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For Sowing Onions 
ONION 
One ounce will plant 100 feet of drill and yield 
100 to 150 pounds of food. 5 to 6 pounds of seed 
per acre, 
Mild White Varieties 
2A 602 Southport White Globe. Produces 
handsome and uniformly globe-shaped 
bulbs. The flesh ts firm, fine-grained and 
of mild flavor. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 
oz. 95 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
2A 605 White Portugal or Silverskin. A 
mild variety, used for pickles. Tender and 
altogether fine. Pkt. 15 cts., Y4oz. 50 cts., 
oz. 85 cts., Ylb. $2.25. 
2A 603 White Bunching. For Scallions 
and small Onions. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 
50 cts., oz. 85 cts., WY4Ib. $2.25. 
2A 600 Evergreen Bunching. Long, white 

sort; may be sown in spring or fall. Pro- | 
tect over winter with salt hay or leaves. A 
tender, mild Scallion. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 
55 cts., oz. 95 cts., Wb. $2.50. 
2A 604 White Pickling. When matured, 
the tops die down, leaving beautiful and 
perfect little bulbs. The color ts pure white, 
flavor mild and delicate, perfectly adapted 
for pickling and table use. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Voz. 55 cts., oz. 95 cts., Yb. $2.50. 
Leading Yellow Kinds 
2A 611 Southport Yellow Globe. Large 
and uniformly spherical bulbs with very 
small necks. The largest diameter is below 
the center of the bulb. The color is rich 
orange-yellow. Keeps splendidly. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. 85 cts., Ylb. $2.25. 
2A 609 Early Yellow Globe. Attractive, 
deep yellow Onion, medium large in size 
with a tight skin; keeps well. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. 90 cts., lb. $2.50. 
2A 612 Yellow Globe Danvers. A splendid 
keeper. Well-rounded bulbs about 214 
inches in diameter; skin light golden yellow; 
flesh white, crisp, and mild. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Voz. 50 cts., oz. 75 cts., WYlb. $2.25. 
2A 610 Ebenezer. A dark yellow variety. 
Bulbs are deep, flat, or medium size, very 
firm, with a thick skin. Early and keeps 
well. A popular Onion. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 
AO cts., oz. 75 cts., lb. $2. 
MUSTARD 
Sow in spring, in drills 12 inches.apart; thin to 6 
inches. The first two varieties are used for healthful 
boiled “‘greens,’’ and are, possibly, the quickest 
garden crop; gather leaves when they are young, and 
discard the stems. Seedlings of White London are 
used for sandwich material. 
A healthful vegetable. Vitamins B:, good; C,G 
and phosphorus, excellent. Calcium and iron, 
outstanding. 3 
2A 580 Fordhook Fancy. Crested and cut 
leaves give it a feathered appearance. The 
flavor is inviting. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
lb. 75 cts., Ib. $1.65. 
2A 581 Giant Southern Curled. The broad 
succulent leaves are frilled. 3 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 4b. 75 cts., Ib. $1.65. 
2A 582 White London. Often raised. in- 
doors; broadcast seed on fine soil and press 
slightly—don’t cover. Also grown on 
cloth kept moist. Ready in about 10 days. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 45 cts., 14[b. $1.25, Ib. $3. 
2A 583 Mustard Spinach (Tendergreen). 
See description on page 24. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 30 cts., lb. 80 cts., Ib. $1.75. 


and other Vegetable 
Seeds indoors ... 


For large Onions sow 4% inch 
deep in a hotbed early in Janu- 
ary or February and transplant 
to the open 6 inches apart. For 
the main supply, sow im rich, 
sandy soil, river-bottom loam or 
muck land in drills 1 foot apart, 
early in spring, and firm well. 
Thin to 3 to 4 inches apart. 
They take 3 to 4 months 
to grow to large, mature Onions. 
Long-keeping Red Onions 
2A 616 Southport Red Globe. Deep red 
skin; almost a perfect globe. Size large, 
flesh fme-grained, mild and tender. Pkt. 
15 cts., 1goz. 50 cts., oz. 85 cts., Yb. $2.25. 
2A 615 Large Red Wethersfield. The 
standard red variety, and a favorite for 
shipment. Bulb large, flattened, skin deep 
purple-red; flesh purplish white, moderately 
fine-grained, with a strong flavor. The best 
keeper. Pkt. 15 cts., 440z. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
lb. $2. 
' Onion Sets 
One pound plants 100 feet. 
Sets are tiny bulblets grown from seed sown 
thickly last summer. They will produce green, 
bunch or pulling Onions in four to six weeks, much 
quicker than will seed. They may be allowed to 
develop mto full-size Onions. Egyptian Onions are 
autumn-planted hardy perennials, yielding green 
pulling Onions every spring. Garlic, Potato Onions 
and Shallots divide and increase im the soil. 
2A 633 White Onion Lb. 4 Ibs. 8 Ibs. 
Setsxeece ak oe wt $0 50 $1 75 $3 35 
2A 634 Yellow On- 
ion Sets. 05.6. <5% 45 16022.7 3800 
2A 635 Yellow Eben- 
ezer Sets. .%.02 5.20 45 160) eS) 00 
2A 632 Red Onion : 
Sets canon ocean SOpe tees. o> 
Plant the above Sets 2 in. deep and 2 m. apart 
for pulling Onions and 4 in. apart for large ones. 
2A 631 Garlic Sets. Separate Lb. 5 |b 
iS. 
cloves; plant 6 in. apart....$0 75 $3 50 
2A 636 Potato Onion Sets... 65 3 00 
2A 637 Shallots (True)...... Viety sev 50) 
Above two are alike in that individual bulbs are 
planted one foot apart; at the end of summer 
clusters of bulbs are harvested. 
Egyptian Top Onions. Fall delivery. See 
Autumn Catalogue for price. 
SAWCOSOIL, ceting salt 
S. & W. Co.’s Southport Globe Onions 
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a fortified 
100 lbs. $3 
A rich well-drained soil, 
free of stones, is best for 
Onions. To hasten matu- 
rity, especially if they are 
slow to form bulbs, bend 
over or break the tops. 
Onions are an aid to 
buoyant health and are 
a good source of vitamin 
Bi. 

Extra Large-growing Kinds 
2A 620 Selected Ailsa Craig. This Onion 
is one of the Jargest grown. It is a very 
handsome, oval-shaped variety with pale 
straw-colored skin. For exhibition it Is 
unexcelled, and to attain its largest size 
it should be sown in January and trans- 
planted. Keeps well and has a mild flavor. 
A splendid variety. Pkt. 20 cts., Woz. 
65 cts., oz. $1, Mlb. $2.75. 
2A 622 Prizetaker. Uniform in shape and 
of immense size. Under special cultivation 
bulbs have been raised to weigh from 2 to 
3 pounds each. Pkt. 15 cts., Koz. 65 cts., 
oz. $1, Mlb. $2.75. 
2A 623 Riverside Sweet Spanish. “The 
largest, sweetest, best-keeping, and most 
uniform of the Spanish Onions. Globular 
in shape, with golden yellow skin and white 
flesh; the strain we are offering is very mild. 
We recommend it highly. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Voz. 60 cts., oz. 95 cts., Yb. $2.75: 
Bermuda Onions 
These are large, flat, quick-growmg types, with 
a pleasant, mild flavor. 
2A 625 Crystal Wax (White Bermuda). 
rte 25 cts., Woz. 75 cts., oz. $1.35, YIb. 
$4. 
2A 627 Yellow Bermuda. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Voz. 75 cts., oz. $1.35, IIb. $4. 
2A 626 Red Bermuda. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 
75 cts., oz. $1.35, Mlb. $4. 
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