ONION 
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The onion seed of all our important domestic varieties is produced by trained, expe- 
rienced personnel in the most favored areas of Idaho, Utah, and California. 
Our stock seed selection and maintenance work is carried on at our Minneapolis 
trial and breeding grounds where the high standards of our plantsmen plus the rigor- 
ous climate combine to give basic seed stock of highest excellence. 
The mother bulbs are critically selected for trueness to varietal type, uniformity, 
high yield and keeping quality. Our selection and maintenance work is carried on con- 
tinuously and specially selected mother bulbs are shipped out west for stock seed increase 
each year. 
Red Varieties 
Red Wethersfield 105 days 
Bulb—large, deep-flat, skin deep purplish- 
red; flesh fine grained and white with 
a purple tinge. 
An old standard variety, popular for 
growing sets and for home gardens 
where a strong onion is liked. Excel- 
lent for storage. 
Southport Red Globe 110 days 
Bulb—medium large, deep globe-shaped, 
small neck, skin dark glossy red; flesh 
fine grained, white with a tinge of 
purple. 
A very productive late variety. Popular 
in some markets. A good keeper. 
Yellow Varieties 
Australian Brown 100 days 
Bulb—medium size, flattened globe in 
shape, skin very thick, dark reddish- 
brown; flesh firm, white, strongly 
flavored. 
Famous for its keeping quality. A popu- 
lar variety for growing sets. 
Bermuda, Yellow (White Bermuda) 
92. days 
Bulb—medium size, flattened, skin thin 
and loose, straw colored; flesh coarse, 
juicy, very mild and pleasant to the 
taste. 
Used extensively in the South for grow- 
ing early bulbs for market and produc- 
ing onion plants for shipment to the 
North. Not recommended for growing 
large onions direct from seed in the 
North. 
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110 days 
Bulb—medium large, deep globe shape, 
skin dark orange yellow, thick and 
tough. 
Brigham Yellow Globe 
A selection from Southport Yellow Globe 
for thick skin and good keeping quali- 
ties. Does especially well on peat and 
muck soils. An excellent storage variety. 
98 days 
Bulb—medium large, globe to flattened 
globe, skin tough, rich deep yellow; 
flesh firm and white; good keeper. 
Early Yellow Globe 
Matures ten days to two weeks earlier 
than Southport Yellow Globe types. 
Bulbs large, high yielding, and keep 
well for an early variety. Highly rec- 
ommended for an early shipping onion. 
A Northrup, King & Co. Onion seed production 
