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cing, as it acquires a sufficient thickness 

 of stem sooner than any other. In Eng- 

 land, it is pronounced one of the best, if 

 not the best, of all varieties. 



Stem short and slender ; foil- Little Mon- 



tagne. ViL 

 age deeper green than that of 



the Common Flag. It is the smallest of 

 the leeks. Not much cultivated. 



Stem about four inches in London 



Flag. 



Large Rouen Leek. length, and nearly an inch and LARGE FLAG. 



9 BROAD FLAG. 



a half in diameter. The leaves are larger, of a ENGLISH FLAG. 

 paler color, and softer in their texture, than those of the 

 Common Flag. 



The London-flag Leek is hardy, and of good quality, and 

 is more generally cultivated in this country than any other 

 variety. 



Stem somewhat shorter than that of the Lon- Musselburgh. 



Thomp. 



don Flag, but of equal thickness. The swelling SCOTCH FLAG. 



EDINBURGH 

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at the base has the same form. The leaves are 

 broad and tall, and spread regularly in a fan-like manner. 

 Their color is deeper than that of the Long Flag or the 

 Large Rouen, but paler than the London Flag. Hardy, and 

 of excellent quality. It originated in England. 



This is a viviparous variety of the common Proliferous 



. , , Leek. Trans. 



leek, producing young plants on its flower-stalk 

 instead of flowers. The leaves are similar to those of the 

 London Flag ; and the plant, in its young state, before it 

 runs to flower, exactly resembles it. The flower-scape is 

 from two to three feet high, and supports a compact, irregu- 

 lar, globose umbel, composed of numerous small bulbs, 



