New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 197 
toward, purple in many samples, sometimes strongly tinted ..with pur- 
ple; well developed samples in, in diameter, § in. through the axis; 
neck and root circle very small; — foliage very scanty. 
Resembles the Queen in some respects, but ty/e outer coat is percep- 
tibly thicker, and the flavor less mild. Grown from seed, the bulbs 
matured slightly later than those of the Queen, and the variety was 
less productive. 
No. 21. YELLOW, Burr. 
Syn. Large Yellow, Ferry, '83 : Silverskin of New England, Burr. 
A very old variety allied to the Brown Spanish and probably the 
parent of the Yellow Danvers. Bulb somewhat flattened; copper 
yellow, becoming somewhat deeper by age, or if exposed long to the 
sun; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 2 in. through the axis; 
neck very small; — foliage very abundant. The bulb is very firm, 
keeps well, and is of mild flavor, and excellent quality. As a market 
variety it has been very extensively grown in this country. 
Correctly figured in Field and Garden Vegetables of America, p. 142. 
No. 22. YELLOW RUSSIAN, Veg. Gar.; Vil., '84, '85, '86. 
Syn. Russian Yellow, A. de CI. Russian Yellow Hard Improved, Vil., 
'87 : Fr., Ognon dur de Russie, VIL. : O. jaune de Bussie, Vil., '84, 85, '86 : 
O. Russe, Vil. : Ger., Gelbe Russia Zwiebel, A. de CI. 
Bulb considerably depressed, inclining to flat on the bottom, round- 
ing to a large neck, frequently growing double, or splitting into cloves; 
copper yellow, inner coats pure white, sometimes slightly greenish 
near the neck; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 2 in. through 
the axis; root circle small; outer coats dry, thick and firm; — foliage 
abundant. 
"Very distinct. The bulbs keep better than those of any other 
variety; sometimes being fit for use nearly or quite a full year. The 
outer coat becomes with age as brown as a tulip bulb." Vil. 
Figured correctly in Album de Cliches, No. 48,507. 
No. 23. YELLOW CRACKER, Greg., '83. 
Syn. Early Yellow Cracker, Greg., '87. 
Resembles the Strasburg, but the bulb is more strongly flattened, 
being almost flat on the bottom, and decidedly earlier in season. 
The remaining varieties in this division, though described sepa- 
rately, may not be distinct. 
