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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Giant Zittau Onion natural size). 



Onion. — Bulb large, flattish, 4 

 little over 2 in. thick ; 

 a pale salmon-colour 



and very often at the other end ; inner coats of a bright yellow 

 colour, outer ones of a slightly coppery hue ; neck narrow ; leaves 



numerous, but slender, 

 and dark green; flesh 

 tender, sweet, and of 

 an agreeable mild 

 flavour. This is a 

 half-late variety, of 

 remarkably good 

 quality, but rather 

 difficult to keep, and 

 answers equally well 

 for sowing in spring 

 or in autumn. It was 

 raised in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Tarbes 

 (Hautes-Pyrenees). 

 Giant Zittau 

 to nearly 5 in. in diameter, and a 

 outer skin very smooth and almost silky, of 

 forming the connecting link between the 

 yellow-skinned and the pale red-skinned varieties ; leaves pretty 

 numerous, of a light, slightly yellow, green ; neck fine, as is also 

 the disc, or part from 

 which the roots issue. 

 This is a fine mid-season 

 variety, and is most pro- 

 ductive and keeps very 

 well. It does best in 

 light, well-drained, but at 

 the same time rich and 

 well-manured soil. 



Giant Spanish, or 

 Spanish King, Onion. — 

 A large, ahnost round, 

 light straw-coloured bulb, 

 tender and with very thin 

 coats, and about the size 

 of an orange. From the 

 South of France and 

 Algiers it is exported in 

 large quantities to Great 

 Britain. 



The well-known and 



Giant Spanish, or Spanish King, Onion, 



much-prized American Onion known as the Prizetakej'is so like the 

 Giant Spanish Onion that the two may be considered as identical. 



