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Varieties. Thompson in his English work 

 names nineteen varieties with many synonyms; 

 Henderson offers the seed of thirteen varieties; 

 Gregory, of seventeen kinds. There is no need of 

 our being confused by this latitude of choice. We 

 find it in the great majority of fruits and vegeta- 

 bles offered by nurserymen and seedsmen. Each 

 of the old varieties that have survived the test of 

 years has certain good qualities which make it 

 valuable, especially in certain localities. Many of 

 the novelties in vegetables, as among fruits, will 

 soon disappear ; a few will take their place among 

 the standard sorts. In the case of the kitchen, as 

 well as in the fruit garden, I shall give the opinion 

 of men who have a celebrity as wide as the con- 

 tinent for actual experience, and modestly add 

 occasionally some views of my own which are the 

 result of observation. 



As a choice for the home garden, Mr. Peter re- 

 commends the following varieties of onions : Extra 

 Early Red, Yellow Globe Danvers, White Portugal 

 or Silver Skin, and Southport Yellow Globe. Mr. 

 Joseph Harris, the well-known and practical au- 

 thor: Yellow Danvers, Extra Early Large Red, 

 and White Globe. Mr. J. J. H. Gregory: New 

 Queen, Early Yellow Acker, Yellow Danvers, 

 Early Red Globe Danvers, Large Red Wethers- 

 field. They all recommend onion sets. The Queen 



