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little metallic luster near the very small neck; inner coats stained purple 
in the upper half, those near the outside sometimes stained nearly to 
the root; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 2 in. through the 
axis; outer coat dry, rather adhesive, second rather thick and strong; 
root circle very small; bulb very firm; one of the best keepers and one 
of the most productive of all varieties; strong in flavor; — season 
medium; — foliage medium. 
A standard variety, and a favorite in the Eastern States, where 
immense quantities are grown for shipment to the South and West. 
Named from Wethersfield, Conn. 
"This onion was originally entirely spherical. Now it is rarely found, 
even in America, except with a somewhat flattened form, and when the 
original form is met with, it is called Large Red Globe Onion." Vil. 
Correctly figured in Gar. for Profit, p. 251. A very fine colored 
plate appeared in Ferry's catalogue, 1883. 
The remaining varieties in this division have been grown but once, 
and hence are not pronounced as being certainly distinct. 
No. 35. ETNA PALE RED, Sib., '83. 
Bulb much flattened; salmon rose; well developed samples 3 in. in 
diameter, 1J in. through the axis; neck small, root circle medium; bulb 
firm ; — foliage abundant. 
No. 36. MAMMOTH COPPER KING, J. & S., '86. 
Bulb more or less flattened, often irregular; copper red; well devel- 
oped samples 2| in. in diameter, 1| in. through the axis; neck medium; 
root circle rather large; bulb rather firm; a fair keeper. 
No. 37. RED GENOA, Sib., '83. 
Syn. Bed Bassano of Genoa, Sib., '83. 
Bulb rather strongly flattened; pale red, sometimes inclining to 
purple, inner coats purple about the neck, lilac below; well developed 
samples 3 in. in diameter, 1\ in. through the axis; neck and root circle 
very small; — season rather early; — -foliage rather scanty. 
2. Bulb inclining to spherical. 
A. Bulb white. 
No. 38. ROUND WHITE SILVERSKIN, Ferry's Catalogue. 
Syn. Early White Bound, Vil., '84: White Butch?, Vil., '84.- White Portu- 
gal, VEG. GAR. ; Vil. : White Round Early Hard Dutch, A. de CI. : White 
Round Hard Dutch, Vil. : Fr., Ognon blanc rond dur de Hollande, VIL., '84: 
Ger., Runde harte weisse Hollandische Zwiebel, Vil. : Silberweisse Hollande 
rund harte Z., A. de CI. : Holl., Zilverwitte winter nijen, Vil. 
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