New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 203 
Bulb spherical, or slightly oblate; light yellowish brown below, 
paler, sometimes greenish yellow in the upper half, second coat pale 
yellowish brown in the lower half, dull yellowish brown above; inner 
coats pure white except near the neck, where they are faintly tinged 
with pale yellowish green; well developed samples 3 in. in diameter, 
2§ in. through the axis; neck medium; root circle f to \ in. in diam- 
eter; bulb very firm, and an excellent keeper; flavor mild; — season 
medium or rather early; very productive; — foliage rather scanty. 
Originated at South Danvers, Mass., prior to 1850, through selec- 
tion from the yellow, or Silverskin onion of New England. It is one 
of the most popular varieties for field culture in this country. Some 
seedsmen recognize two strains, in one of which the bulb is nearly or 
quite spherical, and in tho other quite oblate. The original form, how- 
ever, was spherical. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p., 380; Veg. Gar., p. 365. 
No. 42. YELLOW GLOBE, Burr; Thor., '87. 
Syn. Southport Yellow Globe, HEN., '85. 
Scarcely different from White Globe except in its color, which is 
light yellowish brown, sometimes inclining to greenish toward the 
neck; inner coats pure white or faintly tinged green in the upper half; 
well developed samples 3 in. in diameter in both directions; neck 
rather large; root circle small; bulb firm, keeps well; very productive 
and of excellent quality; — foliage abundant. 
Correctly figured in Gar. for Profit, ed. 1887, p. 252. 
No. 43. YELLOW TBEBONS, Veg. Gae. 
Syn. Large Yellow Trebons, A. de CI. : Trebons Large Yellow, Vil., '84: 
Fr., Ognonjaune de Trebone, VIL., '84: Ger., Gelbe grosse von Trebons 
Zwiebel, A. de CI. 
Bulb roundish, but perceptibly tapering toward the neck and root; 
pale yellow, or flesh color, second coat bright yellow; well developed 
samples 2| in. in both directions; neck small; — flesh tender, mild and 
sweet; bulb moderately firm, keeps rather poorly; — foliage abundant. 
" Raised in the neighborhood of Tarbes in the Hautes Pyrenees, but 
it is poorly fixed, even in its own country." Vil. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 382; Veg. Gar. 
