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D. M. FERRY & CO'S 
South Danvers, Mass. Above the medium size, globu- 
Jar in form ; skin yellowish-brown ; flesh white, sugary 
comparatively mild and well-flavored ; a good producer, 
frequently producing six hundred bushels to the acre, 
from seed sown in the spring. 
White Portugal.—A large, flat onion ; skin loose ; 
of a mild flavor ; fine for early winter use, and much 
esteemed for pickling, when small. It is not so good a 
keeper as some other varieties. 
"White Silverskin, for Pickling.—This is of small 
size, silvery white, and used almost entirely for pickling, 
on account of its small size, handsome appearance and 
mild flavor. 
White Globe 
White Globe. — Yields abundantly, producing hand¬ 
some and uniformly globe-shaped bulbs. The flesh is 
firm, fine-grained and of a mild flavor. 
El Paso, or L»arge Mexican. — This seed is sent us 
by one of our customers in Mexico, and in that section 
is used to the exclusion of all other sorts It will there 
grow to a diameter of six inches and not unfrcqucntly 
weighs two to two and a half pounds. The flavor is very 
mild, and they arc eaten like apples Skill white ; flesh 
white, rather coarse-grained. In form it is not unlike 
a mammoth White Portugal onion. 
NEW FOREIGN ONIONS. 
The following varieties have been tested in this coun¬ 
try, and so far as we have been able to learn, have given 
perfect satisfaction. While we would not recommend 
the risking of a large crop of onions by sowing imported 
seed, we believe the following varieties will be found 
very desirable for early market and home garden use. 
The flavor of the Italian varieties is milder, and they 
seem every way well adapted to culinary purposes. 
New Giant Rocca.— An immense-sized onion .hav¬ 
ing attained near/y /our pounds id eight. Globular 
in form ; skin light brown ; flesh mild and tender. It 
will produce a large onion the first season, from seed, 
but to attain the hugest growth, the smallest bulbs 
Giant iA/hite Italian Tripoli. 
New Queen. — A silver-skinned variety, of qu....c 
growth and remarkable keeping qualities. If sown in 
February, it will produce onions one to two inches in 
diameter early in summer, which will keep good until 
the following summer; and if sown in July, will be 
ready to pull late in autumn, and be sound and fit for 
use till the following autumn. 
BULBS. 
Top Set, or Bui .on.—Produces no seed, but instead, 
a number o« small bulbs or onions, about the size of 
acorns, on the top of the stalk. These little bulbs are 
used instead of seed, and will produce a large onion, 
maturing much earlier than from seed. The large onion 
New Giant Rocca. 
should be set out in the spring of the second season, 
when they will continue increasing in size, instead of 
producing seed, as is the case with American onions. 
New Neapolitan Marzagole.—A large, beautiful, 
fiat, white-skinned variety, said to be the eariiest o/ 
ait s and a good keeper. It can be sown in February or 
March, and will mature a crop very early in the season; 
or sown in July, the crop will be matured the same sea¬ 
son. In the South, the seed can -1 sown in the autumn, 
and large onions produced in Mat h. 
Giant White Italian Tripoli. * large, white, flat 
onion of mild and excellent flavor, most beautiful 
form, pure white skin, and will pro» . e a somewhat 
larger onion lrom seed than our White xd.tugal ; but to 
attain the full size the bulbs should be set out the sec¬ 
ond spring. 
