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The experiment was attended with such perfect 

 success, that he confidently recommended this- new 

 mode of culture to be generally adopted by every 

 gardener. He advises the placing of a rich soil 

 beneath the roots, and raising it on each side to 

 support them, till they become firmly rooted. 



This mould is then to be removed by the hoe, 

 and water given from the rose of a watering-pot, 

 when the bulbs in consequence remain wholly out 

 of the ground. 



The growth of these plants, Mr. Knight adds, 

 now so closely resembles that of the common onion, 

 as not to be readily distinguished from it, until the 

 irregularity of form, resulting from the numerous 

 germs within each bulb, becomes conspicuous. 

 The form of the bulbs, however, remained per- 

 manently different from all he had ever seen of the 

 same species, being broader and shorter ; the crop 

 was also much better in quality, as well as more 

 abundant. 



The few bulbs which were shown to the author, 

 raised after the above method, certainly surpassed, 

 both in quality and size, all that he ever saw before, 

 or since. 



Shallots if wanted early in the summer, may be 

 taken up of a good size in June or July. 



The author has been the more diffuse on the 

 culture of this vegetable, on account of the frequent 

 occurrence of a deficiency, arising from various un- 

 locked for causes. 



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