SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE . . 112-117 days 
Bulbs: Medium large, beautiful globe shape, ‘solid: skin silvery white, thin, 
delicate; flesh waxy white, fine grained, crisp, mildly pungent. Popu- 
lar winter keeper. 
WHITE BABOSA (WHITE GRANO) .__.. . 90 days 
Bulbs: Large, sweet, firm, mild, top shaped, white, and non- bolting. 
Developed by New Mexico Experiment Station. Particularly adapted 
for use on the Pacific Coast and Texas as an early market and shipping 
onion. 
WHITE BARLETTA aa: ee 90 days 
Bulbs: Small, flat, transparent white, mild, sweet flavored. Used for 
pickling and green bunching. 
WHITE LISBON... eee 1 00:days 
Bulbs: Grown almost entirely a as early bunching onion, but bulbs when 
mature are globular, clear white, with juicy, crisp, mild flavored flesh. 
WHITE PORTUGAL (SILVERSKIN) .. ee OCidays 
Bulbs: Medium sized, flat, white, mild pleasant flavor, solid and fine 
grained; all purpose white variety, used for pickling, green bunching, 
storage and sets; skin is silvery white; well adapted and good producer. 
WHITE QUEEN (WHITE PEARL) . . 90 days 
Bulbs: Small, white, flat, solid flesh, mild flavor. Used for pickling and 
occasionally for bunching and sets. 
WHITE SWEET SPANISH es . 110-115 days 
Bulbs: Similar to YELLOW SWEET SPANISH in n type, but having clear white 
skin, smaller neck and white flesh. Fair storage onion and largest of 
white varieties. 
WHITE VICTORY (WHITE JAPANESE) . . 100 days 
Bulbs: Large, semi-flat, clear white, solid fleshed, mild flavored; has 
stronger top than WHITE PORTUGAL. 
RED VARIETIES 
EARLY RED GLOBE... . . 95-100 days 
Bulbs: A companion to our EARLY YELLOW GLOBE: flattened globe, 
medium large; skin moderately thick, bright red and tough, making 
good early marketing and shipping onion; flesh pink tinged white, 
crisp, mildly pungent. 
RED CREOLE . . 80 days 
Bulbs: Medium size, 2 2 24" j in diameter, flat to medium oblate, well filled 
neck, skin medium thick and dull buff red; flesh is firm, strong, high 
percentage of dry matter, pale purplish to white. Used mostly around 
New Orleans. Should not be used in northern states. Adapted to short 
day length. 
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