sections of the United States.

NEW DEEP BLOOD-RED.

Brunswick Deep Blood-red. Rouge Tres Fonce de Brunswick. _Vil._

Bulb very small, flattened,--two inches and a quarter in diameter, and
an inch and a half in depth; neck small; skin deep violet-red,
approaching black. A half early variety, remarkable for its intense
purplish-red color.

PALE RED.

Rouge Pale, de Niort. _Vil._

Bulb roundish, flattened on the upper side, but not so much so as the
Blood-red, of which this may be considered a variety; size medium, two
inches and a half in diameter, one inch and three-quarters in depth;
neck small; skin copper-red, much paler than that of the Blood-red.
Compared with the last named, it is earlier and of milder flavor. This
and the Blood-red are much esteemed by some for their extreme pungency
and for their diuretic properties.

PARIS STRAW-COLORED.

Jaune des Vertus. _Vil._

A large, somewhat flattened variety, much cultivated about Paris; skin
fine russet-yellow; neck small. It is not early, but very productive,
and of excellent quality.

PEAR-SHAPED.

Bulb pyriform, measuring four inches and a half in depth, and two inches
in diameter at the broadest part; neck small; skin copper-red. It is
quite late, but is of good quality, and keeps well.

POTATO ONION.

Underground Onion.

Bulb flattened, from two and a half to three inches in diameter, and
about two inches in depth; skin copper-yellow; flavor sugary, mild, and
excellent. It does not keep so well as many other varieties; but remains
sound longer, if the leaves are cut two or three inches above the top of
the bulb at the time of harvesting.

The Potato Onion produces no seeds, neither small bulbs upon its stalks,
in the manner of many of the species of the Onion family; but, if a
full-grown bulb be set in spring, a number of bulbs of various sizes
will be formed, beneath the surface of the ground, about the parent
bulb. By means of these it is propagated, and an abundant supply often
secured in localities where the varieties raised from seed frequently
wholly fail, either from the maggot, effects of climate, or other
causes.

Like the other kinds of onions, it requires a rich, deep soil, well
manured, and dry at the bottom. This should be deeply and thoroughly
stirred, and then raised in ridges of moderate height, fifteen inches
apart. In April, select the large bulbs, and set them on the ridges, ten
inches apart, with the crown of t