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remarkably fine and handsome Onion from America. The finest 
type of Eed Onion. 
12. Earhj Red (Hovey & Co.) 
This is a rather early red variety. The bulbs are of medium 
size, flat, of a very dull red colour. The flesh is firm and solid, 
and of good quality. It showed a tendency to the production of 
several crowns, which burst and spoil the bulbs, and prevent them 
keeping. 
13. Two-bladed. 
This name is given to denote its peculiarity of only producing 
two blades or leaves. These form small bulbs very early in the 
season, and soon ripen off ; a great majority, however, grow into 
larger bulbs, and these have the ordinary number of leaves. The 
true two-leaved type has small roundish bulbs about an inch in 
diameter. The skin is of a dull yellowish brown colour ; the flesh 
greenish white, and frequently a little coloured. They are very 
firm and solid, and keep well. The small size makes it useful for 
pickling purposes. 
14. Teneriffe (Benary & Son). 
This greatly resembled in appearance the smaller types of the 
Two-bladed. 
15. Silver-shin (Nutting & Son). 
Synonyms. — Silver-skin Pickling (Y eitch) ; Early White Silver- 
skinned (Benary & Son) ; White Round Early Hard Dutch (Yilmorin 
et Cie.) 
The bulbs are of medium size, roundish oblate ; a great many 
are apt to split open. The outer skin is pure white or silvery, 
peeling off freely and exposing the next coating, which is white 
with green veinings. The flesh is pure white, exceedingly firm 
and solid. Keeps remarkably well, and is useful to those who 
prefer very white onions. This is quite distinct from the Paris 
Silver-skin, which does not keep well. 
16. Queen. 
Synonyms. — New Queen ; Piccirillo's New Queen. 
This is a very small and very early variety of the Silver-skinned 
section. It forms bulbs almost as quickly as a Eadish, and has 
rarely more than two or three leaves. They were fully grown 
