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: VARIETIES:— 
Clemson Spineless — A uniform, spineless strain of 
/Perkins. Pods are green, straight, 6 inches long. 
Plant is about 4% feet tall. 55 days. 
Dwarf Green Long Pod—An early dwarf type, 
‘growing only 2% feet tall, but bearing pods up to 
‘7 inches long, slender, dark green, and uniform 
'quality. 50 days. 
|Green Velvet — Excellent canning and market va- 
| riety which holds color and shape very well in pro- 
cessing. Grows about 5 feet tall, yields well. Pods 
| are up to 7 inches long, smooth, and good quality. 
| 60 days. 
|Perkins Mammoth — Tall, upright, vigorous variety 
|'with heavy foliage. Growing 6 feet tall, with 8 
‘inch pods which are long, tapered, fleshy and bright 
‘green. Standard home garden and canning variety. 
60 days. 
White WVelvet— Popular garden variety, prolific, 
and of good quality. Grows 4% feet tall, heavy fo- 
| liage Pods are 6 inches long, round, and smooth. 
;| Quality is good. 60 days. 
| ONION 
CULTURE: A well-drained but rich soil is necessary 
for best production, and must be kept moist and welt 
cultivated. Seed may be sown directly in the field 
_and thinned later, or may be started in hotbeds and 
| transplanted. When plants are about 3 inches high, 
‘| they may be thinned or re-set to 4 inches apart in 
“) the row, and in 24 inch rows. Keep free of weeds 
/ and do not cultivate too deeply during growing sea- 
_|son. Fresh manure should not be used, but proper 
_ fertilizing is essential to produce a good crop. 
‘ WHITE VARIETIES:— 
Crystal White Wax — Large, pure-white flat onion 
»|/for early market. Fine table variety, mild and 
) sweet; slices well. 95 days. 
Southport White Globe — Standard white variety 
for home garden, producing large, round, mild fla- 
. vored bulbs with white skin and flesh of good 
ll quality. Yields well and is a good winter keeper. 
4H 115 days. 
d i White Portugal — An early variety used for sets and 
a for bunching, as well as for bulbs. Also used for 
| pickling when small. Bulb is medium sized, deep 
| flat in shape, skin and flesh are white and of good 
‘quality. Produces excellent, uniform sets or fine 
green onions for bunching. An all-around variety. 
i 100 days. 
fll White Sweet Spanish— Largest, mildest white 
4 onion, useful for early green bunching and for large 
» Gry bulbs for storage. Bulbs are globular, white 
, skinned, with clear, fine-grained white flesh. 110 
i 
_ days. 
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