ONION. 



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Fig. 63. 



small Taulbs from the previous year are planted very early in the 

 spring, as early as possihlc, in soil 

 prepared and well manured in the 

 manner already de^crihed. These 

 are set in rows a foot apart and five 

 inches apart in the row, and by 

 the middle of summer will have 

 increased to fine-sized bulbs, after 

 the manner of onion sets. To in- 

 crease the quantity of bulbs, the 

 large bulbs are planted ia the 

 same way and at the same time ; these will subdivide, forming 

 usually one, and frequently two, large bulbs, and a numb of 

 smaller bulbs. They do not keep as easily as the Weathersfield 

 Red and Large Yellow, but, buried in dry soil in the manner 

 already mentioned, we have found no difficulty in keeping them 

 through the winter. 



Top ob Teee Onion. — This sort derives its name from the 

 singular maimer in which it multiplies, producing on the top of 

 the stalk, instead of flowers and seeds, small Onions. These little 

 Onions are kept over winter, and treated in aU respects the same 

 as onion sets, planting them in the spring and using them in the 

 green state during summer. To 

 obtain the little Onions, some of 

 the large bulbs mu,st be allowed to 

 ripen, and be kept over winter ; 

 in the spring they should be plan- 

 ted in rows about fifteen inches 

 apart, and ten inches apart in the 

 row. These wiU throw up a stalk 

 in the summer, upon the top of 

 which the little bulbs will be 

 formed. Some market gardeners 

 use this variety instead of growing 

 Onion "sets," in the manner de- 



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