ideas.* He gave me many facts as to the effects of early 
ploughing, with a view to turn up garlick in its tender 
* I have been frequently a witness of Mr. George’s bold 
and successful attempts at ridding his pasture fields of gar- 
lick, by hand weeding, in moist weather. I have seen, at va- 
rious times, tons of it thus collected. He said he could subdue 
itso, as that it did not feculate his butter ; and he was doubly 
repaid, by the increased price, and ready sale of that arti- 
cle, when it was generally tainted in the market. Being 
often obliged to pass one of his large heaps of garlick, I had 
the curiosity to attend to its progress, in its fermentation and 
putrefaction, The fetor was almost insupportable; and fat 
exceeded any effluvia from animal putreiaction. It resembled 
in my sensation, a combination of the strongest extract of Asa- 
fetida, with the most pungent volatile salt—Some one, who 
has the propensities of Smollet’s Lismahago, with objects 
more meritorious and useiul, might discover, in the wild 
garlick, properties, valuable either in medicine, the arts, or 
manufactures ; to balance its mischiefs and abominations. 
Mr. George’s weeders each carried home, at noon, his wal- 
let or basket iull of garlick; which was thrown into the 
horse troughs, and greedily eaten by the working horses. He 
said it was not only nutritious, but gave them spirit and vi- 
gour, to periorm the remainder oi their daily task. Occupants 
oi garlicky lands, who are too often, in the spring, short of 
forage ; find the early pasture of the garlick both useful, 
healthy, and indispensably necessary for their stock. Al- 
though it is at first laxative, it finally becomes regularly 
nutritive ; and cattlé and sheep thrive on it. Change of pas- 
ture, or dry ood, ‘or a:ew days, (or as some say, iorty eight 
hours) will take off the taint irom their flesh. 
I have never seen in new lands, the garlick, or wild onion. 
Its bulb resembles the latter ; being indistinctly lamellated, 
though chiefly solid; and not divided imto cloves like the 
