Show A reputation FOR ONIONS the odorous bulb Is IB exported to england by effrat english imports of onions hava increased from egypt and it Is acknowledged that this country Is at present the most active and aggressive competitor in the onion calon trade says a writer in chambers journal egypt has been regarded by some people as the land of the pyramids and mummies only but it has from time immemorial had a reputation for onions ancient egyptians swore by the onion and regarded the plant as sacred the inscription on the pyramid of cheppa tells us that the workmen had onions given to them and from the bible we learn that the hebrews when slaves under pharaoh enjoyed these bulb and that when far away they remembered the leeks and the onions aal the garlic the trade with egypt tor for onions on ions is now so important that four fou r lines of steamers are engaged in the traffic bringing consignments consign ments from alexandria to liverpool hull and london the egyptian onion is a handsome and useful vegetable and by selecting the best strains of seed the quality tends year by year to improve the egyptians egyptian know two varieties the baals and the but supplies of the latter kind are seldom sent abroad as they absorb so much moisture from the frequently irrigated ground in which they are grown that they do not stand a sea voyage well the baals onion is the more popular egyptian onion and is grown in yellow soil which is sparingly watered while I 1 the bulbs are maturing in order that the onions may stand a lengthy sea voyage with little risk of sprouting so excellent in quality are these onions I 1 that efforts are it is said being made i in other countries to raise onions from egyptian seed |