ONION—Yellow Varieties Continued 
Sweet Spanish—Utah Strain 
115 days 
Bulb—large, deep-globe shaped, small 
neck, skin straw-yellow; flesh white; 
fine grained, mild flavored; keeping 
quality fair. 
Popular in the Southwest as a shipping 
variety, the mild, deep-globe bulbs exten- 
sively used for slicing and hamburger 
purposes. Popular with home and mar- 
ket gardeners because of large attrac- 
tive size and mild flavor. 
Sweet Spanish—Michigan Strain 
105 days 
Bulb—medium large, flattened globe, skin 
dark orange-yellow; flesh white, fine 
grained, mild flavor. 
A strain of Sweet Spanish—developed 
particularly for Northern areas. Smaller 
but considerably earlier than Utah 
Sweet Spanish. 
Yellow Globe Danvers 
Yellow Globe Danvers 100 days 
Bulb—medium large, round, small neck, 
skin dark yellow; flesh white, mild and 
firm. 
Somewhat earlier than Southport Yellow 
Globe. Well adapted to Northern areas, 
productive and a good keeper. 
White Varieties 
Crystal White Wax 92 days 
Bulb—medium size, flattened shape, skin 
flesh white, 
coarse, juicy and of extremely mild 
flavor. 
thin and waxy white; 
Extensively planted in the South for early 
market shipping. An excellent table 
onion, but not suited to storage. 
He-Shi-Ko (Long White Bunching) 
A non-bulbing perennial onion used for 
green bunching purposes. Produces clus- 
ters of silvery-white stalks often 6 
inches long and % to % inches in diame- 
ter. Plants are hardy and can be win- 
tered over. 
A field of He-Shi-Ko at N. K. & Co.'s Trial Ground 
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Southport White Globe 110 days 
Bulb—medium size, globe shaped, skin 
pure white; flesh white, fine grained 
and of mild flavor. 
Excellent quality and appearance, good 
yielder, and probably best keeper of 
white onions. ~- 
White Ebenezer 100 days 
Bulbs—medium size, thick-flattened shape, 
skin white; flesh white, firm, mild and 
a good keeper. 
Similar to Ebenezer in shape but with 
white color. Used extensively for grow- 
ing sets and pickling. 
White Portugal (Silverskin) 100 days 
Bulb—medium size, flat but deep, skin 
clear white; flesh white, firm, fine 
grained and mild. 
Widely used for sets, pickling, bunching 
and mature onions. A good keeper. 
White Sweet Spanish 110 days 
Bulb—large, globe shaped with small 
neck; skin clear white; flesh white, fine 
grained, very mild and sweet. 
A very large white onion especially 
popular in the West and Rocky Moun- 
tain States. 
