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these rows varied, and there was rather more irregularity in the size 
of the bulbs. 
As suggested above, the keeping qualities of Onions are among the 
most important points to the cultivator. Some of those in the trial 
are of value only in the summer and early autumn, while others keep 
well on into the spring. An endeavour has been made to indicate 
the relative keeping qualities in the following table, where the figure 
3 in the column indicates that the variety was still very good at the 
date given at the top of the column, 2 that it was still usable, 1 that 
many were past use, and — that none had kept until this date. It 
will be seen that some stocks of certain varieties proved to be better 
keepers than others with the same name. 
Varieties and Keeping Qualities. 
No. 
Variety. 
Oct. 15. 
Nov 1 
ov. 15. 
Dec 1 
ec. 1. 
Dec. 15. 
Jan. 1. 
J an. 15. 
Feb. 15. 
*I 
Early White Marzaiola Tripoli 
2 
White Lisbon 
3 
Early White Barletta. 
4 
Early Golden. Gem 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
5 
Covent Garden Silver- 
6 
Silver Globe 
7 
Southport White Globe 
8 
White Spanish Selected 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
9 
White Portugal 
10 
11 
White Leviathan 
12 
White Emperor 
13 
*4 
Monster White Tripoli 
15 
16 
Large White Italian Tripoli 
17 
Giant White Italian Tripoli 
18 
Southport Yellow Globe 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
19 
Straw-coloured Rocca 
1 
20 
Giant Lemon Rocca . 
21 
22 
Giant Rocca Lemon Coloured 
23 
Yellow Rocca . 
1 
24 
Up-to-Date Selected . 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
25 
The Sutton Globe 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
26 
Ohio Yellow Globe . 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
27 
Masterpiece 
2 
1 
1 
28 
3 
2 
1 
29 
• Cranston's Excelsior . j 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
3o 
2 
2 
1 
31 
2 
2 
1 
32 
[Trebons { 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
33 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
34 
Dan vers' Yellow Globe 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 s ) 
Dan vers' Yellow Flat . 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
36 
Reliance .... 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
37 
Giant Yellow Zittau . 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
38 
Zittau Giant 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
39 
Giant Zittau 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
40 
Autumn Triumph 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
4i 
Perfection 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
* See footnote, p. 107. 
