. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. LILIACEiE 241 Types of Onions.—The varieties of common onions differ quite widely as to manner of propagation, quality, shape, color and size of bulbs, and time of maturity. L. H. Bailey proposes a classification as follows: I. Propagated by division {Allium cepa var. multlplicans). Potato onions. Multipliers, i!. Propagated by inflorescence bulblets or "tops" (Fig. 95) (Allium cepa var. bulbellifeta). Top onions. Tree onions. Egyptian Fig. 96.—Two common types of onions based upon shape of bulb. A, g
. The botany of crop plants : a text and reference book. Botany, Economic. LILIACEiE 241 Types of Onions.—The varieties of common onions differ quite widely as to manner of propagation, quality, shape, color and size of bulbs, and time of maturity. L. H. Bailey proposes a classification as follows: I. Propagated by division {Allium cepa var. multlplicans). Potato onions. Multipliers, i!. Propagated by inflorescence bulblets or "tops" (Fig. 95) (Allium cepa var. bulbellifeta). Top onions. Tree onions. Egyptian Fig. 96.—Two common types of onions based upon shape of bulb. A, globe type; B, flat type. 3. Propagated by seeds [Allium cepa). (These are also propagated by "sets," which are small bulbs grown from seed and arrested in their develop- ment.) Skin of mature bulb silvery white. 1. Globe onions (Southport White Globe) (Fig. 96). 2. Flat onions (Fig. 96). (0) Bulbs large (White Italian Tripoli, Silver Skin, White Bermuda, White Portugal). (6) Bulbs small (Queen). 16. 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 Robbins, Wilfred William, 1884-1952. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's Son
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