STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 99 
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
As used in these grades: | 
“ One variety ’”’ means onions which have the same 
varietal characteristics which are all white or all 
yellow and not a mixture. 
“Mature” means having reached a stage of develop- 
ment at which the onions are firm, not becoming soft 
or spongy. 
“Well shaped” means having the characteristic 
shape, not 3-, 4-, or 5-sided, thick necked, or badly 
pinched by hard dry soil, but not necessarily of the 
flat Bermuda type. 
“ Doubles”? means onions which have developed 
more than one distinct bulb joined only at the base. 
“Splits”? means onions which have developed more 
than one distinct bulb but covered by an outer scale. 
‘Bottle necks” means onions which have thick 
necks usually with poorly developed bulbs. 
“Seed stems” means any seed stems which are 
tough or woody, or which are more than one fourth 
inch in diameter. 
“ Noticeably pink”? means that the pink color often 
found in the yellow Bermuda onions is so conspicuous 
as to be readily apparent upon casual examination. 
* Damage” means any defect or injury which notice- 
ably affects the appearance or shipping quality of the 
onions. 
“Sunburn” means discoloration due to exposure to 
the sun where there is no injury to the tissue. 
“ Sunscald”’ means either dry, wet, or soft injury 
of the tissue of the onion due to exposure to the sun. 
“Soft rot” means any soft or mushy condition of 
the tissue such as slimy soft rot, or wet breakdown 
following sunscald. 
“ Diameter ” means the greatest dimension at right 
angles to a straight line running from the stem to the 
root. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR CREOLE 
ONIONS 
(Effective May 6, 1926) 
GRADES 
U.S. No. 1 shall consist of Creole onions of similar 
varietal characteristics which are mature, well 
shaped, free from doubles, splits, bottle necks, seed 
