ONION SETS 
and SEED 
ONION SETS 
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For green onions or early maturing bulbs. 
Plant 8 to 12 bushels of sets per acre. In the garden 1 
pint of sets to 40 feet of row. 
A bushel weighs about 32 Ibs. 
Set out in rows 1% feet apart and 1 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 
WhitesSets 72... 5a. fe ee -40 65 1.40 5.00 
Yellow:Sets 252. 2- Ss 87. a0 -40 65 1.40 5.00 
Available from September to March. 
ONIONS FROM SEED 
Culture. For large mature bulbs in Florida, first plant- 
ings are made the end of August and continued 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 
3 to 4 inches apart, depending on variety and size of 
bulbs desired. Those taken out can be used to trans- 
plant 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 popu- 
lar in Florida. Transplant when plants are small. The 
larger the plants when transplanting, 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 fertilizer mixture per acre for sandy 
soils or 1,000 to 1,200 on muck. 
The number of days after each variety indicates 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 Agricultural Experiment Station for greater uni- 
formity of maturity and earliness. It is fully ten days 
earlier, more uniform in shape, and slightly smaller 
in size than regular Grano. Bulbs have light straw- 
colored skin, with pure white flesh, are globe- or top- 
shaped, slightly tapering to the root. Mild in flavor 
with a sweet taste. 
Pkt. 10c: %oz.25c: 1 02z.40c: % lb. $1.25; 1 1b. $4.50 
5 to 25 lbs. $4.40 per Ib. 
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For dry bulbs sow 11% 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. 
EXCEL (YELLOW BERMUDA 986). (100 days.) Pro- 
duces more onions of high marketable quality ten to 
fourteen days earlier than regular Yellow Bermuda. 
It is practically free of bolters, doubles and splits, and 
color defects, very uniform in maturity, and in size, 
color and shape of bulbs, the shape being a deep or 
thick-flat, the color a light yellow. Crisp and mild in 
flavor, and keeps better in storage than other Yellow 
Bermudas. 
Pkt. 10c; 
Ye oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 1% lb. $1.25; Ib. $4.50 
5 to 25 lbs. $4.40 per lb. 
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 Flor- 
ida. Very early, extremely uniform for type, color 
and maturity, and does not have the large, thick neck 
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. 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, 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 is strongly recom- 
mended. 
Pkt. 10c; Y2 oz. 40c: oz. 75c:; % lb. $2.50; 
5 to 25 lbs. $8.90 per lb. 
1 1b. $9.00 
CRYSTAL WAX BERMUDA. (110 days.) Early matur- 
ing, flat in shape, of waxy white color, attractive in 
appearance, and of mild flavor. 
Pkt. 10c:; Y% oz. 20c: oz. 35c:; ™% lb. $1.00; 
5 to 25 lbs. $3.40 per lb. 
1 Ib. $3.50 
WHITE GRANO (White Babosa) (new). (140 days.) A 
new variety similar to Early Grano except that the 
shape is somewhat more spherical and the skin color is 
a clear attractive white. This new variety is well suited 
to Forida growing conditions, resistant to bolting or 
premature seeding and splitting, of excellent edible 
quality. 
Pkt. 10c; Y% oz. 30c; oz. 55c: Y% lb. $1.65; 1 lb. $6.00 
5 to 25 lbs. $5.90 per lb. 
RED CREOLE. (150 days.) Very productive, of medium 
to large size, semi-globe shaped, quite resistant to 
thrips. Strong in flavor, but one of the very best 
keepers. Grows slowly and is late in maturing. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 30c; oz. 55c: Y% lb. $1.65: 1 lb. $6.00 
5 to 25 lbs. $5.90 per lb. 
NEBUKA (Long White Bunching). (60 days to green 
onions.) Makes a long stem, much longer than ordinary 
bunching onions, pure white in color, and without a 
bulb. Resistant to pinkroot, thrips and smut. 
Pkt. 10c: 1% oz. 25c; oz. 45c:; “% lb. $1.40: 
5 to 25 lbs. $4.90 per lb. 
1 lb. $5.00 
From left to right—Texas Early Grano, Granex Hybrid, Excel. 
For best results use Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite” Seeds 
