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ONIONS AMERICAN WHITE VARIETIES 



BECAUSE onions found a thoroughly congenial home 

 in many sections of this country, American onions 

 soon developed to a degree of perfection not commonly 

 met with. White Silverskin or Portugal is a type of White 

 Queen Onion described on page 109, almost as early, but 

 grows to much larger size. One hundred days after sowing 

 seeds bulbs measure two inches in diameter by one and a 

 half inches deep through. White Silverskin is equally 

 valuable for pickling while small, or cooking and slicing. 

 Southport White Globe is the handsomest sort in cultiva- 

 tion to-day. With symmetrical shape and beauty it 

 combines good size, superb quality, and really remarkable 

 keeping qualities for a white sort. In 120 days after 

 seeds are sown the bulbs will average two and a half 

 inches in diameter both ways. The skin is pure white, 

 flesh is firm, mild, but of stronger flavor than that of Silver- 

 skin described above. If carefully cured and stored, 

 Southport White Globe will keep well until January. 



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