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28, 29. Giant Lemon Rocca (J. Yeitch, 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. Yeitch).—A slightly inferior 
form of No. 28. 
32. 33. Giant Zittau (Watkins & Simpson, Hurst).—E.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. Yeitch).—Yery large, globe-shaped; 
skin varying from brown to red. This variety stood the winter 
badly, and the spring sowing failed. 
35. Golden Ball (Nutting).—Yery 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. Yeitch).—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* 
