Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 131) (6002092623).jpg THE ONION 131 <br> internal layers are palest at the base ; and except at the top <br> are only colored on their outsides Each layer is paler than <br> the one which surrounds it ; till the centre is reached which <br> is white <br> It is a good keeper but one of the strongest flavored of all <br> varieties It imparts to soups or other dishes of which it <br> may be an ingredient a brownish or blackish color <br> Brown Portugal Tliomp <br> Brown Spanish Cambrai Oporto <br> A medium-sized roundish or flattened onion ; neck small ; <br> skin yellowish-brown ” next interior layer not tinged with <br> red It is a popular variety in some parts of France ; and is <br> remarkable for its productiveness excellent quality and keep- <br> ing properties <br> Danvers <br> Danvers Yellow <br> This comparatively recent variety was obtained by selec- <br> tion from the Common Yellow It is somewhat above medium <br> size and inclined to globular in its form Average bulbs <br> measure three inches in diameter and two <br> inches and three-fourths in depth The skin <br> is yellowish-brown but becomes darker by <br> age and greenish- brown if long exposed to <br> the sun ; the flesh is similar to that of the <br> Yellow ” white sugary comparatively mild <br> and well flavored <br> The superiority of the Danvers Onion <br> over the last named consists principally if not solely in its <br> greater productiveness When grown under like conditions <br> it yields on the average nearly one-fourth more ; and on <br> this account the variety is generally employed for field cul- <br> ture It is however not so good a keeper ; and for shipping 29062469 92326 42073 Page 131 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062469 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062469 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062469 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002092623 2015-09-10 20 59 06 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |