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ONIONS & SHALLOTS - Superior Seeds, Sets & Plants. Culture.
Sow seeds directly into the garden as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow thinly 1/4 in. deep, or start indoors 2 months before the last hard frost. Plants can be transplanted when they are 1/8 in. in diameter. Directly sown, a packet plants a 25 ft. row. If transplanted, a packet will yield enough plants for a 50 ft. row.
04545 WALLA WALLA SWEET ONION PLANTS. An extra-sweet, very large long-day yellow onion. Very mild. Some say you can eat them like apples. 1 bunch $8.95; 2 for $13.95; 5 for $29.95; 10 for $49.95; 30 for $69.95.
ONION PLANTS. (Formerly known as Super Star). Huge, sweet and weighs up to 1 lb. 1 bunch $8.95; 2 for $13.95; 5 for $29.95; 10 for $49.95; 30 for $69.95.
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Onion Sets & Shallots
04558(X) SWEET GIANTS ONION
PLANT COLLECTION. Three variet- ies: All grow to big size and taste like a mil- lion dollars raw in salads, on burgers and sandwiches or cooked with your favorite dish (liver & onions?). The varieties included are: Walla Walla (mild giants famous for sweet- ness), Texas 1015Y (very mild, comparable to Vidalia) and Candy Hybrid (wonderful devel- opment – full description page 2). 3 bunches, 3 varieties, 150 to 225 plants total. Only $17.95.
SPANISH. Our largest and sweetest. Flesh is pure white, sweet with a mild taste. Straw-col- ored skin. Late maturity and heavy yields – up to 500 bu. per acre. Good keeper. 105 days. (A) Pkt. (750 seeds) $1.95; (L) 1 oz. $6.95; (M) 1/4 lb. $17.95.
02791 GIANT YELLOW SWEET
ONION SETS & RED CANDY APPLE
See Pages 2 & 5.
CANDY, EGYPTIAN TOP-SET
AILSA CRAIG GIANT EXHIBITION. Grow huge 2 pounders with this English heir- loom onion. Grows almost anywhere, even in cool short season areas. Globe shaped, straw-colored skin, sweet, firm. Long-day, stores well. 105 days.
RED ZEPPELIN. Yes, there truly is a classic “hamburger onion,” and this is it! We love the sweet, fresh flavor of these large-sized bulbs, with purple-red skin and white flesh. Long-day type. A good keeper. 112 days.
02756 Seed. (A) Pkt. $2.45; (J) 1/4 oz. $10.95; (K) 1/2 oz. $18.95.
04543 Plants. 1 bunch $8.95; 2 for $13.95; 5 for $29.95; 10 for $49.95; 30 for $69.95.
02721 Seed. (A) Pkt. $2.75; 2 pkts. $4.95. 04529 Plants. 1 bunch $8.95; 2 for $13.95; 5 for $29.95; 10 for $49.95.
wonderful, you'll want to eat them daily. Unique onions with strong skins, pungent flavor and excellent red color throughout. Can also be grown for pearl onions. 95-105 days. 1 bunch $8.95; 2 for $13.95; 5 for $29.95; 10 for $49.95; 30 for $69.95.
04551 RED MARBLE ITALIAN ONION PLANTS. A sweet red long-day onion that's so
WHEN WE SHIP ONION PLANTS, SETS AND SHALLOTS. Hardy, field-grown plants grown exclusively for Shumway’s. Safe arrival guaranteed. We begin shipment Feb. 1 and ship through June 1. Your plants will arrive at the proper planting time. Each bunch contains 50 to 75 plants, depending on the size of the plants. One bunch plants about 20 ft. of row. Onion sets are easy to plant and are quick to harvest. Our sets yield tender, green onions or early mature ones, about a month earlier than seed. One pint of onion sets or one pint of shallots plants 25 to 30 ft. Sorry, we cannot ship to AK, CA, HI, ID or WA.
What are shallots? Shallots are a cross between an onion and garlic. Their delicate, mild onion flavor is perfect for French dishes. Shallots look like onion sets and are grown in the same way.
04595 Golden Shallot Sets
Golden Shallot Set Prices: (N) 1/2 lb. $ 7.95 (P) 1 lb. (P) 3 lb.
13.95 37.95
04593 White Onion Sets 04590 Yellow Onion Sets
Onion Set Prices Per Variety: 1 quart $ 5.75 2 quarts 9.50 5 quarts 19.75 10 quarts 32.95
04596(X) ONION SET COLLECTION. One qt. each of White, Red & Yellow. Just $11.89.
Onion Plant Collections
04574(X) 4 Bunches – 2 each of Yellow Sweet Spanish and White Sweet Spanish. $27.90 value for only $20.95.
04563(X) 3 Bunches – All 3 Colors: 1 each of Yellow Sweet Spanish, White Sweet Spanish and Red Zeppelin. $26.85 value for only $20.50.
04572(X) 2 Bunches – 2 Sweeties: 1 each of Yellow Granex and Walla Walla Sweet (long-day). Only $13.95.
04553 Yellow Granex – Short-day variety similar to the vari- ety grown in Vidalia, Georgia, where they’re famous for their extra-sweet onions. 2 bunches $13.95; 3 bunches $17.50; 5 bunches $29.95; 10 bunches $49.95.
SCALLIONS.
02738 EVERGREEN WHITE BUNCHING. Ideal variety for early green onions. Sow in spring for summer use or sow in fall for overwintering. Pro- duces long, slender, white stalks in clus- ters used for green bunching onions or scallions. Does not form bulbs. Hardy, so it will winter over. (A) Pkt. (500 seeds) $1.85; (L) 1 oz. $5.25; (M) 1/4 lb. $11.98.
04591 Red Onion Sets
04597 HOLLAND RED SHALLOTS. An unusual variety with excellent flavor. Just the thing for delicate sauces, cream soups and stews. Some say this is a cross between garlic and onions. Plump bulbs are flat-rounded shape with coppery-red outer skin that peels easily. Purple tinged white flesh has spicy, rich flavor, yet it is mild when cooked. Stores well. (N) 1/2 lb. $7.95; (P) 1 lb. $13.95.
Spinach - lutein rich Greens. Culture.
As soon as soil can be worked, plant thinly at a depth of 1/2 in. Thin to 4 in. apart. Sow again in the fall. Does best in cool weather. One oz. sows a 100 ft. row.
03425 BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING. Bears for a longer period than any other variety. Holds its quality, slow to go to seed. Leaves are thick-textured, very crinkled and glossy dark green. Our most popular. 48 days. (A) Pkt. $1.75; (L) 1 oz. $3.25; (M) 1/4 lb. $6.95.
03447 NOBEL or GIANT THICK-LEAVED. The largest spinach. Old variety remains unbeatable for size. A Shumway’s exclusive. Leaves medium green, very uniform, rounded, large, slightly crumpled, succulent and tender. Grows rapidly. 56 days. (A) Pkt. $1.85; (L) 1 oz. $4.50; (M) 1/4 lb. $9.50.
03465 TYEE HYBRID. An improved type with the earliest maturity and best disease resistance we offer. High tolerance to Downy Mildew. A semi-savoy type that grows fast and is slow to bolt. Very flavorful. Only 37 days to maturity. (A) Pkt. $1.95; (L) 1 oz. $4.95; (M) 1/4 lb. $11.95.
03445 NEW ZEALAND TETRAGONIA. The cut- and-come-again type that thrives in hot weather. The more you cut, the more it grows. Tender, dark green leaves. Heat-resistant plants bear delicious leaves all summer, after other variet- ies have bolted. 70 days. (A) Pkt. $2.25; (L) 1 oz. $4.50; (M) 1/4 lb. $9.50.
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