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be- sown about the first of April, in rows or patches, 

 and covered an inch deep. As the plants ^viil run from 

 five feet to three times that length, they must be provided 

 with proper supports, and will form excellent trellises, 

 or blinds. The yellow stands the heat better than the 

 crimson. 



Alliaceous Plants. 



The Onion {Allium Cepa) is two well krroAvn to re- 

 quire description, and has been cultivated ia England 

 from time immemorial. Among' the varieties maybe 

 enumerated : 



Strasburg. White Portugal or Reading. 



French Yellow. Nqcera Onion. 



James's Keeying. Blood Red. 



Globe. Tripoli or Giant. 



Silver-skinned, large and small.. Potato,. tree, and Pearl Onion. 



Besides these, the Welsh Onion' or Ciboule {Allium fis- 

 tulosum, It.), a native of Siberia, is sometimes grown 

 for scallions. Eor a general crop, the Strasburg, French 

 Yellow, and James's Keeping' varieties may be esteemed 

 the best, as they are hardy and keep long. -The White 

 Portugal grows to a large size, is mild in flavor, but 

 does not keep well. The small Silver-skinned is chiefly 

 used for pickling. The Nocera,' introduced by Mr. 

 Lawson in 1843, is not only of good quality, but pos- 

 sesses the advantage of not being so apt to send .up 

 flower-stalks as the other kinds. 



The onion afi'ects a light, rich^ well-worked soil, which 

 has not been recently manured. The principal crop 

 may be sown in the course of the month of March, ac- 

 cording to the state of, the weather apd the dryness of 

 the ground. Onions are cultivated in beds, four or five 



