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LOUISIANA GREEN VELVET HM 60 
A development of Dr. J. C. Miller of Louisiana State University. A very prolific and 
hardy sort similar to the Louisiana White Velvet but darker green in pod color. Pods 
mature slowly. All America Selections Honorable Mention 1941. 
PLANT—5 feet tall, uniform, sturdy, a very vigorous grower. 
PODS——8 inches long, slender, straight, smooth, round. Color medium light green. 
Retains color when processed. 
PERKINS DWARF GREEN LONG POD HMC 52 
As the name implies, this variety combines dwarf growing habit with the long pod 
characteristic. Pods are similar to Clemson Spineless but more slender, and not spine- 
less. (Picture on page 75.) 
PLANT—2"% to 3 feet tall, sturdy, well branched. 
PODS——7 to 8 inches long by about 1 inch thick. Tapered at the tip, dark green, 
ridged. 
PERKINS SPINELESS HMC 52 
A development by Dr. George B. Reynard of Campbell Soup Company. Similar in all 
respects to Perkins Dwarf Green Long Pod except pods are semi-spineless. 
WHITE VELVET is” 60 
An old variety still used fairly extensively, but decidedly inferior to the new strains 
of the “velvet” type. (Picture on Page 75.) 
PLANT—About 5 feet tall. 
PODS——6 to 7 inches long, slender, entirely white with a faint greenish cast. Round, 
smooth, and spineless. 
Oignon Cipolla 
Zwiebel ONION Cebolla 
Allium cepa 
Onions fall into two classes: Long-day varieties which bulb well in Northern summer, 
and Short-day varieties which bulb well in the short days of Southern and tropical 
winter but do not do well in the North. 
BERMUDA YELLOW HMS 92 
An old standby, mild and sweet, used for early market. Short-day. 
BULBS—Medium size, flat, with white, juicy, mild-flavored flesh and light tan skin. 
BRIGHAM YELLOW GLOBE MS 115 
Southport Yellow Globe 
A development out of Southport Yellow Globe, known for its fine keeping qualities. 
An excellent shipping and storage onion. Long-day. 
BULBS—Medium size, globe shape, with rounded base. Flesh creamy white, solid, fine 
grained. Thicker, darker yellow skin than Southport and slower to sprout in 
storage. 
CRYSTAL WAX HS 92 
A very early, mild flavored, clear white onion of the Bermuda group. Used particu- 
larly in the South for early shipping to Northern markets. Not suitable for long stor- 
age. Short-day. 
BULBS—Medium size, flat. Flesh white, coarse textured, juicy, mild and sweet. Skin 
waxy, pure white. 
