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ONIONS THE FOREIGN KINDS 



WHILE for nearly half a century now we have been 

 independent of Europe in the matter of onion seeds, 

 there are still a few kinds which we import. Three distinct 

 types are recognized and they are divided chiefly accord- 

 ing to their usefulness. All are particularly valued be- 

 cause of their mild flavor. 



First, we have the very small pickling onions of which 

 Early White Queen or Barletta, as illustrated, is the most 

 popular. Within eighty-five or ninety days it yields small 

 one and a half inch to two-inch bulbs which are highly 

 esteemed for putting up in jars. Mammoth Silver King 

 is a very large, flat sort which, in good soil, grows from 

 five to six inches in diameter. It requires a long season. 

 White, Yellow, and Red Bermudas are the distinctly flat, 

 thin-skinned, two and a half to three-inch bulbs that reach 

 us from Texas and other Southern states during the late 

 winter and very early spring. Giant Spanish or Gibraltar 

 is the European type of our large " Prizetaker" onions. 



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