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the United States. It can be grown in Cali- 

 fornia but is not satisfactory. A little seed has 

 been produced in Texas but the yield is low and 

 the crop uncertain. The supply of seed for this 

 branch of the industry will for some time, with- 

 out doubt, continue to be imported from Ten- 

 eriffe. 



Storage. Onions are not as highly perish- 

 able as some of the other important vegetable 

 products. Green bunch onions are equally as 

 perishable as other green vegetables, and Ber- 

 muda onions are not adapted to storage as are 

 some other types of mature bulbs. The main 

 crop of bulbs grown from black seed, such as 

 the various Danvers, Southport Globe, and 

 Weathersfield, can all be kept for several 

 months under proper storage conditions. This, 

 together with the fact that onions of all classes, 

 save green bunch stock, can be safely shipped 

 long distances to market, renders the crop one 

 of the most satisfactory of the vegetable list. 

 These qualities are a great advantage in the 

 handling and marketing of any crop. It is 

 possible, with a crop possessing such qualities, 

 to select the time for marketing, as well as 

 the market to which it will be offered. With 

 highly perishable products no delays are pos- 

 sible. The onion crop on the other hand does 



