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ONIONS— THE FOREIGN KINDS 
W HILE for nearly half a century now we have been 
independent of Europe in the matter of onion seeds, 
there are still a few kinds which we import. Three distinct 
types are recognized and they are divided chiefly accord- 
ing to their usefulness. All are particularly valued be- 
cause of their mild flavor. 
First, we have the very small pickling onions of which 
Early White Queen or Barletta, as illustrated, is the most 
popular. Within eighty-five or ninety days it yields small 
one and a half inch to two-inch bulbs which are highly 
esteemed for putting up in jars. Mammoth Silver King 
is a very large, flat sort which, in good soil, grows from 
five to six inches in diameter. It requires a long season. 
White , Yellow, and Red Bermudas are the distinctly flat, 
thin-skinned, two and a half to three-inch bulbs that reach 
us from r exas and other Southern states during the late 
winter and very early spring. Giant Spanish or Gibraltar 
is the European type of our large “Prizetaker” onions. 
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