_, The data noted appear in the following table : 
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of roots ; so small that we have not noted the yields, as owing to the ir- 
regularity of the vegetation of the séeds, we could not consider it asa 
test of their comparative productiveness. 
ONION. 
We planted seeds of onion from thirty-four named packages April 
23, 24 and 26, in rows ten feet long, and eleven and one-half inches 
apart, covering the seeds, as nearly as possible, one-half inch deep. ‘To 
ascertain the percentage of vegetation, we carefully counted in one 
hundred seeds of each variety separating these by stakes from the re- 
mainder of the planting. 
We planted three rows of each variety, and in order to note the ef- 
fect upon the yield of different distances between the plants, we thinned 
the plants in the first row to three inches apart; in the second to two 
inches, and in the third to one inch apart, respectively. 










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BrowimelOnerite seis. oc si0d wl. 31 26 134 Sab 6 0 reat: Sah (Opes hes: 
El Paso or large Mexican..... ....! 22 45 130 5 4 54 8 0} 18 8 
PED AUDALG FCO Nh. eho 3. Si ccle Pad anes 17 65 130 5,.0 b 0 6 12 } 16 12 
Wells’ extra early........5 ...: PEM 21 76 117 6 4 Gis QU ane ase Hs Atte 
lone Gcigeks HA 4 3) 6 gee ee ae 22 65 129 "12 7 0} 10.8) ) 25% 4 
fixtra early red (duplicate) ..... 21 66 116 50 6 0 MiB) fe lSied 
LMR A Eo Re ti dc ae 22 82 154} 1215) Il) 8) 19.°8 | 43°15 
Giant Rocca of Naples* ........... 22 61 163 9 <4 SBIR S12) 292 1S 
Globe Maderiat j2.0 fo. cys 24 74 163 | 10 5] 10 8 | 14° O-j+ 34 13 
FOIAOOIUCCI EL. se Seta. 2 64 163 5 10 6 12 7 0) 19 6 
Large red Italian Tripoli.........: 24 45 134 6 14 9 0 LD 2a Ze AO 
Large red Wethersfield*. ........, 24 28 163 6 9 8 8 10% 0) Pe 2aead: 
Large red Wethersfield (dup)*. 2 79 168 9 4 9 4 10 12 29 4 
Haree Strasbourg *..) oo" 24 Be 163 3:6 3 12 Swed Ue bed bp oie 
New Neapolitan*....... A ted Sears 24 4] 163 6 14 Ye 8 4). 22 6 
INANE Aran Ne Scscan, Joh etic: tar teed 30 8 121 08 0 12 10 2.4 
Red basano or Genoa. .... ..... 24 52 121 54 4 12 DS. | pes 
POE OUGa arog. yea kn 24 59 121 BBs. 4 0 6 0; 138 8 
hats b PEAR DY OY aps yy a 22 45 168 6 12 Der iice LO Gale) 25, 12 
eC DP IOOG GALlY cin cesses see lel! 21 42 157 ea 8 0 1012) 2513 
Hina silver white. of. 040 2 eo. 2) 54 134 411 4 8 4 12 1é 15 
Philadelphia white....- © ..7....: 16 49 151 5.7 5 0 SO) 18/7 
MCU NE) GEN EY Gig I rc 21 72 120 4 4 4 8 5.8 | 14.4 
WIIBOSYLOWG?. Aisne tec e eee of 21 71 154! 10 4 We She 115,2,0.}) «386012 
White: Lisbou*..;..0 630.2: ge 21 66 163 6 9 85.0 212) Shea irek 
WnIbeEUINADIOS* ies oo. e ce. os) bos aes 21 46 163 6 0 OP 4tee 10) (4 2588 
Wires Orb oaben g.uis 2) 2k. kc back ses 21 87 151 Tan No 12e| AD Sri e Tek 
White Portugal (duplicate) .. .... 21 56 154 7 12 8 0; 10 4} 26 0 
WVIDELOCELIVOTSKATD (sti eps 012d bees Ses 21 45 129 3.0 fs 3 12 65 Ute bow 4 
PGI WHOLAGIKCOP a's: i bogie well oo fete 21 88 129 4 12 4 8 412} 14 0 
eilow Danvers: >. 25). ..25 06-6 oo 21 "2 151 b-)5 (ete 9 0} 2118 
Yellow Danvers (duplicate)... .. ’ 21 5T 151 6 ll 7 12 GROSS 2ae 7 
Danvers yellow globe:. ....... .. 21 62 154 (nw 8) {4 8 4 22 14 
Large yellow Dutch....... ... .. 21 83 154 6 13 7.4) 10 4) 24 5 
MOE DOU UOMO ens Gco tics acces co dne clee 19 59 152 Yoett 8 0 tN D-Ain ee etae if 
DeONLOW P1OD Oss ieee 5 st aes OL os Seas 19 86 152 973 O41 12) OR B00 


Seeds purporting to be of the ‘‘ New Queen ” and “ Large white flat 
Italian Tripoli” varieties were also planted, but proved to be spurious. 
In the four cases, where duplicate plantings are noted, seeds of the 
same variety obtained from two different seedsmen were Used. 
*Pulled before the tops were all dead, 
