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28, 29. Giant Lemon Rocca (J. Veitch, Watkins & Simpson). 

 — Very large, deep globe-shape, skin lemon brown. A firm heavy 

 variety, very good for autumn sowing, but of little value for 

 spring sowing. Fine stock. 



30. Giant Rocca Brown (Watkins & Simpson). — A darker- 

 skinned form of No. 28. 



31. Giant Rocca Tripoli (J. Veitch). — A slightly inferior 

 form of No. 28. 



32. 33. Giant Zittau (Watkins & Simpson, Hurst).— F.C.C. 

 1880. Large, globe-shaped, skin bronzy brown. Firm and 

 heavy ; very good for spring sowing, but not so suitable for 

 autumn sowing. 



34. Globe Tripoli (J. Veitch). — Very large, globe-shaped ; 

 skin varying from brown to red. This variety stood the winter 

 badly, and the spring sowing failed. 



35. Golden Ball (Nutting). — Very similar in all points to 

 Nos. 8 and 9. 



36. Golden Noble (Dobbie). — Large, globe-shaped ; skin 

 brownish yellow. Firm and heavy; better when spring sown; 

 did not stand the winter well. 



37. Golden Queen (Hurst). — Not a success from either 

 autumn or spring sowing. 



38. Golden Globe (Hurst). — Large, globe-shaped, skin 

 a brownish yellow. Heavy and very firm ; better for spring 

 sowing, the autumn sown not standing the winter well. 



39. Improved White Globe (Sutton). — A paler and excellent 

 form of No. 38, and like it better when spring sown. 



40. Improved Ailsa Craig (Hurst).— Not true. 



41. Italian Tripoli (J. Veitch).— A.M. October 10, 1893. 

 Medium to large, flat, round, skin silvery white. Unable to stand 

 the winter, but excellent for spring sowing. Ripens very 

 early. 



42. Magnum Bonum (Hurst). — Large, globe-shaped; skin a 

 deep bronzy brown. Heavy and very firm ; excellent for autumn 

 or spring sowing. 



43. Monarch (Toogood). — Bulbs large, flat round shape. 

 Heavy and firm. Received too late for sowing in the 

 autumn. 



44. New Golden Globe (Toogood). — Same as No. 38. 



45. New Globe Winter (Laxton). — Medium to large, globe- 



