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Bulb or Onion Crops 



yellow-skinned varieties are popular for dry onions. 

 Dan vers (Yellow Danvers) is a favorite; as also Globe 

 Danvers and the very similar Southport Globe, Weathers- 

 field, and others. The so-called Italian and Spanish 

 onions are usually larger and require a longer season than 



most of the American 

 types. The Bermuda 

 and Texas onions are 

 mostly of this Euro- 

 pean family. At 

 present the globe type 

 of onion is most in 

 demand, whereas 

 formerly the flat 

 onions were most pop- 

 ular. The fashions 

 may be expected to 

 change, as in other 

 crops. 



OTHER ALLIACEOUS 

 CROPS 



Leek (Figs. 70, 71, 

 72) is perhaps the 

 most important, in 

 this country, of the 

 minor alliaceous 

 plants. It should be better known. Its flavor is usually 

 milder than that of the onion. The soft bulb, scarcely 

 thicker than the neck, and the thick leaves are used in 

 cookery. The plant requires the entire season in -the 

 northern parts of the country. Seeds are sown early in 



72. Leek plant (X 1/7). 



