. Burpee's farm annual, 1892. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. ;?EE:g;^. MAMMOTH VICTORIA ONIONS. This distinct new race of Onions from Sardinia, of which we purchased the exckisive ownership while in Southern Europe in June, 1SS8, and oflfered for sale for the first time in 1889, has produced direct from seed, bulbs of enormous size, as stated below. While we have received reports of WHITE VICTORIA ONIONS weighing four pounds each and over, the RED VICTORIA seems to possess the greater capacity for large grow
. Burpee's farm annual, 1892. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. ;?EE:g;^. MAMMOTH VICTORIA ONIONS. This distinct new race of Onions from Sardinia, of which we purchased the exckisive ownership while in Southern Europe in June, 1SS8, and oflfered for sale for the first time in 1889, has produced direct from seed, bulbs of enormous size, as stated below. While we have received reports of WHITE VICTORIA ONIONS weighing four pounds each and over, the RED VICTORIA seems to possess the greater capacity for large growth, and bulbs of this variety were successfal in winning the which we offered in 1889 in five cash prizes. These prizes were awarded as follows: The first prize to Mr. John A. Slaymaker, Atkinson, Neb., whose heav- iest onion attained the weight of 5 lbs. 8 ozs. The second prize to Mr. J. D. Egberts, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo County, Cal., whose heaviest onion weighed 5 lbs. 4 ozs.; Mr. Eoberts also won the third prize, with a Red Victoria Onion weighing 4 lbs. 12 ozs., while J. A. Slaymaker won the fourth prize with a Red Victoria Onion of 4 lbs. 8 ozs, weight. The fifth prize was secured by Mr. James Moss, Westminster, Los Angeles County, Cal., whose largest Victoria Onion weighed 4 lbs. 6 ozs, Mr. Moss sent us a copy of the Los Angeles Weekly Express, of September 12th, 1889, giving a most interesting account of his mammoth onions, which created quite a sensation in Southern Cali- fornia, While it is only with extra cultivation in the richest soils that such enormous weights as these can be obtained, yet the very fact that they have been grown to such remarkable size demonstrates the capacity for large growth inherent in this new race of onions. Of distinct oval-round shape, sometimes weighing from 2h to 4^^ fbs. each, under good cultivation, the first year from seed. Skin very dark, almost blood-red, in color ; flesh white or very light rose-colored ; flavor ve
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