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of the Red Onion. The bulb of this variety is as highly coloured 

 as that of the Blood-red Onion, but in shape and size it more 



resembles the Flat Tripoli. 

 It is sometimes nearly 5 in. 

 in diameter, and is very 

 much flattened at top 

 and bottom. The flesh is 

 tender and mild flavoured, 

 but the bulb does not keep 

 well. 



In all the Red Onions 

 just described, the red 

 colouring is superficial. 

 When the bulbs are cut 

 across, two or three of the 

 outer coats are seen to 

 be pretty highly coloured, 

 while the interior ones are 

 hardly pink. 



Globe Tripoli, or Globe 

 Red Madeira, Onion. — 

 This is the largest of all 

 varieties of Onion. The 

 bulbs are almost spherical, 

 and it is not uncommon to see some of them 6 or 7 in. in diameter. 

 The outer coats are very thin and brittle, and salmon-pink in colour, 

 while the inner ones have a tinge of lilac. The flesh is very tender, 

 sweet, and mild flavoured. The neck is rather fine for the size of 

 the bulb ; leaves stout, numerous, 

 and light green. This variety does 

 best in warm climates, and in the 

 south of Europe is highly valued 

 for its size and agreeable flavour. 

 It only attains its full development 

 when sown in autumn. In the 

 climate of Paris it is very sensitive 

 to cold, and does not keep well. 



Flat Tripoli, or Flat Red 

 Madeira Onion. — Bulb of large 

 size, broad, and very much flattened, 

 from 6 to 8 in. in diameter, and 

 about 2 m. thick, of the same colour 

 as the preceding kind, or a little 

 redder. The flesh, like that of the 



Globe Tripoli, is tender, and the bulb keeps equally badly, 

 varieties are grown in exactly the same manner. 



Globe Tripoli, or Madeira, Onion (5 natural size). 



Flat Tripoli Onion natural size). 



Both 



