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variety, and can be preserved in a pure state only by a care- 

 ful selection of the bulbs set for seed. 



This is a small, early variety of the Silver-skin, Early Silver- 

 measuring two inches and three fourths in diam- 

 eter, and an inch and three fourths in depth. The neck is 

 small, and the skin silvery-white. It is much esteemed for 

 its earliness and mild flavor, and is one of the best of all 

 varieties for pickling. When cultivated for the latter pur- 

 pose, it should be sown and treated as directed for the 

 Silver-skin. 



This is a large onion, growing from eight Fusiform, or 



Cow-Horn, 

 inches to a foot in length. It tapers rather vu. 



regularly from the base to the top, and is frequently bent or 

 curved in the form of a horn ; whence the name. Skin 

 copper-red. It is late, lacks compactness, is liable to degen- 

 erate, decays soon after being harvested, and must be con- 

 sidered more curious than useful. 



An early variety of the common Large Red. Intermediate 



Red Weth- 

 Bulb of medium size, flattened ; neck small ; ersfleld. 



color deep purple. 



It is rather pungent, yet milder than the Large Red ; 

 keeps well, and is grown to a considerable extent, in certain 

 localities in New England, for shipping. 



This is an English hybrid, said to have been James's 



/ Keeping. 



originated by a Mr. James, an extensive mar- JAMES'S LOXO 



KEEPING. 



ket-gardener in Surrey, England. The bulb is 

 pyriform, or pear-shaped, and measures four inches and 

 upwards in depth, and two inches or more at its broadest 

 diameter. Skin copper-yellow, the coating next under it 

 reddish-brown ; flavor strong. It is not early, but is much 

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