GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 2) 
Choice Onion Seed 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. One ounce to 150 feet of drill; 
about 4 to 6 pounds to the acre. Onions for the market are 
generally grown on muck land in Michigan, but may be grown 
for home use on any rich, loamy soil. They appreciate plenty 
of fertilizer on muck; the market growers apply heavily about 
a 3-9-27 fertilizer. Drill in rows about a foot apart, covering 
seed to a depth of 12 inch. Use only fresh, 1-year-old Onion seed. 
On dry Onions Dieldrin 112% dust gives excellent control of 
both maggots and thrips. This material should not be used on 
a crop to be used as green Onions. 
DOWNING’S YELLOW GLOBE. 4 new strain of Yellow 
Globe type, and superseding all the others. Compared with 
Brigham Yellow Globe, it has a uniformly darker color and -is 
considered an improvement over the well known storage types. 
Bulbs globe-shaped, are very solid with tight fitting skins; ex- 
cellent keeping qualities. 110 days to maturity. 
BRIGHAM STRAIN. (The long keeping Onion). 109 days. 
One of the leading varieties of yellow globe Onions. Bulbs are 
selected for type and quality and produce larger Onions with 
a vigorous growth. Good keepers, globe shaped, rich golden color. 
Ww EXTRA EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. 98 days. Excellent semi- 
globe shaped and is a good yielder. It ripens well, and under 
normal conditions the bulbs are ready for market 10 days ahead 
of the Southport Yellow Globe. The color is a rich deep yellow 
and it can be kept in storage for a limited time. 
Above 3 Varieties: 
Oz., 45c; 4 Ib., $1.35; Ib., $4.00, postpaid. 
Downing’s 
Yellow Globe 
Sweet Spanish 
MICHIGAN STATE SWEET SPANISH. 4» improved strain 
of Sweet Spanish, developed by Dr. Harmer of the Michigan 
State College. Selected and developed for a long keeping storage 
Onion. Very productive, good color, and fine for shipping. 
UTAH SWEET SPANISH. !10 days. Desirable because of its 
deep yellow color, excellent keeping qualities, thicker skin and 
uniformity in size. Bulbs are globe shape at about 212 to 3 
inches, when larger they assume a slightly flattened globe shape. 
Flesh white and of mild, pleasing flavor. 
SWEET SPANISH, GROWER’S STRAIN. !10 days. The 
largest yielder of the yellow Onions, averaging 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter. The best and not susceptible to the attack of thrip. 
Good keeper and shipper. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH. !10 davs. Similar to the original 
Sweet Spanish, except that it is white with glistening skin. 
Globe-shaped. 
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $1.80; Ib., $5.50, postpaid. 
EBENEZER. An excellent variety for producing sets of ex- 
ceptional keeping qualities. Bulbs deep flat, of medium size; 
dark yellow, very firm, with thick skin. 
Oz., 40c; % Ib., $1.20; Ib., $3.50, postpaid. 
Sweet 
Spanish 
Grower’s 
Strain 
Hybrid Onions 
Scientific plant breeding makes it possible for us to offer 
Onion types with hybrid vigor, leading to heavy yields, uni- 
formity and high quality. 
Y-41. This hybrid produces bulbs of almost globular 
shape, slightly tapered to the bottom, with thin but tight, 
straw-colored skin, and mild, white flesh. A first early type, 
being of the same maturity as Early Yellow Globe, but with 
better skins and up to 50% higher yields. Bulb firmness. Soft. 
Y-42. A hybrid of Yellow Sweet Spanish type, but about 
10 days earlier than this well-known old variety. The bulbs 
are globular with good tight necks, deep straw colored skins, 
and mild, white flesh. Produces a heavy yield of large, uni- 
form and attractive Onions. Bulb firmness. Medium firm. 
Storage. Medium long keeper. 
Oz., 75c; Yq Ib., $2.25; Ib., $8.25, postpaid. 
F-1 HYBRID WINTER KEEPER, 103 days. Originator 
describes it as a late keeper of good brown color, harvesting 
one week earlier than Southport Yellow Globe. Uniform in 
size, and a heavy yielder. Order early. 
Oz., 60c; 1% Ib., $2.00; Ib., $7.00, postpaid. 
F-1 Hybrid Winter Keeper 
All prices quoted herein are subject to change without notice 
