374 Account of the different Varieties of the Onion. 



its skin deteriorates its value. It is a hardy Onion. This and 

 the Deptford Onion, commonly yield good crops, which 

 accounts for their great popularity amongst gardeners. 



8th. James s Keeping Onion. This is a well known sort. 

 It was raised by a market gardener of the name of James, 

 several years ago, in Lambeth Marsh. Its shape is pyra- 

 midal, and size large ; the colour of the outer skin is brown, 

 the second skin has a reddish cast. It is very hardy, the 

 bulbs grow on the surface of the ground, and it keeps parti- 

 cularly well ; it is, however, strong in flavour. 



9th. Pale Red Onion. The Ogtwn Rouge Pale of the 

 French. Among our English seeds was the Amiens Onion, 

 which turned out to be this kind. The shape of this Onion 

 varies from globular to flat, but the bottom of the bulb is 

 usually particularly flat ; it is never large, and its colour is a 

 pale red ; it grows on the surface of the ground, ripens early, 

 is a hard sound Onion, keeps well, and has a strong flavour. 

 This kind has also probably been derived from the Stras- 

 burg or Dutch Onion, and seems inferior to others with the 

 same characters. 



10th. The Yellow Onion. Received from France as the 

 Ognon Jaune, and if not entirely unknown in our gardens 

 until the present time, has certainly been little grown. It is 

 of a globular shape, small size, and yellowish-brown colour, 

 but more inclining to brown ; it grows much under ground, 

 ripens early, keeps well, and is strong flavoured ; its best 

 use is as a pickle, for which its hard firm texture well 

 adapts it. 



11th. The Blood-red Onion. Tlie Ognon Rouge Fonct of 

 the French, and with us also called the French Blood-red, and 



