Superior Onion Seeds 

Onion, White Sweet Spanish 
MUSTARD 
CULTURE—Very easy to grow. Sow in the 
fall and during the winter and spring 
Drill in rows and cover lightly. 
months. 
Mustard is not particular as to soil, but a 
medium heavy soil is best. 
FORDHOOK FANCY—Fine variety with leaves 
resembling an ostrich plume. May be used for 
salads or cooked as greens. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, 
V4 lb. 35c, 1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
SOUTHERN CURLED — The true curled leaf 
variety. Looks like spinach and has a very 
agreeable flavor. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, %4 lb. 35c, 
1 lb. $1.00, postpaid. 
BAK-TOI (Chinese White Rib)—Green leaves 
with broad white rib, somewhat like a small 
chard plant. Delicious when cooked, the same 
as spinach or chard. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 15¢, 1% lb. 
29c, 1. 1b.s75c¢. 
OKRA or GUMBO 
CULTURE—Okra thrives weil in California 
and is a very popular vegetable. Requires 
a generous supply of water and responds 
readily to fertilization and cultivation. 
of frost is over in 
drills and thin to 12 inches apart. Sow one 
ounce to 50 feet of row. To produce really 
early okra plant heavily, at least 10 or 12 
pounds ito the acre. 
Plant after all danger 
EARLY DWARF GREEN — Short pod. Dwart 
stocky growth, heavy bearer. The pods are 
medium short, greenish color, tender and of 
jood flavor. The most popular variety. Pkt. 10c, 
oz. l5c, 4 Ib. 40c, 1 lb. $1.25, postpaid. 
PERKINS MAMMOTH LONG POD. Standard 
medium early sort for home, market garden 
and canning. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall; pods dark 
green, fleshy, tender; become 7 to 8 inches 
long, 1% inches in diameter. Distinctly ribbed 
and tapered. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15¢, %4 lb. 40c, 
Ib. $1.25. 
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Seeds for 
Home and 
Market 
Gardeners 

Mustard 


ONIONS 
CULTURE—Onions are very hardy and 
will grow reasonably well in any soil, re- 
quiring no specialized culture. They do 
best, however, in good rich well drained 
loose soil. For early onions sow seed in 
beds from August Ist to October lst, trans- 
planting when the plants are the size of a 
5 inches distant in rows 15 
Early varieties will mature 
lead pencil, 
inches apart. 
bulbs in June and July. The seed of the late 
varieties is drilled; no transplanting is 
done. Seeding is done from December to 
March. These late varieties will mature 
from August on. 

EARLY VARIETIES 
STOCKTON YELLOW GLOBE, YELLOW (90 
days)—Extensively used early onion. Very 
large, half globe, of attractive light lemon 
yellow color. Flesh pure white and very mild. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 14 lb. $1.65, Ib. $5.00. 
CALIFORNIA EARLY RED (75 days)—A new 
strain of very uniform size, color and shape. 
Large, half globe bulbs, with thick skin of an 
even deep red color. Flesh white, very sweet 
and juicy. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 14 ib. $1.65, lb. 
$5.00. 
ITALIAN RED or TORPEDO, RED (75 days)— 
Very elongated in shape with pure white flesh. 
Extremely heavy producer, and with the sweet- 
est flavor of any early variety. Pkt. 10c, oz. 
50c, 1% Ib. $1.65, Ib. $5.00. 
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Onion, Italian Red or Torpedo 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
RIVERSIDE SWEET SPANiSH—Ihis variety is 
increasing in tavor each year on account of 
its large size, attractive color and superior 
flavor, being very mild and sweet. Bulbs are 
globe shaped, light yellowish brown in color. 
You will find this the most satisfactory onion 
to plant for home use and profitable for the 
market. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 50c, % lb. $1.50, lb. 
$4.50. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH—Similar to the origi- 
nal Sweet Spanish with the exception that it 
is white sk nned. Like the original, it is a good 
keeper. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c, 1% Ib. $1.50, lb. $4.50. 
YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS—A well known 
early onion of fine quality. Flesh white and 
firm. Color a bright straw; grows to a good 
size, hardy, a sure cropper and a good keeper. 
Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 40c, 1% Ib. $1.35, Ib. $4.00. 
SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE—A favorite white 
onion in Los Angeles market. A true globe 
shape, pure pearly white, fine flavor and a 
aood keeper. Pkt. 10c, 1 oz. 40c, Y4 lb. $1.35, 
Ib. $4.00. 
ONION SETS 
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QUANTITIES 
NOTE—Prices include postage. When sent 
otherwise, deduct 10 cents per pound or fraction 
thereof. If quantities are desired, do not fail 
to write for special prices. 
Onion sets are grown from seed that has 
been sown too thickly to attain a large size. 
These small onions are planted out and are 
soon ready to pull for the table or bunch for 
market. Mature about six weeks earlier than 
crop grown from seed. 
BROWN—1 Ib. 40c, 10 lbs. $3.75. 
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Proper depth of soil covering for seeds is very important. Better and quicker 
germination gives your garden a head start. 


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