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No. 9. EL PASO, Fer., '83. 
Syn. Large Mexican, Eer., '83. 
Bulb much flattened, especially below; silvery white; samples 
grown at the Station 3 in. in diameter, 2 in. through the axis; neck 
and root circle very small; bulb firm; flavor mild; — foliage abundant. 
It is said that in Mexico, where this variety is a favorite, the bulbs 
attain a diameter of six inches and a weight of two to three pounds, 
and that the color varies from white to light red. 
No. 10. ETNA SILVER WHITE, Sib., '83. 
Bulb very flat below, tapering slightly to the neck; pure white in 
the lower half,' often greenish above, striped about the neck with 
green; well developed samples 2| in. in diameter, 1\ in. through the 
axis; — foliage very scanty. 
No. 11. WHITE CALABRIA, Sib., '83. 
Bulb strongly flattened; pure white below, greenish white, and 
marked with yellow lines about the neck, which with the root circle is 
very small; well developed samples 2 in. in diameter, 1 in. through 
the axis; bulb firm; — rather early; — foliage rather scanty. 
No. 12. WHITE NAPLES, Sib., '83. 
Bulb slightly oblate, tapering a little to the root; white with 
greenish marks about the rather large neck; well-developed samples 
2 in. in diameter, 1| in. through the axis; root circle very large; — 
foliage abundant. 
B. Bulb yellow or brownish. 
No. 13. BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, Veg. Gar.; Vil., '84, '85. 
Bulb slightly oblate; of the color of the White Spanish; pale 
yellow, in some samples inclining toward green, in others toward 
reddish or brown; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 2 to 2| 
in. through the axis; neck medium; root circle usually small; outer 
envelope dry, usually rather adhesive; bulb very firm, keeps well; — 
foliage very abundant. 
No. 14. BROWN SPANISH, Veg. Gar.; Vil. 
ftyn. Brown Portugal BURR: Cambria, Burr (Not of Vil.): Oporto, 
Burr: Vil.: Paris Straw-Colored, BURR: Straw-Colored, Vil. : Very 
Large Straw-colored, A. de CI. : Yellow Straw- Colored, Vil., '84, '85: Fr., 
