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ally has a pale-brown skin, without any tinge of red ; and, 

 when this is the case, its flavor is milder than that of the 

 last named." 



With the exception of its more globular form, the bulb 

 much resembles the Yellow Onion of this country. 



A sub-variety of the Large Red Wethers- Early Red 

 field, and the earliest of the red onions. Wetliersfield - 

 Form and color nearly the same as the Large Red ; bulb 

 small, measuring two inches and a half in diameter, and 

 an inch and a half in depth. It is close-grained, mild, a 

 good keeper ; forms its bulbs, with few exceptions, and 

 ripens, the last of July, being three or four weeks earlier 

 than the Large Red. Cultivated to a limited extent in 

 various places on the coast of New England, for early con- 

 sumption at home, and for shipment to the South and West. 



This variety and the Intermediate are liable to degene- 

 rate : they tend to grow larger and later, approaching the 

 original variety ; and can be preserved in a pure state only 

 by a careful selection of the bulbs set for seed. 



This is a small, early variety of the Silver- Early Silver- 

 skin, measuring two inches and three-fourths skin, 

 in diameter, and an inch and three-fourths in depth. The 

 neck is small, and the skin silvery- white. It is much 

 esteemed for its earliness and mild flavor, and .is one of 

 the best of all varieties for pickling. When cultivated for 

 the latter purpose, it should be sown and treated as directed 

 for the Silver-skin. ^ 



An early variety of the common Large intermediate 

 Red. Bulb of medium size, flattened ; neck ^l^sfi^fd! 1 " 

 small ; color deep purple. 



It is rather pungent, yet milder than the Large Red ; 

 keeps well, and is grown to a considerable extent, in certain 

 localities in New England, for shipping. 



