230 Gardening 
Garlic. The mature garlic bulb consists of a number 
of small bulblets or cloves, each of which is inclosed in 
a thin, dry, tough leaf; the whole cluster is in turn in- 
closed within a larger dry leaf. The cloves are separated 
and planted in eaily spring, the plants continue growth 
during summer, and the mature bulbs are harvested in 
autumn. The dry tops, which are tough and stringy, 
are braided together, and the string of bulbs is hung up in 
a dry place. Garlic has a strong flavor and is used prin- 
cipally in flavoring stews and salads. It is well adapted 
for growing in the warm sections of the United States. 
Bulblet onions and their culture. In these onions 
the mother plant produces small bulbs or bulblets and 
seldom flowers and seeds. There are two sorts of bulblet 
onions, commonly known as (1) multiplier and potato 
onions, in which the mother bulb itself splits up into 
bulblets, and (2) the Egyptian or perennial tree onion, 
which not only divides at the base but also produces 
erect stalks at the tops of which new’bulblets develop. 
The bulblets of multiplier and tree onions are quite 
similar in structure to the onion sets grown from seed. 
Not all seed firms list the sets of these onions, , but they 
may be had from some firms. 
Multiplier onions planted in autumn and left in the 
ground over winter begin growth very early in the spring. 
Almost before the ground is thawed out, the bulblets 
begin to produce leaves and may then be pulled for the 
table. If left alone, each bulblet becomes a compound 
bulb composed of new bulblets. Unless well thinned by 
pulling during the spring, the bulbs and bulblets should 
beseparated and replanted in autumn to prevent crowding. 
