356 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Italian, from Ferry & Co. The white Italian onions embrace several 

 varieties, viz.: Marzajola, Queen, Rocca, Silver King and Portugal, all 

 b^ing of good size, pure white, tender and good flavor. 



These varieties, if sown thickly, produce fine pickling onions; but if 

 sown very early in hot-beds, or under glass, and then transplanted, they 

 will grow into large, delicious flavored bulbs. 



Prizetdker. D. M. Ferry & Co. One of the standard varieties that 

 n-eeds no description. 



The outside skin is rich purplish yellow; flesh, very white, tender and 

 mild flavored; solid and a good keeper. 



This is one of the best varieties for starting under glass and transplant- 

 iag; much work in that line was done this season with satisfactory results. 



Prizewinner, from D. M. Ferry, is an exact duplicate of Prizetaker, 

 except in color, which is a pure white. 



Every gardener should grow one of these varieties. 



Silverskin, Bound White, from D. M. Ferry, is a valuable early sort, as 

 it grows very rapidly, and is extensively used for bunching. 



It is very white, firm, crisp and mild flavored. 



Strashurg, from Landreth. This leading yellow variety is globe shaped 

 and of medium size, with a thin skin, and very tender, mild flavored flesh. 



Wether sfield, from D. M. Ferry. Among the red onions this is the 

 V iriety most commonly grown. It is very prolific, large, and considerably 

 flattened; flesh, purplish white, fine grain, crisp and tender, but not as 

 mild flavored as some others. A good keeper and shipper. 



Yellow Dutch, from D. M. Ferry is nearly identical with Yellow Dan- 

 V3rs, but is a little later. A good grower and shipper. 



Zittan Giant, from Ferry, is a very large, yellow onion of superior 

 quality. 



PEAS, 1896. 



The thirty-four varieties of peas grown this year included several of the 

 older standard sorts, and the new ones sent out as novelties by the differ- 

 ent seedsmen. 



The object was not to see how many varieties could be grown, but to 

 determine which are of superior merit, and if any of the new sorts are 

 some old varieties renamed, thus aiding the grower in selecting only 

 desirable kinds. 



The seed was sown April twenty-seventh, in double rows, the drills 

 being four inches deep, and twelve feet long, using about one seed to each 

 tvo inches, or one hundred and forty-four for each variety. 



Heavy rains followed immediately, and packed the soil, preventing many 

 of the sprouts from coming up and causing others to rot. 



The varieties Crown Prince, New Life, Nott's Excelsior, Renown, Nott's 

 No. 961, and Telephone seemed to be most injured, and showed the 

 smallest per cent of seeds germinated. 



The rains which followed during the season afforded an abundant supply 

 of moisture and a good crop was grown. 



The Alaska reached edible maturity June 13, thus being the earliest 

 variety. 



Peas may be divided into seven distinct classes, as follows, viz.: 



