ONION SETS AND SEED 
For dry bulbs sow 114 Ibs. in seedbed to plant an acre, or plant 3 Ibs. per acre in the field. 
For the garden sow 1 packet in seedbed 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 about 32 Ibs. 
Set out in rows 1% 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: 2.53455, :c2205.5016. 3: 40 65 1.40 5.00 
Crystal Wax Bermuda ..............:..... -40 65 1.40 5.00 
Available from September to November. 
Yellow Daiivers’ 22 ee 40 65 1.40 5.00 
White Stlverskin 22 oe Sas. 40 65 1.40 5.00 
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 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 seedbeds 
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 sandy loam or muck soil, and require at least a ton 
of 4-7-5 fertilizer mixture per acre for sandy soils or 1,000 
to 1,200 lbs. 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 EARLY GRANO (Babosa). (130 days.) This strain of 
early Grano or Babosa was developed by the Texas Agricul- 
tural Experiment 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 Babo- 
sa. Bulbs have light straw-colored skin, with pure white flesh, 
are globe- or top-shaped, slightly tapering to the root. Ex- 
ceedingly mild in flavor with a very sweet taste. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 35c; 1 02. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
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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.” 
It shows more promise as one especially suited to Florida grow- 
ing conditions than does any other variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 02. 25c; 02. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.40; Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per Ib. 
GRANEX HYBRID (new). (120 days.) Developed and released 
by the U.S.D.A. The first short-day F, Hybrid onion adapted 
to the south and most nearly fits the requirements for an onion 
suitable for growing in Florida. Very early, extremely uniform 
for type, color and maturity, and does not have the large, 
thick neck of other varieties, but dries down to a small neck. 
Practically no splits or bolting to seed. In Texas trials, it has 
out-yielded both its Grano type and Excel type parents by 
35 to 75 %. Yields of 600 to 900—50 lb. bags of U. S. No. 1 
onions per acre have been reported. The bulb of Granex is 
short top-shaped or slightly flat, exceptionally mild in flavor, 
yet keeps unusually well. On the basis of earliness, total yield, 
percentage of marketable bulbs, attractive appearance and 
general all-around good quality, Granex tops the performance 
of all other southern yellow varieties. 
Seed supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 60c; 1 02. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00; 1 Ib. $11.00; 
5 to 25 Ibs. $10.90 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; % oz. 20c; 02. 35c; 1% Ib. $1.00; 1 Ib. $3.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $3.40 per Ib. 
WHITE GRANO (White Babosa) (new). (140 days.) A new 
variety similar in all respects to Early Grano except that the 
shape is somewhat more spherical and the skin color is a clear 
attractive white. This new variety is especially well suited 
to Florida growing conditions, resistant to bolting or prema- 
ture seeding and splitting, of excellent edible quality. Seed 
supply extremely limited. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; 02. 55c; 14 Ib. $1.65; 1 Ib. $6.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $5.90 per Ib. 
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 maturing. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; 02z..60c; 4 Ib. $1.75; 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; % oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.40; 1 Ib. $5.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $4.90 per Ib. 
From left to right—Texas Early Grano, Granex Hybrid, Excel. 
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For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
