244 OF ESCULENTS. SECT. X*. 



The small silver skinnetf onion is the sort fittest 

 for summer sallading and pickling. Sow first at the 

 end of March, and to have them young once every 

 three weeks after. Chuse poor ground for the 

 picklers. 



The true scallion is got quite out of cultivation, 

 having given way to the Welch onion ; as also to the 

 Other sorts, that are made milder scallions of, by 

 planting early in spring, those that sprout in the 

 house, which quickly grow. Set them in drills six 

 inches asunder, and two inches apart in the drills. 



For the principal crop of onions, sow the Stras- 

 lurgh or any other, towards the end of February, or 

 soon after, though any time in March may do, for it 

 is desireable to shun frost: Let the soil be rich. 

 The earliest crops (of course) produce the largest 

 bulbs. As soon as they will bear it, (as to size) let 

 them be , thinned either by hoe or hand, to an inch 

 or two apart, and twice afterwards, till each root has 

 full four inches square of ground to grow in. 



Onions will transplant when five or six inches 

 high, taking care to give water immediately, which 

 repeat ; but the soil to which they are removed should 

 be rich and well broke. In this way, those whose 

 crops fail may be supplied from other gardens. If 

 any onion seed is sown, that comes directly from 

 Portugal or Spain, it will be very large the first year, 

 and should have six inches room allowed them to 

 bulb finely. 



Crops of onions should be kept very clean from 

 weeds, and it 'would be of advantage to water them 

 once or twice a week in dry weather. In July, or 

 August, when the leaves begin to dry at the ends, 

 shrink and turn yellow, let them be bent down close 

 to the ground, with the foot, rake, or back of a spade 

 rather hard. In about ten days after, let them be 

 drawn in dry weather, and laid to harden by the 



