82 THE NEW ONION CULTURE 



pickling-, and is highly esteemed by some market 

 gardeners. 



Giant Rocca (Rocca of Naples) — This is a very 

 large onion that is well adapted to the transplanting 

 method of culture in the South. It requires a long 

 season to mature the bulbs. Its flavor is mild and 

 very pleasant. The bulbs are globular in shape, with 

 a light, reddish-brown skin. It is very productive 

 when transplanted or where the season is of suffi- 

 cient duration. 



. Giant Red Rocca — This variety differs very 

 slightly from the preceding, except that it is darker 

 in color. 



Giant White Rocca (Silver Ball) — One of the 

 most valuable sorts of the Italian type. The bulbs 

 are very large, white, globular, compact, and the flesh 

 is white, with a mild, pleasant flavor. An excellent 

 variety for either home consumption or market when 

 the transplanting method is adopted. 



Giant Yellow Rocca (Spanish King) — Resembles 

 the Giant Red in every particular except color, which 

 is a bright yellow. This variety may be transplanted 

 with very satisfactory results. 



Mammoth Pompeii — This is one of the largest of 

 the foreign varieties, bulbs weighing over four pounds 

 having been grown in this country. It does not appear 

 to lose in quality when grown to such an enonnous 

 size. Ft should be grown by the transplanting 

 method. The bulbs are red, with thin skins. The 

 flavor, as is usual with the foreign sorts, is very 

 mild and pleasant. 



Marsajola (Italian May) — A small, early, flat 

 onion. The bulbs are white and of superior quality. 



Nezv Queen (Pearl, Early White Queen) — This 

 variety is quite generally known irr the South as the 

 Pearl onion, but "New Queen" is the preferable name. 



