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in the spring found in the Northern markets are the Ber- 

 muda grown ' ( Madeira " onions. Although it might be 

 possible to grow as fine onions in Florida from autumn- 

 sown seed, the attempt to compete with Bermuda onions 

 for favor would seem 

 fruitless at present. South 

 Florida might even antici- 

 pate the Bermuda crop. 

 The next onions, other 

 than from this section and 

 from Florida, offered in 

 market, are the "Potato 

 onions," grown near Nor- 

 folk and in Maryland. 

 Southern onions will be 

 apt to bring the most sat- 

 isfactory prices about the 

 time the supply from 

 Bermuda is becoming ex- 

 hausted, which occurs 

 about June 15th. While 

 no variety of Southern- 

 grown onions will keep Fig. 47.-owoH-4HT BOOOA." 



during the winter, should they ripen a little premature- 

 ly, they may be preserved sufficiently long to allow the 

 shipments to be so timed as to meet this demand. 



VARIETIES A^D SEED. 



Of more than one hundred varieties, the common 

 "Red Wethersfield " and "Yellow Danvers" are the best 

 keepers. The beautiful white "Italian Queen" is the 

 earliest and surest, but is too small. The " Giant Eocca " 

 makes an enormous yield, but is too large for market. 

 The now popular " Globe Madeira" will be the best to 

 succeed the Bermuda crop of the same variety. 



Of no other vegetable, save the cauliflower, is it so im- 



