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5276 Burpee Yellow Globe Hybrid Onion 
First yellow globe hybrid offered commercially to gardeners 
Burpee 
Yellow Globe 
Hybrid 
102 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1949. A sensational, 
first-generation (F;) hybrid onion outstanding for earliness, 
uniformity, high yield and exceptional keeping quality. 
Onions are globular, smooth, 3 to 3% in. across, with light 
golden skin and sweet, yellowish white flesh. Test plantings 
made by both home and market gardeners throughout the 
country show it has a wide range of adaptability. 
Seed supply is limited. Pkt. (200 seeds) 40¢5 
2 pkts. 75¢; 3 pkts. $1.05; 5 pkts. $1.50 
5278 Burpee Crystal Wax Hybrid 
95 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1950. Larger and slightly | 
deeper in shape than Crystal White Wax. Clear white skin and 
flesh, sweet and mild in flavor, uniform in size and maturity. 
Excellent for the home garden and particularly adapted to the 
southern states where this type onion is grown in large quanti- 
ties for home and market. Seed supply is limited, order early. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 35¢; 2 pkts. 65¢; 3 pkts. 90¢; 5 pkts. $1.45 
5268 Crystal White Wax — Delicate flavor 
95 days. Of the Bermuda type; quite flat in shape, sweet and 
mild flavor. This onion is most popular in the South, especially 
in Texas, where it grows much larger than in the North. Onions 
are medium-large with clear white skin and waxy white flesh. 
An attractive early onion for home garden and for early ship- 
ping to northern markets. Not recommended for storage. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 0z. 45¢; oz. 85¢; % Ib. $2.50 
Yellow Globe 
5031 Yellow Globe Danvers © — Good keeper tad 
105 days. One of the most widely planted onions for home gardens, 
market crops and the production of onion sets. Onions are medium-size, 
globular, light golden brown, smooth, firm and uniform. Flesh is yellow- 
ish white and of strong flavor. Productive and a good winter keeper. 
Pkt. 20¢; 1% oz. 45¢; oz. 80¢; 14 lb. $2.35 
5271 Prizetaker — éxira large, globular, mild flavor 
110 days. Produces large bulbs under ordinary growing conditions. If 
seed is started early, and plants set in the garden, extra large bulbs may 
be produced. Skin is thin, of a handsome golden brown tint, and the 
flesh is pure white, solid, crisp, juicy, and agreeably mild. Popular for 
early summer and fall use, not recommended for winter storage. 
Pkt. 20¢; 12 0z. 50¢; oz. 95¢; 14 lb. $2.75 
5288 Burpee’s Gigantic Gibraltar 
115 days. Introduced by Burpee in 1895. Productive, globular onion 
| of enormous size with light straw-colored skin and mild, pure white, 
| juicy flesh, unsurpassed for eating raw. Most desirable for home garden, 
| roadside stands or local market. Dependable producer; vigorous grower. 
| Pkt. 15¢; 14 0z. 45¢; oz. 85¢ 
5277 Red Wethersfield — Large around; used for sets or mature bulbs 
} 105 days. Large, flattened onions with deep rich purplish red, smooth, glossy skin. Flesh 
is white, lightly tinged with pinkish rose near the skin; flavor is strong. Good keeper. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 0z. 40¢; oz. 75¢ 
‘ 6072 Evergreen Long White Bunching — Delicate flavor 
120 days. Does not form bulbs. Grown for its long, slender, silvery white stalks which 
are used for green bunching onions or scallions. They are produced in clusters of four to 
nine. For flavoring, you may use young plants 60 days after sowing seed. Perfectly 
hardy. Seeds sown in the spring or summer will provide mild, green scallions late in the 
fall or, if wintered over, very early the following spring. Need protection in cold sections. 
Pkt. 20¢; 1 0z. 50¢; oz. 95¢; 14 lb. $2.75 
MECN DES a er 
How to Grow Onions from Seed 
Sow seed as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in rows 1 to 1% ft. apart. 
\ Cover the seed lightly. The soil best suited to grow onions is one that is reasonably 
i fertile, well drained, and well prepared. df fully matured onions are wanted, thin the 
seedlings when 3 to 4 in. tall, to stand sufficiently far apart to develop without touching 
one another. When the bulbs have reached maturity, bend down the tops to hasten 
ripening before the onions are harvested. Store in a dry, free-from-frost place over ~ : 
winter. A pkt. of seed will sow about 20 ft. of row; 1 oz. 200 ft. See page 122 for How to Evergreen Bunching 
Grow Onions from Sets; we offer both the white and yellow. 
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