ONION SETS AND SEED 
For dry bulbs sow 114 Ibs. in seed-bed to plant an acre, or plant 3 Ibs. per acre in field. 
For the garden sow | packet in seed-bed for 350 to 450 plants to set 80 feet of row or 
plant 1 packet to 80 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
ONION SETS 
For green onions or early maturing bulbs. 
For mature bulbs use small sets. The larger the sets the 
more splits will develop. 
Plant 6 to 8 bushels of sets per acre. In the garden plant 1 
pint of sets to 40 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
1 bushel weighs 32 Ibs. 
Set out in rows 114 feet apart and | to 2 inches apart in rows 
for green onions. Plant from September to March. 
Prices quoted are f.o.b. Plant City except pints and quarts 
which are postpaid. 1 bushel weighs about 32 Ibs. 
Pint Quart Peck Bushel 
Yellow Bermuda .............-.-.....----------- 30 50 1.40 5.00 
Crystal Wax Bermuda.................------- .30 -50 1.50 5.25 
Available from September to November. 
Yellow Damvers ...............-.--------+0------- .30 -50 1.40 5.00 
White Silverskin _..................------------- .30 -50 1.50 5.25 
Available from September to March. 
Culture of onions for dry bulbs. For large mature bulbs in 
Florida, first plantings are made the end of August and con- 
tinued until November. September and October are the best 
months to plant. The seed is generally planted in the open 
field, where the onions are to grow, in rows 18 inches apart, 
and when 4 to 5 inches high they are thinned out to from 2 to 
4 inches apart in the drill, depending on variety and size of 
bulbs desired. Those taken out can be used to transplant any 
possible skips. Onion seed can also be planted in seed-beds 
and transplanted to the field later. This is a safe and sure 
method, and is becoming more popular in Florida. Transplant 
when plants are small. The larger the plants when transplant- 
ing, the more splits will develop. It is also important to avoid 
checking plants in growth when transplanting to avoid splits. 
Do not work soil to onions after they start bulbing. Onions do 
best in a sandy loam or muck soil, and require at least a ton 
of a 4-7-5 fertilizer mixture per acre for sandy soils or 1,000 
to 1,200 Ibs. of 3-8-8 mixture on muck. 
The number of days in parentheses after each variety indi- 
cates the time from planting of seed in the field or garden to 
large mature bulbs under average Florida conditions. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
TEXAS GRANO. (130 days.) This strain of early Grano or 
Babosa was developed by the Texas Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station for greater uniformity of maturity and earliness. 
It is fully ten days earlier, more uniform in shape, and 
slightly smaller in size than regular Grano or Babosa. Bulbs 
have light straw-color skin, with pure white flesh, are globe 
or top shope, slightly tapering to the root. Exceedingly mild 
in flavor with a very sweet taste. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 35c; 1 oz. 65¢; 14 Ib. $2.15; 1 Ib. $7.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $7.40 per Ib. 
EXCEL (YELLOW BERMUDA 986). (100 days.) Produces 
50 per cent more onions of high marketable quality ten to 
fourteen days earlier than regular Yellow Bermuda. It is prac- 
tically free of bolters, doubles and splits, and color defects and 
is extremely uniform in time of maturity, and in size, color and 
shape of bulbs, the shape being a deep or thick flat, the color 
a light yellow. It is especially crisp and mild in flavor, and 
keeps better in storage than other Yellow Bermudas. This 
onion won the unusual honor of “All-America for the South” 
in 1946. It shows more promise as one especially suited to 
Florida growing conditions than does any other variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 02. 25c; 02. 45c; Y%4 Ib. $1.40; Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per Ib. 
LARGE YELLOW SWEET SPANISH. (150 days.) A large, 
yellow, late maturing variety. They are perfectly globular in 
shape, light glossy yellow in color, and are exceedingly at- 
tractive in appearance. The bulbs are very mild and sweet, 
and are of exceptionally fine quality. 
Pkt. 10c; % 02. 25c; oz. 45c; % Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per Ib. 
CRYSTAL WAX BERMUDA. (110 days.) Early maturing, 
flat in shape, of beautiful waxy white color, exceedingly at- 
tractive in appearance, of mild, delicate flavor. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% 02. 20c; 02. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; 1 Ib. $3.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $3.40 per Ib. 
LOUISIANA RED CREOLE. (150 days.) Very productive, of 
medium to large size, semi-globe shaped, quite resistant to 
thrips, of light pink color. Strong in flavor, but one of the very 
best keepers. Grows slowly and is very late in maturity. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 35c; 02. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.25; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
NEBUKA (Long White Bunching). (60 days to green onions.) 
Makes a long stem, nearly twice as long as ordinary bunching 
onions, pure white in color, and without a bulb. Resistant to 
pinkroot, thrips and smut. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 25c; 0z. 45c; 1% Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per lb. 
Early Grano Babosa 
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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
