34 R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"—Established 1870 
ONION 
SEED 
Sow 1 oz. to 100 ft. 
Drill 5 Ibs. 
to Acre 
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°77 Giant Yellow 
Sweet Spanish 
The largest and sweetest of all Onions. 
Enormous yielder, producing as much as 
1200 bushels per acre, single specimens 
often weighing more than 2 lbs. The flesh 
is pure white, exceedingly sweet, mild and 
tasty. The skin is light yellow or straw 
color and rather tough. The Onions are 
globe shape with a small firm neck, insur- 
ing longer keeping qualities. Pkt., 20 cts.; 
0z., 65 cts.; Y4 Ib., $1.50; 1% Ib., $2.75; Ib., 
$4.95, postpaid. 
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583—Special Offer—Onions 
Red Wethersfield White Portugal Early Yellow Globe 
Value 45 cts. 1 Pkt. of Each ONLY 35 cts. 
Very Valuable for 
Ebenezer Green Bunch Onions 
Deep Golden 
Yellow 
573 Ebenezer 
The Great Onion Set Variety 
juicy and of a most de- 
lightful mild flavor. It is 
a main-crop variety 
which will store well for 
winter consumption. Our 
seed is grown from hand 
selected bulbs and will 
please the most critical 
planter, A wonderful 
variety for early market 
and a big money maker. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 50 cts:; 
Keeps hard and firm in Storage until June 
It produces a large yield in weight per acre.. Its keep- 
ing qualities are unsurpassed. It is yellow skinned, in- 
, clined to be flat but not as much so as some of the other 
‘ known flat varieties. |The flavor is mild and sweet. There 
is no other variety that can Surpass Ebenezer as a keeper. 
ye ae and fgets firm, ape ones when all 
the other varieties are showing srowth. One of the finest i 
strains to use for growing onion sets. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., ia Ib. $1.15; 4 th., $2.00; 
50 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.15; 14 Ib., $2.00; 1b., $3.75, postpaid. ib., $3.75, postpaid. 
an area iene me nen aS Te en 
You Can Make Mild and Sweet 
More Money May be eaten 
ononions than like an 
any other apple 
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578 Gi White Sweet Spanish 
An outstanding half-flat shaped Onion of recent origin. 
Enormously productive, often yielding more than 1200 
bushels per acre and individual Onions often weighing more 
than 2 lbs. each. The flesh is pure white, very sweet, mild 
and tasty. The skin is white with small firm neck, making 
it an excellent keeper for such a large. mild Onion. - Pkt., 
20 cts.; 0z., 65 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.50; 1% Ib., $2.75; Ib., $4.95, poste 
paid. 
569 Southport White Globe 
Used annually by the largest commercial growers. 
The most attractive large round Onion with pure 
paper-white skin. The flesh is also pure white, sweet, 
” Golden Globe 
Used Annually by the Largest Planters 
in America 
586 The World’s Best 
“Yellow Globe Onion” 
Shumway’s Golden Globe Onions are a great: favor- 
ite in the large commercial Onion producing sections 
and a great favorite everywhere, Onions large, globe- 
shaped with flesh white, mild and juicy, while the out- 
ward appearance is extremely handsome being a beauti- 
ful yellow color. Very attractive when placed on the 
market. It is an immense cropper, over 1,200 bushels 
per acre average yield have been raised on a field of : 
40 acres, An ideal market Onion, also just as desirable ] 
for the home planter who only has a few rows. Pkt., 
15 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.15; 1% 1b., $2.00; 1b., $3.75, 
postpaid. 
568 No Better 
Southport F Strain In 
Yellow Existence 
Globe 
568 My seed of this grand variety 
is of the finest home grown strain. 
There is none better in existence. 
The Onions mature all at the 
same time and are remarkably uni- 
form in size, shape, color and qual- 
ity. The skin is bright golden yel- 
low and the flesh is pure white. It 
/ is mild, solid and juicy. The onions 
are globe shape with slender neck. 
Have wonderful keeping quality. 
Will store well until late spring. — 
Very productive. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 
50 cts.; 14 Ib., $1.15; Y% Ih., $2.00; 
Ib., $3.75, postpaid. , 
F Onion Sets— High lity 
‘ancy Onion Sets—Highest Quality — 
All our Onion Sets are nice 
Size, dry, sound and free from 
sprouts. Onion Sets are a big 
money making erop producing 
green bunch Onions 4 weeks 
earlier than Onion Seed. ; 7 
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The Onion Sets we offer are 
recognized as the Very Best 
Onion Sets for Early Green 
Bunch Onions. When you pull q 
and skin them they are as white 
as the driven snow, but if you — 
let them mature to a sound, dry 
onion they are a beautiful 
golden yellow. In view of this, 
for green bunch onion purposes, 
either for home or market re- 
quirements, you will find the 
Onion Sets that we offer the 
best and most economical to 
plant. Z 
1 Lb. for 25 Ft. Row 
10 Bu. Per Acre 
595 Yellow Globe Danvers 596 Ebenezer Yellow 
Special Postpaid Prices 
1 Ib., 49 cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.25; 5 Ibs., $1.85; 10 Ibs., $3.25 
Onion Sets cannot be shipped by freight until danger of freezing weather is over which is about 
Mar. 1. If desired earlier order by express or mail only. Prices subject to Change. 
FANCY ONION SETS (Not Prepaid )—Bu. 32 Ibs. 
Shipped by Express Collect I 
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1 Bu. 2 Bu. 5 Bu. 10 Bu. 
’ Per Bu Per Bu. Per Bu. Per Bu. 
595 Yellow Globe Danvers.......... + o4.00 $3.95 $3.90. . 46.83.85 
596 Ebenezer Yellow.................% 4.00 3.95 "N. S.90, 3.85 
