LOUISIANA WHITE VELVET (LADY FINGER) 
An improvement over the older WHITE VELVET strain, because the pods 
are uniformly white, 
PERKINS MAMMOTH PODDED ‘2 ot 8 eG OR EGE 
Pods: 7-8 x 1%”, bright deep green, straight, slender, ribbed, tapered, 
fleshy, excellent quality, spined. 
Plants: 342-414’ tall, heavy foliage, productive. Often attains a height of 
6-7’ when growing in the South. 
WHITE VELVET eee ee er em ME Se ca 
ECdS; 36-70 xal- 114. creamy white, occasionally with green tint, straight, 
smooth, tapered, round, fleshy, tender, fine quality. 
Plants: 314-414’ tall, well foliaged, prolific. 
ONION 
BULBING TYPES 
Allium cepa 
YELLOW VARIETIES 
AILSA CRAIG... - + J RRPOSIayS 
Similar to PRIZETAKER and YELLOW SWEET SPANISH. Popular in England, 
but not widely used in United States. Bulbs very large, oblong-globe, 
yellow tinged with bronze. 
BRIGHAM YELLOW GLOBE (BRIGHAM STRAIN, SOUTHPORT 
YELLOW GLOBE) . . _.. .. a ne 110-115 days 
Bulbs: Medium large, deep globe with rounded base, solid; skin dark 
yellow, very tough; flesh crisp, solid, clear white to creamy. Excellent 
storage onion very widely used in the Midwest. 
EXCEL (YELLOW BERMUDA NO. 896) 
Honorable Mention 1948 . |. 72-78 days 
Bulbs: A little deeper than standard Bermudas and considerably larger. 
Flesh is cream colored and very mild. Exceptionally productive and 
uniform. Almost free from bolters and doubles. Not supposed to be 
a good keeper. Valuable as a shipper, particularly in Texas, where 
extreme uniformity results in high yield. 
Developed by the U.S.D.A. in cooperation with the California and 
Texas Experiment Stations. 
GOLDEN MARVEL (GOLDEN GLOBE, BOTTLE NECK) 115-120 days 
Bulbs: Medium large, bottlenecked globe or thick pyriform shape; skin 
dark golden, thick, tough; flesh creamy yellow, crisp, firm, mild. Very 
good storage or market type. 
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