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ONIONS AMERICAN RED KINDS 



TfXTRA Early Red is an early-maturing flat sort, of 

 *-* particular value to gardeners whose soil is cold 

 and wet. For this reason it does better in northern sec- 

 tions than most other kinds. Ripens early in August 

 from seeds sown middle of April. Mild for a red onion. 



Australian Brown, while not strictly a red sort, deserves 

 to be classed as such because of its long keeping quality. 

 The bulbs vary from coppery yellow to reddish brown, 

 mature in 130 days, and with careful handling have been 

 known to keep in good condition for a year. Average 

 size two by two and a half inches in diameter. 



Red Wethersfield is the standard purplish red sort in 

 most sections. Requires 135 days to reach two and a 

 half by four inches in diameter. Flesh white, with pinkish 

 tinge, fine grained, of strong flavor. An excellent keeping 

 quality surpassed only by the 



Southport Red Globe, illustrated above, the largest, but 

 also latest and strongest in flavor of the remarkable 

 Southport Onions. Its globe-shaped three-inch bulbs 

 ripen in 140 days from date seeds are sown. 



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