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| Keywords: Garden and farm seeds (15752678023).jpg kiVtBIE <br> A CURRIE C07m <br> ONION <br> Select well drained rich loamy ground for Onions Sow the seed early <br> in spring' in shallow drills 15 inches apart and thin out the plants leaving <br> ten to twelve to the foot When the tops die down pull the Onions and <br> leave on the ground to dry before storing <br> 1 oz to 200 feet of dril <br> lbs to the acre <br> 130 Wisconsin St Milwaukee Wisa I <br> Large Red Wethersfield � A favorite mar- <br> ket variety in the northern states It <br> grows to a large size The' skin is <br> dark red flesh slightly tinged pink <br> very firm and solid It is unsurpassed <br> for winter storage Pkt 5c; oz 15c; <br> lb 40c; 1 lb 1 35; 5 lbs by ex- <br> press 6 00 <br> White Portugal or Silverskin � A handsome <br> mild-flavored variety grown exten- <br> sively for pickling It is a splendid <br> keeper and a large yielder Skin and <br> flesh white Pkt 5c; oz 20c; lb <br> 50c; 1 lb 1 75; 5 lbs by express S 00 <br> Australian Brown � An extra early medium <br> sized variety The skin is clear brown <br> flesh white and crisp It is a remark- <br> able keeper Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb <br> 40c; 1 lb 1 25; 5 lbs by express 5 50 <br> Yellow Strasburg or Duteli � An early flat <br> yellow-skinned variety It is very pro- <br> ductive and a fine keeper Pkt 5c; <br> oz 15c; Vi lb 40c; 1 lb 1 25; 5 lbs <br> by express 5 25 <br> White Bunehing White Lisbon � Extra <br> early maturing - long before other sorts <br> are ready It is not a good keeper <br> but is unsurpassed for early bunching <br> green Pkt 5c; oz 20c; lb 60c; 1 <br> lb 1 75; 5 lbs by express - 8 00 <br> Ailsa Craig Onion <br> Ailsa Craig � Has become immensely popular and deservedly <br> so as it possesses more excellent qualities than any other <br> Onion It grows to a very large size is handsome in <br> appearance and wonderfully mild in fiavor being superior <br> to the best of the Spanish varieties The skin is a beauti- <br> ful straw color flesh white and remarkably tender <br> Pkt 10c; oz 30c; lb 1 00; 1 lb 3 50 <br> IVizetaker � A large and handsome variety with a beautiful <br> straw-colored skin and pure white flesh which is re- <br> markably mild and sweet It is a heavy cropper and <br> commands a -readv sale on the market <br> Pkt 5c; oz 15c; 14 lb 40c; 1 lb 1 35; 5 lbs by express <br> 6 00 <br> Special Yellow Globe Danvers � A selection from the most per- <br> fect shaped of the Yellow Globe Danvers which cannot <br> be surpassed in uniformity of type size and color It is <br> a true globe shape with a very small neck similar to <br> the Southport type but slightly flattened at the bottom <br> This is by far the best onion for the market gardener <br> and trucker <br> Pkt 5c; oz 15c; Vi lb 40c; 1 lb 1 35; 5 lbs by express <br> 6 00 <br> Yellow Globe Danvers � This is regarded as the standard <br> variety for market gardeners It is a perfect globe shape <br> ripens early is very productive and a splendid keeper <br> Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb 40c; 1 lb 1 25; 5 lbs by express <br> 5 50 <br> Ronnd Yellow Danvers � Similar to the Yellow Globe Danvers <br> but flatter It is a first-class market sort ripens early <br> and unsurpassed as a keeper It is better for low ground <br> than the globe-shaped sorts Pkt 5c; oz 15c; 4 lb 40c; <br> 1 lb 1 20; 5 lbs by express 5 25 <br> Michigan Yellow Globe � A perfect globe-shaped sort flatten- <br> -ed slightly at the root end It is a heavy cropper and a <br> grand keeper Pkt 5c; oz 15c; lb 40c; 1 lb 1 35; <br> 5 lbs by express 6 00 <br> Extra Early Flat Red � The earliest red onion coming into <br> use two weeks ahead of Red Wethersfield Pkt 5c; oz <br> 15c; Hi 45c; 1 ll 1 50; 5 lbs by express 6 7 <br> 18 <br> Mammoth Silver King � Matures early and <br> grows to a large size The skin and <br> flesh are pure white It is remarkably <br> mild and tender Pkt 5c; oz 15c; <br> lb 40c; 1 lb 1 50; 5 lbs by express <br> 6 75 <br> White Welsh Onion � Grown only as a <br> green bunching onion It is perennial <br> living through our severest 'winters <br> without protection Pkt 5c; oz 20c; <br> lb 60c; 1 lb 2 00; 5 lbs by ex- <br> press 9 25 <br> Frizetnker Onion 42156470 132761 65916 Page 18 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156470 1912 10 5962/bhl title 65916 A Currie Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection Biodiversity Heritage Library Garden and farm seeds spring 1912 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42156470 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42156470 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-26 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15752678023 2015-08-25 06 55 42 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Garden and farm seeds 1912 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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