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 
thin and waxy white; flesh white, 
coarse, juicy and of extremely mild 
flavor. 
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, 
