A packet of seed will sow about 25 feet of row; 
oO N I o ea an ounce 200 feet. It requires 4 to 6 lbs. of seed per acre. 
Onion Culture. Raising good onions from seed is not difficult but the ground 
must be rich and in fine condition. Sow the seed as early as possible in rows 14 
inches apart. Weed as soon as the onions appear and keep well cultivated. Fine 
small green onions will be ready in the summer and ripe onions in the fall. 
To control onion maggots, dust Chlordane around the base of the plants in 
spring. Later, use DDT for thrips or the new GARDEN DUST OR SPRAY which 
helps control blight or “‘blast.’’ See page 80. 
618 SPOTLIGHT. Harris’ New Hybrid for Storage. 
105 days. A new F hybrid that we have developed, Spotlight has shown great 
promise in widespread tests on muck and upland. It is a uniform, medium- 
sized, hard onion with a firm skin and bright yellow color giving a handsome ap- 
pearance. It matures earlier than Brigham, usually out-yields it, and keeps 
nearly as well. 
These well-colored, glossy onions are most attractive with small necks and 
slightly flattened globe shape. Hybrid vigor gives it dependable production, 
and it has fine quality for both home and market use. Try Spotlight in 1955. 
Spotlight 
Harris’ fine new, heavy-yielding hybrid—excellent for storage. 
611 IOWA 44. Firm, Handsome Bulbs—Best Keeper. 
112 days. An excellent main crop onion and an outstanding keeper. 
The shape is an attractive deep globe and the dark golden brown skin 
makes them strikingly handsome. The bulbs are firm and uniform, and 
when planted fairly close, they produce heavy yields of medium-sized 
onions, just right for packaging. Adapted for both muck and upland, 
Iowa 44 is a superior late onion that we highly recommend. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.55; 144 Lb. $2.25. 
605 EARLY YELLOW GLOBE. True, Heavy-Yielding Strain. 
100 days. A leading variety for both muck and upland. Up to two weeks 
earlier than Brigham, it will produce sound, even bulbs under nearly 
all conditions. The onions are of good size, an attractive deep yellow 
color, and nearly globe shaped with a good skin, and they keep well for 
early winter use. The outstanding commercial onion especially on 
muck, and most satisfactory for the home garden. Our strain is the very 
best—uniform and heavy yielding. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 144 Lb. $1.55; 14 Lh. $2.25. 
600 BRIGHAM YELLOW GLOBE or ‘‘Michigan Onion.” Storage Type. 
110 days. Famous for its long keeping qualities, this is a fine deep globe 
onion with heavy skin of excellent dark color. A big yielder, maturing 
medium early, it has creamy white, mild flesh. Ours is the true strain, 
widely used on both muck and upland. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.55; 144 Lb. $2.25. 
604 DOWNING YELLOW GLOBE (New). Deep Bronze Color. 110 days. 
Distinguished by its rich bronze color, Downing Yellow Globe is a stor- 
age onion of Brigham type. Very firm with a thick, tight skin, it keeps 
well, and the medium sized, globe shaped bulbs are most attractive. 
Especially popular in the Middle West. a 
Pkt. 15c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 144 Lb. $1.55; 144 Lb. $2.25. 
620 SWEET SPANISH —utah Strain. Large Sweet Onions. 
115 days. This is the largest and finest onion of all. It may seem in- 
credible that these large mild yellow Spanish onions can grow in your 
own garden, but they will do it, needing only a reasonably good soil. 
Market gardeners and growers for the roadside stands who have a 
discriminating trade prefer this valuable sweet type. These magnificent 
onions are of globe shape, often weigh a pound or more, and have a very 
mild pleasant flavor. Both early boiling onions and tremendous large 
dry onions are easily grown from seed or from PLANTS, listed on next 
page. Pkt. 15¢e; 4 Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 144 Lb. $1.90; 44 Lb. $3.00. 
Sweet 
Spanish 
Utah Strain 
Mild, sweet and 
very large. 
For SWEET 
SPANISH 
ONION PLANTS 
See Next Page 
Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 55c; Oz. 95c; 14 Lb. $2.50; 14 Lb. $4.00. 
599 AUTUMN SPICE (New). Firm, Long-Keeping Hybrid. 
105 days. Autumn Spice is an excellent, uniform and attractive hybrid, 
of main crop maturity, well-adapted for storing. The medium-sized 
bulbs are round or deep globe in shape with firm dark skin and small 
necks and have a fine appearance for packaging. It is generally more 
uniform and productive than Brigham, very hard and keeps nearly all 
winter. We recommend it highly for both home and commercial use. 
Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 55c; Oz. 95c; 14 Lb. $2.40; 144 Lb. $3.50. 
BROWN BEAUTY. Highly Productive Hybrid. We regret that due 
to a very short seed crop we are already sold out of this excellent 
hybrid. 
WHITE VARIETIES 
610 JAPANESE BUNCHING. Hardy Green Scallions. 
This hardy onion produces a cluster of 3 to 6 slender, pure white stalks 
on each plant. As green onions or scallions they are most delicious, very 
mild and sweet. Sow the seed anytime in the spring or early summer 
and they will produce tender scallions in the fall. Mulch to winter over 
and you will have a very early crop next spring as they are very hardy. 
Excellent for both home and commercial use. 
Pkt. 15c; 144 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.55; 4% Lb. $2.25. 
603 BELTSVILLE BUNCHING (New). Improved Type. 
Developed by Dr. Henry Jones of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville Bunching is 
an improved type of the ever-popular bunching onions grown for scal- 
lions and not for bulbs. It has crisp white flesh of good quality, and mar- 
ket growers prefer its strong, dark green tops which are better for 
bunching than older types. It does not multiply quite as freely as Japa- 
nese Bunching but is preferred for summer and fall crops and is also 
used to winter over. Resistant to pink root and smut. 
Pkt. 20c; 144 Oz. 50c; Oz. 90c; 14 Lb. $2.40; 44 Lb. $3.50. 
626 WHITE SWEET SPANISH. Large, Mild White Onion. 110 days. The 
large size, globe shape and delicious mild flavor of the regular Sweet 
Spanish are combined with a clear glistening white skin and crisp white 
flesh. Excellent for early green bunching onions and for large dry bulbs 
for storage. Vigorous grower, ideal for both market and home use. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. 75c; 14 Lb. $1.90; 4% Lb. $3.00. 
624 WHITE BUNCH (White Lisbon). 100 days. Very popular as an early 
bunching onion in many sections. The bulbs are smooth and white, 
with large tops and flesh of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 15c; % Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 144 Lb. $1.55; 44 Lb. $2.25. 
625 WHITE PORTUGAL, or Silverskin. 100 days. An early flat white 
onion of good size and mild flavor, used for bunching and for producing 
white sets. When the seed is sown thick in a “‘ribbon row’’ the onions 
mature when small and are excellent for pickling, as they are snow 
white and very firm. Delicious early green onions, and mature bulbs 
are easily grown from sets of this variety. (See White Onion Sets on 
next page.) Pkt. 15c; 4 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lb. $1.55; 4% Lb. $2.25. 
617 SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE. 110 days. The standard large white 
onion. It sells well on the market and is popular for home use. Globe 
shaped, firm with a mild delicious flavor. Color is clear white and they 
keep well. Pkt. 15c; 44 Oz. 40c; Oz. 70c; 14 Lb. $1.70; 1% Lb. $2.65. 
616 SOUTHPORT RED GLOBE. Large, Handsome Red Onion. 110 days. 
This is an attractive globe-shaped red onion, firm and keeps well. The 
deep red color is carried through the inner scales and the flesh is pun- 
gent and of fine quality. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. 65c; 14 Lh. $1.65; 14 Lh. $2.50. 
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