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| Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 134) (6002092903).jpg 134 ALLIACEOUS PLANTS <br> Fusiform or Cow-Horn <br> Corne de Bceuf Vil <br> This is a large onion growing from eight inches to a foot <br> in length It tapers rather regularly from the base to the <br> top and is frequently bent or curved in the form of a horn ; <br> whence the name Skin copper-red It is late lacks com- <br> pactness is very liable to degenerate decays soon after being <br> harvested and must be considered more curious than useful <br> Intermediate Red Wethersfield <br> An early variety of the common Large Red Bulb of me- <br> dium size flattened ; neck small ; color deep purple <br> It is rather pungent yet milder than the Large Red ; keeps <br> well ; and is grown to a considerable extent in certain locali- <br> ties in New England for shipping <br> James's Keeping <br> James's Long Keeping De James Vil <br> This is an English hybrid said to have been originated by <br> a Mr James an extensive market-gardener in Surry Eng <br> The bulb is pyriform or pear-shaped ; and measures four <br> inches and upwards in depth and two inches or more at its <br> broadest diameter Skin copper-yellow ” the coating next <br> under it reddish-brown ; flavor strong It is not early but is <br> much prized for its long keeping ; the bulbs not sprouting so <br> early in spring as those of most varieties <br> Large Red <br> Wethersfield Large Red <br> Bulb sometimes roundish but when pure <br> comparatively flat It is of very large size ; <br> and when grown in favorable soil often <br> measures five inches or more in diameter 29062472 92326 42073 Page 134 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062472 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing NameFound Corne Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062472 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062472 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002092903 2015-09-10 20 54 56 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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