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ONION (Cont’d) Telegraph 
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Sweet Spanish onish 
The best of the very large mild varieties. One of the original 
Spanish types, but a better keeper because it was selected for 
keeping qualities. Deep amber-orange; small neck; globular. 
White Portugal (American Silverskin) onpor 
Most widely used white onion for sets, pickling onions, mature 
bulbs and for bunching onions from seed. Bulbs of medium size; 
flat but fairly deep; pure white; flesh fine grained, firm and hard. 
A splendid keeper. 
White Sweet Spanish onspa 
Similar to the original Sweet Spanish, except that it is white 
with clear glistening skin. Globe shaped. 
Yellow Bermuda (White Bermuda) onuda 
One of the most widely used varieties in the country. Enormous 
quantities used in Texas for early shipment. An early flat onion, 
light straw colored, small tops. Flesh white and mild. 
Yellow Danvers, Flat ondan 
One of the hardiest, most easily grown and best keepers. Unex¬ 
celled for general purposes and especially valuable for sets. 
Bulbs medium large; flat but fairly thick; clear bright yellow, 
flesh white with faint tint of yellow; firm and hard. 
Yellow Globe Danvers (Original Squire’s Strain) onsqu 
Very popular and somewhat earlier than Ohio and Southport 
Yellow Globes. Bulbs medium large, globe-shaped, dark yellow; 
flesh white with faint tinge of yellow, firm and hard. 
Threshing onion seed on one of our California ranches 
IMPORTED VARIETIES 
Extra Early Barletta onbar 
Extremely early. Largely grown for pickling, sometimes for early 
green onions. Bulbs medium small, almost round at pickling 
stage but become flat; silvery white; flesh white, sweet and mild. 
Hardy White Bunching 
A very profitable home and market garden variety for young 
or bunching onions. Produces a cluster of 4 to 6 useful shoots 
from a single seed in the first season. Winters over well where 
weather is not too severe and provides a heavy crop for early 
harvest if planted in midsummer. 
Mammoth Silver King 
White market onion. Bulbs large; flat but deep; clear white; 
flesh coarse and mild. 
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Queen 
Early market and pickling sort. Bulbs medium small; pure white; 
flat; mild and sweet. Similar to Extra Early Barletta. 
White Lisbon 
Grown almost exclusively as an early bunching onion. When 
mature, the round white bulbs are almost three inches in 
diameter. 
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