CATALOGUE

Mustard Greens(Brassica juncea)
Packet = 40-50 seeds

Byrd - An old heirloom from the family of Dorothy Jones in the southern states. The productive plants produce a lot of dark green pungent leaves that can be used in salads or cooked. Did very well in Manitoba and is very easy to grow.
Not available for 2009.

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Katie's Mustard Lettuce - An interesting heirloom mustard variety from Australia. The lime green leaves are heavily crinkled and serrated. The young leaves are mild and a great addition to salads. Later, as the leaves mature they become rather bitter.
Not available for 2009.

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Onion(Allium cepa)
Packet = 50 seeds

Ailsa Craig (1887) - Introduced in 1887 and named after an island near Scotland. The huge onions average 2 lbs and have a mild flavor. Not for storage but excellent as a mild fresh use onion.

$3.00

Australian Brown (1897) - C.C. Morse & Co. obtained five pounds of Brown Spanish onion seed in 1894 from Australia and sold it to W. Atlee Burpee in 1897. W. Atlee Burpee then renamed the variety Australian Brown. Australian Brown is the most reliable onion I grow. I always had a problem trying to grow large onions in my clay soil and short growing season until I came across Australian Brown. It produces uniform globes with pungent yellow flesh and is a great keeper. A great onion that I could not be without!

$3.00

Broome Longkeeper (Allium cepa - Aggregatum Group) - Excellent storage onion! Broome Longkeeper is a multiplier onion that produces 2-3” onions.

$4.95
/3 bulbs
$7.95
/shipping

Franz Bunching (Allium fistulosum) - Heirloom from Alta Franz of Washington State. A type of Welsh Onion that produces mild green onions in early spring. (25 seeds/pkt)

$3.00

Minnesota Multiplier (Allium fistulosum) - Although the name refers to it being a multiplier onion, it is actually a Welsh Onion. Not quite as vigorous as Franz Bunching Onion. Very Hardy. (25 seeds/pkt)

$3.00

Topsetting Onion (pre-1800) (Allium cepa var. proliferum) - (a.k.a. Tree Onion, Egyptian Onion)A very hardy perennial onion that produces clusters of marble size bulbils at the tops of the leaves instead of seed heads. The bulbils can be used for cooking and the greens are one of the first to grow in the spring. In 1908, the McKenzie Seed Company from Brandon, MB wrote “We would especially recommend the perennial, or tree onion, for extremely early onions, susceptible of being eaten green as bunch onions.” The earliest reports of this onion are from the 1790’s in England. A very productive onion, since one little bulbil will grow into a reasonable size plant by the following summer. This very hardy plant survives the winters in Manitoba with no problems at all. Sold only as bulbils. Shipped in spring.

$5.00
/10-20 small bulbils
Add $2.00
/shipping

Red Catawissa (1850s) (Allium cepa var. proliferum) - Developed by F. F. Merceron in Catawissa, Pennsylvania in the 1850’s. Merceron developed the Catawissa Onion for commercial purposes and promoted them for uses as pickling onions especially in the Midwest. The Red Catawissa is a vigorous growing topsetting onion that usually has many tiers of topsets. These plants should be staked. EXTREMELY RARE. Low quantity. Shipped in spring.

$5.00
for 5 bulbils
Add $2.00
for shipping

Red Wethersfield (1800) - Originated in Wethersfield, Connecticut where commercial onion production began as early as 1788. The Red Wethersfield Onion was originally known as the Large Red. The Shakers listed it in their 1843 catalog and Fearing Burr also did in 1865. It was originally used in pickling red cabbage in the 1800’s and was documented as grown at the Red River Settlement in Manitoba as early as 1855. The Red Wethersfield is a large flat shaped onion with purple red skin, pungent flesh and is excellent for storage. A beautiful and historic variety.
Not available for 2009.

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