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mild, a good keeper, and two or three weeks earlier 

 than the Large Red. It is liable to degenerate, or revert 

 to the Wethersfield, unless very careful selections of 

 bulbs are made for seed, and the experienced grower will 

 only buy this from experienced and trusted dealers. 



Large Red Wethersfield is a broad, flat onion, bulbs 

 often growing to five inches in diameter, and two and 

 a half in depth, skin purplish-red, flesh purplish-white, 

 moderately fine-grained and of strong flavor. There 

 are several types of Wethersfield, some early, some 

 medium, others late ; the early form is best. 



Yellow Globe Danvers, of the pure type, is inclined 

 to be half globular in form, that is to say, flat on the 

 bottom and round on top ; it is above medium size, skin 

 yellowish-brown, growing dark by age, flesh white, 

 sugary, comparatively mild and well flavored, and ex- 

 ceedingly productive. There is a form of so called Yel- 

 low Danvers known as Flat Danvers, somewhat resem- 

 bling the* Strasburg. 



Silver Skin produces bulbs medium in size, flattened, 

 average specimens three inches in diameter, and one and 

 a half to two inches thick; neck small, skin silvery 

 white, after removal of outer envelope, top of bulb often 

 veined and clouded with green, while that portion below 

 ground is usually clear white. Flesh white, fine grained, 

 and quite mild in flavor. 



Yellow Strasburg is an old variety, still of high 

 repute on account of its long keeping qualities and mild 

 flavor. The bulb is somewhat larger than that of the 

 Silver Skin, the flesh being equally white. It is the 

 variety from which the best sets are grown. 



Among other varieties not so well known are the 

 Extra Early Yellow, the earliest of that color ; Extra 

 Early Pearl, the earliest white ; Autumn White Wax, a 

 choice early waxy variety, Bermuda White and Red. 



Small patches of onion may be sown by hand, or 

 through a long tin tube. Large breadths should be 



