22 ROBSON QUALITY SEED, HALL, NEW YORK 

ONION PLANTS 
Bunch will plant 30 ft. row 
*xUTAH SWEET SPANISH ONION PLANTS: 
These Texas grown onion plants are so easy to 
transplant, so hardy and produce such large, dry 
onions that they are becoming more popular each 
year. Onions weighing up to 2 lbs. are produced 
from Sweet Spanish plants in 8 to 10 weeks. Ship- 
ment can be made soon after April 15th through 
May 15th depending on the weather in Texas and 
how soon the plants are ready. Please designate 
on your order approximately when you would like 
to have us make shipment. Onion plants are sold 
on the basis of bunches rather than count. The 
bunches are approximately the same size but may 
run from 50 to 110 plants per bunch depending on 
the size of the plants. We cannot, therefore, 
guarantee the number of plants in a bunch. Dust 
with DDT for control of onion thrip. (See page 39). 
Per bunch 50c; 5 bunches $1.75; 10 bunches 
$3.00, prepaid; crate (approximately 6,000 
plants) $9.50, not prepaid. (Weight about 30 
Ibs. per crate.) 

Many gardeners have found these Sweet Spanish plants a more 
satisfactory way to grow onions than sowing seed. They are easy 
to transplant and produce large, early sweet onions for home use 
or market. 
* 
“Last year I raised onions from plants bought of you. Two 
onions measured 1614" and 1634” around and weighed 2 and 214 
lbs. I had 30 onions that filled a bushel basket.” 
March 13, 1947 G. Elbert Talbot 
Earlville, N. Y. 
ONION SEED 
Vitamins b c 
Pkt. will sow 20 ft. row 
¥% oz. will sow 100 ft row 
Sow seed 4 inch deep in 20 inch rows as early as possible in spring. Thin seedlings to 4 inches. 
Riverside 
does best when sown indoors about March Ist and transplanted to open ground May Ist. 
Take up onions as soon as the tops go down—this insures better keeping quality. 
Onions are damaged by a small insect known as onion thrip. These feed on the leaves, causing them to turn 
white and later the leaves wilt and die. 
Dusting with DDT is a very effective control for onion thrip. 
Early Yellow Globe and Brigham Yellow Globe are the two most popular cooking onions grown from seed 
Ebenezer is largely used for growing sets, Sweet Spanish for growing plants from which large table onions are 
produced, and White Portugal for small pickle onions. 
or fall for green onions. 
*300 EARLY YELLOW GLOBE: 100 days. The 
best early onion. Bulbs nearly globe shaped, me- 
dium large, deep yellow with clinging skins, solid, 
uniform and attractive. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 
60c; % Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.10; 5 Ibs. $19.75; 10 Ibs. 
$38.50. 
301 BRIGHAM YELLOW GLOBE: 110 days. Bulbs 
deep globe shaped with rounded bottom; solid, well 
covered with tight-fitting thick skins; foliage dark 
green. Preferred by many growers because of its 
fine keeping qualities. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 
60c; % lb. $1.30; Ib. $4.00; 5 Ibs. $19.25; 10 Ibs. 
$37.50. 
302 EBENEZER: 100 days. An excellent variety for 
producing sets of exceptional keeping quality. Bulbs 
medium size, deep-flat in shape, pure deep yellow, 
very firm and hard. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c; oz. 55c; 
\% Ib. $1.25; lb. $3.75; 5 Ibs. $18.00; 10 Ibs. $35.00. 
303 SWEET SPANISH, Utah Strain: 115 days. 
Bulbs globe-shaped, small neck; golden yellow skin; 
flesh white, very mild and of pleasing flavor. Either 
sow seed early in open ground or preferably indoors 
and transplant as soon as there is no danger of freez- 
ing. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $1.85; 
lb. $5.50; 5 Ibs. $26.75; 10 Ibs. $52.50. 
306 SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE: 110 days. Bulbs 
large, globe-shaped; skin thick; very deep purplish- 
red; flesh white with faint tinge of pink, strong flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 60c; % Ib. $1.50; Ib. $4.50; 
5 lbs. $21.75; 10 lbs. $42.50. 
Bunching onion seed may be sown either in the spring 
304 WHITE PORTUGAL: 100 days. Bulbs of 
medium size, flat but fairly deep, pure white; flesh 
fine grained, firm and hard. A splendid keeper. 
When sown thick in a “‘ribbon row’ the onions ma- 
ture when small and are used for pickling. Pkt. 15¢; 
Y% oz. 40c; oz. 65c; % Ib. $1.65; lb. $5.00; 5 Ibs. 
$24.25; 10 Ibs. $47.50. 
305 BUNCHING ONION: Sown in the spring this 
variety produces large green onions early in the 
summer. It does not form a bulb. The stems are 
nearly twice as large as ordinary onions and hold in 
eating condition for a long time. If sown in the fall 
and given a little protection, this onion will stand 
all winter and produce fine, large ‘green”’ onions in 
the spring. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c; oz. 60c; % lb. 
$1.60; lb. $4.75; 5 Ibs. $23.00; 10 lbs. $45.00. 
ONION SETS 
1 Ib. will set 75 to 100 ft. row 
12 to 20 bushels will set 1 acre 
*x EBENEZER SETS: These sets are small onions less 
than 34 inch in diameter. When set in rows they 
produce green onions or if allowed to develop will 
form medium sized cooking onions. We suggest 
that sets be placed close together in the row and thin- 
ned as they develop. Those pulled in thinning may 
be used as green onions. Dust with DDT for onion 
thrip. Lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; pk. (8 lbs.) $2.10, pre- 
paid; Bu. (32 lbs.) $5.60; 2 bu. $10.80; 10 bu. or 
more, $5.25 per bu., not prepaid. 
