. A descriptive catalog of vegetables. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 57 Days from planting seed to marketable bulbs Red Wethersfield . A popular variety of excellent keeping quality. Used extensively for sets, and for storage. Bulbs medium large, flat on the bottom, with sloping top; purplish red; flesh fine grained, firm, slightly 'flushed with pink. Southport Red Globe The finest of the red onions. Bulbs perfectly round, of good size, with small neck and thick, deep purplish red skin; flesh w
. A descriptive catalog of vegetables. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 57 Days from planting seed to marketable bulbs Red Wethersfield . A popular variety of excellent keeping quality. Used extensively for sets, and for storage. Bulbs medium large, flat on the bottom, with sloping top; purplish red; flesh fine grained, firm, slightly 'flushed with pink. Southport Red Globe The finest of the red onions. Bulbs perfectly round, of good size, with small neck and thick, deep purplish red skin; flesh white, tinged with pink; of strong flavor. Productive, and a good Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion An increasingly popular, mild flavored variety for fall markets SOUTHPORT WHITE GLOBE The best of the white varieties. Bulbs round, medium sized, solid, pure white, very attractive; skin thin and delicate; flesh waxy white, fine grained, and mild. Keeps well in fall storage. SOUTHPORT YELLOW GLOBE—Brigham Strain Specially desirable on account of its good keeping qualities. Bulbs globular, solid, well covered with tight fitting skins; foliage dark green; partially resistant to aphids. WHITE PORTUGAL or SILVERSKIN The most widely used white onion. It might be called an all-purpose variety, as it is excellent for sets, as a pickler, for green bunching, and for storage. Bulbs medium sized, thick-flat, clear white, hard, fine grained, and of pleasing flavor. It is a dependable cropper. 100 to 102 112 to 114 110 to 112 108 to 110 100 to 102. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New Haven, Conn. : Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
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