REPORT ON ONIONS GROWN AT CHISWICK. 
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8, 9. Banbury Cross (Nutting, Hurst).—A.M. September 6, 
1898. Large, flattish globe-shape, skin lemon brown. Very firm 
and heavy. Excellent from both autumn and spring sowings. 
Fine stocks. 
10. Bassano Red Tripoli (Watkins & Simpson).—Large, flat 
round, skin pale purple. Many of the bulbs split into two or 
three. Better for autumn sowing. 
11. Bartella Silver Skin (Hurst).—Small, flat round, skin 
silvery white. Of no value for autumn sowing, but very good 
for pickling when spring sown and not thinned out. 
12. 18, 14. Bedfordshire Champion (Nutting, Watkins & 
Simpson, Hurst).—Medium size, globe-shape, skin deep brown. 
A firm heavy variety, more suited for spring than for autumn 
sowing. 
15, 16. Blood Red (Hurst, Toogood).—Large, flat round, skin 
deep purple ; moderately firm. Of not much value owing to the 
largest bulbs being very concave at the base ; the best bulbs were 
produced from the spring sowing. 
17, 18. Cocoa-nut (Watkins & Simpson, Hurst).—A.M. 
October 10, 1893. Large, cocoa-nut shape, skin brown. A 
remarkably fine heavy variety, equally good from both autumn 
and spring sowings. 
19, 20. Cranston’s Excelsior (Watkins & Simpson, Hurst).— 
Very large, deep globe-shape, skin dark brown. Firm, heavy; 
excellent either for autumn or spring sowing. 
21. Crimson Globe (Dobbie).—Medium to large, deep globe 
shape, skin purple. Firm and heavy ; the bulbs were much 
better from the spring-sown seed. 
22. Danvers’ Yellow (Watkins & Simpson).—Medium size, 
flattish globe, skin bronzy brown. Much better when spring 
sown, the autumn-sown plants not standing the winter well. 
23. 24, 25. Eclipse (Sutton, Dobbie).-—Very large, flattish 
globe, skin pale brown. Firm and heavy; better from the spring 
sowings ; the autumn-sown ones did not stand the winter 
well. 
26. Forde Defiance (Crook).—Large, flat round, skin deep 
brown. The spring-sown bulbs were the more shapely, many of 
the autumn-sown being concave at the base. 
27. Forde Long-keeping (Crook).—An improved form of 
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