Tree Top. Ready September 10. 
Iba 5c ; 



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Champion Moss Curled Parsley 
PARSLEY 
Prersit (Fr.) PrETERSILIE (Ger.) 
PREZZEMOLO (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row 
Soak the seed for a few hours In warm 
water, then sow in rows 11% feet apart; when 
2 inches high thin out so the plants will stand 
4 inches apart in the row. Ordinarily, it takes 
Parsley seed from 3 to 6 weeks to germinate, 
so that a little patience in growing this Is 
necessary. 
Champion Moss Curled. 70 days. The 
dark green, attractive, curled leaves and 
Jong stems make this variety suitable for 
bunching. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; Ib. 75c. 
Double Curled or Covent Garden. 70 
days. Nicely curled Ieaves of a deep green 
color make this an elegant variety for gar- 
nishing steaks and salads. Dwarf m habit. 
Pkt. 10c.; oz. 35c.; Yb. $1.00. 
Hamburg or Rooted. 90 days. The fleshy 
roots are used for flavoring soups, stews, 
etc. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; Y4lb. 75c. 
Plain or Single. 72 days. Leaves not curled. 
Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; 14lb. 75c. 
Peerless. 84 days. A fine selection of the 
Moss Curled type. This strain is hardy and 
remains deep green when other varieties 
have turned yellow. Right length for 
bunching. Pkt. 10c.; oz. 25c.; Ib. 75c. 
PARSNIP 
Panats (Fr.) PAsTINAKE (Ger.) 
PastTiInaca  (Ital.) 
One ounce will sow 150 feet of row; 
5 pounds, an acre 
Sow early in spring, in drills about 2 feet 
apart, covering the seed lightly. When plants 
are 2 to 3 inches high, thin out so the roots 
will develop. Cultivate well. 
Improved Sugar or Hollow Crown. 95 
days. Roots clear white, clean, well filled 
and with small core, of fine texture and free 
from stringiness. The shape is intermediate, 
shoulders wide with a deep crown. Pkt. 
10c.; oz. 25c.; Ib. 75c. 
PEANUTS 
ARACHIDE (Fr.) Erpnuss (Ger.) 
CrEcE DE TERRA (Ital.) 
One bushel nuts unshelled will plant an acre, 
but shell must be removed beforehand 
Peanuts can be grown in almost any well- 
drained garden soil, and should yield a big 
crop. The Peanut plant rather enriches the 
soil instead of tmpoverishing it, as It Is an 
abundant gatherer of free nitrogen. 
Selected Virginia. 145 days. lb. 40c.; 
Ib. 60c.; 5 Ibs. $2.50; 10 Ibs. $4.50. 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 39 
