Australian Brown Onion

Australian Brown is an heirloom onion first introduced by Burpee in 1897.  In their subsequent catalog, the seedsmen cite a letter from Albuquerque, NM gardener Mr. Herman Blueher asking for 12 pounds of seed and exclaiming that it is the best onion he has "ever seen or raised" in his twenty years of gardening.  Extra early plants produce extremely uniform, amber-skinned bulbs with an exceptional storage potential.  White interiors are mild with a flavor similar to a Sweet Spanish onion.  Intermediate day variety.  Matures approximately 100 days after transplant.  Each packet contains a minimum of 50 seeds.