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The Allium fistuloswn, or Welsh Onion, is cultivated for 

 spring salad ; it forms no bulbs, but is very hardy. If the 

 seed be sown early in September in rich ground, although 

 the tops may die down in the winter, yet the roots will con- 

 tinue sound, and put up new leaves early in the spring. 



The JUllium cepa, or common White arid Red Onions, are 

 most generally cultivated by market gardeners as a substitute 

 for the Jllimni fisiulosum ; they sow the seed in the spring 

 and autumn months, the product of which is pulled and sent 

 to the market while young, and generally meets with a ready 

 sale. 



The Jlllium proliferum, or Tree Onion, is propagated by 

 planting the bulbs in spring or autumn, either the root bulbs, 

 or those produced on the top of the stalks ; the latter, if 

 planted in the spring, will produce fine Onions. These may 

 be planted in rows with a dibble, the same as Shallots. 



The Potato Onion, Jlllimn iuberosum, does not produce 

 seed as other Onions, but it increases by the root. One sin- 

 gle Onion, slightly covered, will produce six or seven in a 

 clump, partly under ground. 



The bulbs are generally planted in the spring, from twelve 

 to eighteen inches apart, but they will yield better when 

 planted in autumn, as they will survive the winter if slightly 

 covered with dung, litter, or leaves of trees, &c. 



PARSLEY. 

 PERSIL. Jlpium petroselinum. 



VARIETIES. 



Dwarf Curled. j Single, or Common. 



Extra Curled. Large Rooted Hamburg. 



PARSLEY is a hardy biennial plant, and grows wild in moist 

 climates, but has been greatly improved by cultivation. The 

 leaves of the Common Parsley are used as a pot herb, and 



