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Plant 1 oz. to 100 
feet of row; 5 to 6 Ibs. 
to the acre. 
309. EXTRA EARLY WHITE PEARL (85 Days) 
The earliest white onion; : ~ 
makes good sized 
pearly white bulbs, ten- 
der, mild and of the 
best flavor. To make 
early spring onions, sow 
thickly in rows during 
March or early April; 
put out the sets next fall 
to make large onions 
next spring before any 
other kinds are ready. 
Splendid for pickling. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; '!/% Ib. 
$1.15; Ib. $4.00; 2-Ib. 
lots $3.75 per lb.; 5-Ib. 
lots $3.60 per lb.; 10- 
Ib. lots $3.50 per Ib., postpaid. 
306. VALENCIA SWEET SPANISH (110 Days) 
A thoroughbred among onions. With proper culture, sowing the seeds 
in beds and transplanting 4 inches apart in the row, as large and as 
sweet onions can be grown as any that are imported. The globe- 
shaped bulbs are light yellow; the flesh sparkling white, fine grained, 
mild and exceptionally sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.50; 
2-lb. lots $3.25 per lb.; 5-lb. lots $3.10 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $3.00 per 
lb., postpaid. 
303. SILVER SKIN or WHITE PORTUGAL (100 Days) 
A beautiful pure white onion of good size largely used for growing 
matured onions, for sets, for pickling, for bunching in the spring, and 
for use as a salad when young. The flesh and skin are pure white, very 
mild and sweet. It makes a nice, firm, hard onion, one that will keep. 
The small bulbs make as good a pickling onion as our White Pearl. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; '/4 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.75; 2-lb. lots $3.60 per Ib.; 5-Ib. 
lots $3.50 per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $3.40 per Ib., postpaid. 
ONION PLANTS—See page 27. 
Extra Early White Pearl 
or —Oorrerreerrjww— ee eee 
/, peck 4 Ibs.; Peck 8 Ibs.; Bushel 32 Ibs. 
+ 
Onion Sets Bushel Prices Quoted on Request. 
Plant 4 inches apart, in rows half an inch deep and 1 foot between the rows, but 
do not cover the sets entirely, except Potato Onions, which should be planted 
in rows 2 feet apart and 10 inches apart in the row, and covered about one 
inch. Plant as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared and they will 
be ready for the table several weeks earlier than onions grown from seeds. All 
5 to 8 bushels plant 
varieties can be set out in the fall as well as in spring. 
an acre. 
EBENEZER — No onion will 
keep better, and none will 
send up as few seed stalks. 
It makes a fine, hard onion 
of good size and matures 
early. By mail postpaid, 
Ib. 40c; 2 peck 85c; peck 
$1.40. Not postpaid, Ib. 
25c; "2 pk. 60c; pk. $1.00. 
YELLOW DANVERS — The 
most popular of all the yel- 
low varieties. The large, 
handsome onions are ready 
early in the summer. By 
mail postpaid, lb. 40c; '/2 
peck 85c; peck $1.40. Not 
postpaid, lb. 25c; '/2 peck 60c; peck $1.00. 
SILVER SKIN—Silvery white. The best white onion for spring setting; 
mild flavor. By mail postpaid, Ib. 40c; '/2 peck 90c; peck $1.50. Not 
postpaid, Ib. 25c; '/2 peck 65c; peck $1.10. 
WHITE MULTIPLIER—Fine for early spring bunching. Matures very 
early; the flesh is pure white and mild. Keeps well. By mail postpaid, 
Ib. 45c; Yo peck $1.05; peck $1.70. Not postpaid, Ib. 35c; '/ peck 
80c; peck $1.40. 
WOOD'S ONION SEEDS 
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Plant in February, 
March, April, August 
and September. 
In February, March and April plant thickly '/2 inch deep in hotbeds or plant out- 
side later. When the size of a goose quill transplant 3 to 4 inches apart in 15 
to 18-inch rows. Plantings may also be made where the onions are to grow, 
thinning out to stand 3 to 4 inches apart, but the transplanting method saves 
seeds, at least two weedings, and gives larger yields. KEEP FREE OF WEEDS. 
302. YELLOW GLOBE DANVERS (110 Days} 
The best known and most largely grown 
yellow onion for spring planting. Medi- 
um to large size, averaging about 2 in. 
in diameter, uniformly globe-shaped, Globe 
have small necks and ripen evenly. The Yellow 
skin is light yellow; flesh is creamy white, Danvers 
crisp and mild in flavor. A 
fine keeper, matures early 
and is universally recom- 
mended for general crop. 
Early and even ripening, 
attractive, uniform shape, 
good keeping quality and 
mild flavor have all com- 
bined to make Danvers the 
most popular yellow onion 
for spring planting. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c> '/, Ibs 90c; 
Ib. $3.25; 2-lb. lots $3.10 
per lb.; 5 |b. lots $3.00 per 
lb.; 10-Ib. lots $2.85 per Ib., 
postpaid. 
308. PRIZE TAKER or 
SPANISH KING (100 Days} 
Large and of fine flavor, like 
nearly all Spanish onions. The 
skin is rich straw color, the flesh 
is pure white, sweet, mild and 
tender. Ripens up firm and hard; 
Prize Taker or 
Spanish King 
a good cropper and always 
uniformly globe shaped with 
small neck. The young plants 
can be used as a salad, the half 
grown onions in early summer 
and the ripe onions during the 
remainder of the year. Prize 
Taker is a success wherever on- 
ions can be grown. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
30c; '/y Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.50; 2-Ib. 
lots $3.25 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots $3.10 
per Ib.; 10-Ib. lots $3.00 per Ib., 
postpaid. 
Plant from March 
to June 15th. 
Sugar or Hollow Crown Parsnip 
P'ant as early in the spring as the weather will permit and continue planting till 
the middle of June. Plant '/. inch deep in a rich, deeply worked, sandy loam, 
in rows 18 inches apart, and when 2 inches high thin out to 4 to 6 inches apart. 
Parsnins germinate slowly, especially in dry weather: plant a few radish seeds 
with them to mark the row for early cultivation. Parsnips are improved by frost, 
so they can be dug as wanted, or stored for winter use. Do not use fresh stable 
manure on parsnips. An ounce plants 25 feet of drill; 5 pounds plant an acre. 
317. SUGAR or HOLLOW CROWN (100 Days} 
The standard variety, making long, smooth, white roots, uniform in 
shape, tender and well flavored. Fine for both table and stock. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; 4 |b. 60c; Ib. $2.00; 2-lb. lots $1.85 per Ib.; 5-Ib. lots 
$1.75 per lb.; 10-lb. lots $1.60 per Ib., postpaid. 
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