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emulsion, (one to ten), resin wash, tobacco water; drench 

 with cold water. 



ONION, CANADA, or 

 ONION, EGYPTIAN, is 



ONION, PERENNIAL. Perennial, Tree, or Canada 

 Onion, sometimes called Egyptian Tree or Top Onion, 

 is A Ilium proliferum, a plant of the Onion family whose 

 root bears no bulb but has several offsets, and whose 

 top bears bulblets. Its tops are often used as small 

 Onions for pickling, or to reproduce the plant. This is 

 more usually done, however, by means of the root off- 

 sets, which are set separately, usually in the fall, the 

 resulting plants being used in spring as scallions or leeks. 

 Set in the fall, Perennial Onions are among the earliest- 

 yielding plants of the garden. Actual perennial use of 

 the plants is rare, yearly planting being usual. 



Soil. Any good garden soil, preferably light, quick, 

 and in good tilth. 



Distances. Rows one foot apart, bulbs three to six 

 inches in the row. 



Depth. Lightly cover the tops of the bulbs. 



Sow. Set the root offsets in the spring, or prefer- 

 ably in fall, in late September or early October. Set 

 the tops in spring, when the ground is fit. 



Culture should be clean and frequent. 



