OT 
20 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Choice Onion Seed 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce of 100 feet of drill; about 
four pounds to the acre. Onions for the market are generally grown on 
muck land in Michigan, but may be grown for home use on any rich, 
loamy soil. They appreciate plenty of fertilizer on muck; the market 
growers apply heavily about a 2-8-16 fertilizer. Drill in rows about a 
foot apart. 
DOWNING’S YELLOW GLOBE. 4 _ new strain of Yellow Globe 
type, and superseding all the others. Compared with Brigham Yellow 
Globe it has a uniformly darker color and is considered an improve- 
ment over the well known storage types. Bulbs globe-shaped, are very 
solid with tight fitting skins; excellent keeping qualities. 110 days to 
maturity. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
BRIGHAM STRAIN. (The long keeping Onion). (109 days). One of 
the leading varieties of yellow globe Onions. Bulbs are selected for 
type and quality and produce Onions that are larger with a vigor- 
ous growth. They are good keepers, globe shaped with a rich golden 
color. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 45c; 14 Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
wEXTRA EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. 98 days. Excellent semi-globe 
shaped and is a good yielder. It ripens well, and under normal condi- 
tions the bulbs are ready for market 10 days ahead of the Southport 
Yellow Globe. The color is a rich deep yellow and it can be kept in 
storage for a limited time. Pkt., 10c; 02., 45c; 4 Tb., $1.35; 1 Ib., $4.00, 
postpaid. 
Downing’s 
Yellow Globe 
Sweet Spanish 
MICHIGAN STATE'S SWEET SPANISH. Not available. 
It is reported to be a crop failure. 
UTAH SWEET SPANISH. 110 days. Desirable because of its 
deep yellow color, excellent keeping qualities, thicker skin and 
uniformity in size. Bulbs are globe shape at about 242 to 3 
inches, when larger they assume a slightly flattened globe shape. 
Flesh white and of mild, pleasing flavor. Pkt., 30c; 02z., 60c; 
V4 Ib., $1.70; 1 Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 
SWEET SPANISH, GROWER’S STRAIN. !10 days. The 
largest yielder of the yellow Onions, averaging 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter. The best and not susceptible to the attack of thrip. 
Good keeper and shipper. Pkt., 30c; 02z., 60c; 14 Ib., $1.70; 
1 Ib., $5.00, postpaid. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. 110 days. Similar to the original 
Sweet Spanish, except that it is white with glistening skin. 
Globe-shaped. Pkt., 30c; 02., 60c; 14 Ib., $1.70; 1 Ib., $5.00, post- 
paid. 
EBENEZER, An excellent variety for produc- 
ing sets of exceptional keeping qualities. Bulbs 
deep flat, of medium size; dark yellow, very 
firm, with thick skin. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; 14 Ib., 
$1.00; 1 Ib., $3.00, postpaid. 
Sweet 
Spanish 
Grower’s 
Strain 
Hybrid Onions 
Scientific plant breeding makes it possible for us to offer 
Onion types with hybrid vigor, leading to heavy yields, uni- 
formity and high quality. The following are available from 
the 1950 crop. 
Y-40. A mid-early, mild, sweet type, nearly full globe 
(slightly elongated at the base). Appearance something like the 
Early Yellow Globe, but earlier in maturity by ten days. 
Y-41, This hybrid produces bulbs of almost globular shape, 
slightly tapered to the bottom, with thin but tight, straw-colored 
skin, and mild, white flesh. A first early type, being of the same 
maturity as Early Yellow Globe, but with better skins and up 
to 50%, higher yields. 
Y-42, A hybrid of Yellow Sweet Spanish type, but about 10 
days earlier than this well-known old variety. The bulbs are— 
globular with good tight necks, deep straw colored skins, and 
mild, white flesh. Produces a heavy yield of large, uniform and 
attractive onions. 
These three varieties are not in our own immediate stock, 
and orders should be placed early to insure having the seed in 
ample time for planting. We quote them as follows: O7., $1.25; 
14 Ib., $4.25; 1 Ib., $15.00, postpaid. 
Pp 
ETM 
Extra Early 
Yellow Globe 
% This variety recommended by Michigan State Coilege 
