Onion -Like Plan is 



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Shallot is very like garlic in manner of growth, but the cloves 

 are separate at maturity, whereas they are inclosed in a common 

 skin in the garlic. They are mild in flavor. Cultivation as for garlic. 



Ciboule, or Welsh onion, is like a common onion without the 

 bulb. It is grown for its leaves, which are used in seasoning. It 

 is mild in flavor. Propagated from seeds as onio'ns are. 



Fig. 89. Leek seedlings. Natural size. 



Cive is a small perennial plant growing in dense tufts and not 

 producing bulbs. The leaves are used for seasoning. It is per- 

 fectly hardy. It is a neat and interesting plant for a permanent 

 edging along the garden walk. It is propagated by division of the 

 clumps. 



The onion -like plants may be contrasted as follows : 

 A. Plant truly perennial 



Cive, Allium Schcenoprasum. Lvs. slender, hollow. 

 Native to N. Europe and the northern parts of N. 

 America. 



