Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 140) (6002093135).jpg 140 ALLIACEOUS PLANTS <br> Tripoli Thomp <br> Flat Madeira De Madere Plat Vil <br> This is one of the largest varieties The bulb tapers ab- <br> ruptly from the middle to the neck and almost equally so to <br> the base It is five inches and upwards in diameter ; color <br> light reddish-brown ” beneath the skin pale brownish-red <br> tinged with green <br> It requires the whole season and in some localities is con- <br> sidered excellent for a late crop The flesh is soft and the <br> bulbs soon perish after being taken from the ground In its <br> season it is much esteemed for its mild and delicate flavor <br> Like the Madeira Onion the plants fail to form bulbs so <br> generally as other varieties Not adapted to the climate of <br> the Northern States <br> Two-Bladed Thomp <br> Double Tige Vil <br> This variety derives its name from the fact that the small <br> bulbs have generally but two leaves The larger ones have <br> more ; rarely however exceeding four but unless by far the <br> greater portion have only two leaves either the seed or <br> the cultivation is at fault <br> The bulbs are small flat light-brown very firm and attain <br> maturity early ; the neck is small and the top of the bulb <br> is depressed or hollowed around the stem It keeps well <br> and is an excellent variety <br> White Globe Thomp <br> Form nearly ovoid very regular and sym- <br> metrical ; skin greenish-yellow marked with <br> rose-colored lines ” the pellicle changing to <br> white on drying The bulb measures about <br> four inches in depth and two inches and <br> three-fourths in its largest diameter It keeps <br> white Giobc well and is an excellent variety 29062478 92326 42073 Page 140 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062478 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 29062478 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062478 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002093135 2015-09-10 21 02 44 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |