GIANT RED ROCCA.--These onions are of large size, handsome
appearance and mild, delicate flavor. In this variety we have an onion
which attains a weight of from one to two pounds under ordinarily good
culture, and of most handsome shape and appearance, the outer skin
being always bright red, while the flesh is white, mild and pleasant.
EARLIEST WHITE QUEEN.--This variety does not grow to the
large size of the other Italian kinds, more resembling our American
Silverskin in size and appearance, but has the great advantage over
the latter variety (which takes two seasons to attain the same size),
of remarkably quick growth, while the flavor is equally, if not
more, delicate. The bulbs are flat, pure white and about two inches
in diameter. It is the finest variety for pickling grown. Sown in
February, they will produce onions early in the summer, while if sown
in July, they will be ready to harvest in the fall, and will then keep
in splendid condition throughout the winter.
[Illustration: NEW GIANT RED ROCCA ONION