sh is soft, and the bulbs soon perish
after being taken from the ground. In its season, it is much esteemed
for its mild and delicate flavor. Like the Madeira Onion, the plants
fail to form bulbs so generally as other varieties. Not adapted to the
climate of the Northern States.

TWO-BLADED. _Thomp._

Double Tige. _Vil._

This variety derives its name from the fact that the small bulbs have
generally but two leaves. The larger ones have more; rarely, however,
exceeding four: but, unless by far the greater portion have only two
leaves, either the seed or the cultivation is at fault.

The bulbs are small, flat, light-brown, very firm, and attain maturity
early; the neck is small, and the top of the bulb is depressed or
hollowed around the stem. It keeps well, and is an excellent variety.

WHITE GLOBE. _Thomp._

[Illustration: White Globe.]

Form nearly ovoid, very regular and symmetrical; skin greenish-yellow,
marked with rose-colored lines,--the pellicle changing to white on
drying. The bulb measures about four inches in depth, and two inches and
three-fourths in its largest diameter. It keeps well, and is an
excellent variety.

YELLOW GLOBE.

Nearly allied to the preceding variety; the size and form being the
same. Skin reddish-yellow. It is hardy, productive, of good flavor,
keeps well, and deserves general cultivation.

WHITE LISBON.

Lisbon. _Thomp._ Early Lisbon. White Florence.

A very large, globular onion, measuring four inches in diameter, and
about four inches in depth; neck comparatively thick; skin smooth, thin,
clear, and white.

It is a late variety; and, although comparatively hardy, requires a
long, warm season for its full development. Under the most favorable
conditions, both with regard to soil and exposure, many of the plants
fail to form a good bulb. On account of its hardiness, it is a good sort
for sowing in the autumn for a supply of young onions for spring salads;
or, if these young bulbs be set in the open ground in April, fine, large
onions will be formed towards the end of summer. The variety is better
suited to the climate of the Middle States than to that of the Northern
and Eastern.

WHITE PORTUGAL, OR SPANISH. _Thomp._

White Spanish. White Reading. Cambridge. Soufre D'Espagne. _Vil._

A very large, flat onion, measuring three inches and upwards in width by
about two inches in depth; skin loose, of a pale-brown or
yellowish-brown, falling off spontaneously,