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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Onion ( continued ). 
Daniels’ Select List of Onions for 1892. 
per oz.— 8. d. 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN ROCCA. One of 
the largest and finest Onions ever introduced. Fine 
globular shape, golden yellow skin, mild flavour, and 
with careful cultivation comes equal to the imported 
Portugal Onions, and keeps sound until June. This 
variety is the best exhibition kind known. If sown in 
Autumn, and kept under first-class cultivation, will grow 
Onions three to four pounds each ... per pkt. fid. 1 6 
DANIELS’ GIANT ROCCA (true), a 
splendid variety, of delicate flavour, large globular 
shape, and light brown skin, weight two to three 
pounds ; plant out one foot apart. If sown in Spring 
this variety will produce larger Onions than any 
Spring sort ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
DANIELS’ CRIMSON ROCCA. Extra 
fine variety ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 
SILVER-SKIN PEAR-SHAPED (new) 
A very fine, hardy Onion, of the same form as the 
yellow pear-shaped variety ... per pkt. Is. 2 6 
GIANT zitteau, blood red 
(new). Large size, handsome, globe-shaped, a late 
keeper, of mild flavour; skin pure blood red 
per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
LONGLASTER.” This is by far the longest 
keeping Onion yet introduced. We have had 
specimens in sound condition eighteen months after 
being harvested. This variety should be sown early 
i n th e season ... ... ... per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
NEW RED GLOBE (see Novelties) „ 9d. 2 0 
per oz. — s cL 
DANIELS’ WHITE ELEPHANT 
TRIPOLI. This new Italian introduction is 
the largest of the Tripoli sorts, the average diameter 
of the bulbs being six and a half to seven inches. 
They are flat in form, with a silvery white skin, and 
of fine mild flavour. This Onion is unsurpassed as 
an exhibition variety ... ... per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
DANIELS’ IMPROVED WHITE 
SPANISH. The most perfect type of White 
Spanish Onion in cultivation, specially selected by 
ourselves. Grows to a large size, very even, and of 
good flavour. This variety has been exhibited with 
much success during the past season, and will prove 
a great acquisition ... ... per pkt. Is. 2 6 
DANIELS’ BLOOD RED. Fine rich colour, 
very hardy ... ... ... ... ... 0 !> 
ST. LAURENT (new). In shape this variety 
resembles James’ Keeping, but of a much larger size, 
and is strongly recommended for its long keeping, 
and mild flavour; it is flat on the top, becoming 
narrow towards the base of the bulb, and is a very 
heavy cropper ... ... ... per pkt. 9d. 2 0 
“EARLY WHITE GEM.” One of the 
earliest in cultivation, three weeks earlier than the 
Queen, and comes to maturity from eight to ten weeks 
from time of sowing. The bulbs are medium-sized and 
handsome shape, it is of exceedingly mild flavour, and 
will be found a valuable addition to the Kitchen Garden 
for early use ... ... por pkt. 6d. 1 6 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
" It may interest you to know that my gardener sent for a supply of Onion Seed for the labourers in this village, and it was the best grown in 
this district."— Captain W. A. GRAGG, Falkingham. 
“The Onion Seed I had from you last year gave every satisfaction.”— Mr. T. GILBERT, Tenterden. 
