THE ONION. 



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Onion. 



EGYPTIAN". 



Bulb large, a little flattened ; producing, in- Top or Tree 

 stead of seeds, a number of small bulbs, or 

 onions, about the size of a filbert, which serve 

 as a substitute for seeds in propagation. The flesh is 

 coarse ; and the bulbs are liable to decay during winter, 

 unless kept in a cool and dry situation. The variety has 

 been considered rather curious than useful. 



Propagation and Culture. It is propagated from the 

 bulbs, which are set in April or May, in rows fifteen inches 

 apart, and ten inches asunder in the rows. The small 

 bulbs produced upon the stalk are sometimes used for 

 propagation, and are set at the same season with the un- 

 derground bulbs in rows one foot apart, and four inches 

 apart in the rows. These small bulbs are obtained by set- 

 ting mature or fully developed bulbs in April or May, and 

 treating as directed for raising the seeds of the Common 

 Onion. 



Form nearly ovoid, very regular 

 and symmetrical ; skin greenish-yellow, 

 marked with rose-colored lines, the 

 pellicle changing to white on drying. 

 The bulb measures four inches in depth, 

 and two inches and three-fourths in its 

 largest diameter. It keeps well, and is 

 an excellent variety. 



A recent sort, known as the New 

 White Globe, is similar to the fore- 

 going, though somewhat flatter in 

 form. 



"White Globe. 

 Thomp. 



White Globe Onion. 



Nearly allied to the preceding variety ; Yellow Globe, 

 the size and form being the same. Skin 

 reddish-yellow. In color, quality, and in its keeping prop- 

 erties, it resembles the Yellow Onion, though much less 

 productive. 



