HORTICULTURE FOR SCHOOLS 



164. The leek is mild in flavor. It is used principally 

 for flavoring soups. Leeks are generally grown from seeds 

 planted early in the spring. In the fall the plants are 

 blanched by being banked with soil. The plants are usually 



left in the ground 



until very late in 



the fall (Fig. 70). 

 165. The shallot 



produces a num- 

 ber of elongated 



bulbs, joined to- 

 gether at the base. 



It is propagated 



by separating and 



planting these 



bulbs in the early 



spring. The bulbs 



ripen in the fall 

 and may be stored in the same way as onions. In the 

 southern states, shallots are frequently planted in the fall 

 and are sold green in the winter when green onions are not in 

 the market. The true shallot is apparently seldom grown, 

 the plants known under that name being multiplier onions; 



FIG. 69. Chives. 



FIG. 70. Leek. 



