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is not needed so much for protection as to prevent deep 

 freezing and aid an early start in spring. 



Renew the plantation when the plants grow less 

 vigorous. The new plants, from seedlings or sets, may 

 be set between the old ones for two years, and then 

 the old ones taken out; this is only possible if the 

 plants have been set at generous distances, four feet or 

 more each way. 



Sets or thongs when taken should be trimmed to 

 about nine inches, though less will do. Trim the top 

 square, the bottom slanting; tie in bundles, and store 

 in sand in the cellar, or out-of-doors in a trench. In 

 the spring take up and set; if they have formed crown 

 buds, rub off all but the strongest from each set. 

 Plant with a dibber, covering one inch deep. Sets are 

 occasionally lifted in the spring. They will vary in 

 size from that of a quill to that of the little finger, 

 and may be cut as short as four inches if the roots are 

 few. 



SEA-PURSLANE. See Orach. 



SHALLOT (Allium Ascalomcum) is a plant of the 

 onion family producing a small gray or russet bulb, 

 compound, its parts pointed. It is grown for these 

 bulbs, used in seasoning, the flavor being milder than 

 that of onion; the green leaves are sometimes eaten. 

 Shallots are not raised from seed, but from their cloves, 



