. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. LARGE WHITE GLOBE ONION. WHITE GLOBE. A large globe-shaped onion; firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor; keeps well. This is one of the handsomest onions grown, of beautiful shape, clear, white skin and commands the highest price. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 2 ozs. 45 cts.; ft> 75 cts.; per ft) $, postpaid, by mail. By express, $ per ft). YELLOW STRASBURG, or DUTCH. One of the oldest varieties; bulbs quite fla
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. LARGE WHITE GLOBE ONION. WHITE GLOBE. A large globe-shaped onion; firm, fine-grained, of mild flavor; keeps well. This is one of the handsomest onions grown, of beautiful shape, clear, white skin and commands the highest price. Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 2 ozs. 45 cts.; ft> 75 cts.; per ft) $, postpaid, by mail. By express, $ per ft). YELLOW STRASBURG, or DUTCH. One of the oldest varieties; bulbs quite flat, of good size; skin yellow, of darker color than the Danvers; flesh white; of mild flavor; keeps well. This is the variety that for- merly was used very extensively for growing Philadel- phia Yellow Onion sets, and while still good for that pur- pose, it has, of late years, been largely superseded by the Yellow Danvers. Per pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts.; 2 ozs. 25 Cts.; 14 ft) 45 cts.; per ft) ^ SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE ONION. SOUTHPORT LARGE YELLOW GLOBE. Like the well-known White Globe Onion, except in color of skin. This is more perfectly globe-shaped than the Globe Danvers, but not so early ; an excellent keeper. A popular variety in New England and elsewhere. A heavy cropper, handsome in appearance, and of large size. Per pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; 2 ozs. 35 cts. ; ^ ft) 60 cts.; per ft) ^, postpaid by mail. HARD ROUND SILVERSKIN. Produces uniformly small, round and handsome onions, with an opaque, white skin that does not turn green by exposure to the sun. The onions are very compact and hard, but at the same time crisp and brittle ; altogether the best pickl'ng onion. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 1^ ft) 60 cts.; per ft) ^ D. WioN, Cawker City, Kansas, writes:—I raised Red Wethersfield Onions that measured 16 inches in circum- ference, and Yellow Globe Danvers that measured 15 inches in circumference. I had one pound of seed of each, and thought I sowed th
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