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March, in rows eighteen inches apart, and six inches from 
bulb to bulb, which should be covered about three inches 
deep. Cultivate and earth or hill up like potatoes, and 
they will continue to grow till about the first of August, when 
they are to be taken out of the ground, dried and treated 
like onions raised in the ordinary way. A single onion, 
slightly covered, will often produce five or six of good size. 
The Tree or Welsh Onion is adapted to very cold coun- 
tries, shooting up rank stems, upon which small bulbs 
grow instead of seeds. These small bulbs are preserved 
and planted out next year, producing roots of considerable 
size, besides a fresh supply of little seed bulbs on the 
stems. 
The Leek (Adium Porrum) is a native of Switzerland, 
but has probably been cultivated in England for many cen- 
turies. The varieties are the narrow-leaved or Flanders 
leek, the Scotch or flag-leek, and the broad-leaved or tall 
London leek. Of these, the Scotch leek is considered as 
the most hardy; and Mr. Handasyde’s Musselburgh va- 
riety is preferred. 
Leeks are sown in beds in spring, and in Juneor July 
are planted out in rows fifteen or eighteen inches apart, and 
six inches asunder between the rows. The tips of the 
fibrous roots are trimmed before. planting. When the 
weather is moist, it is found beneficial merely to lay the 
plants into the hole made by the dibble, without closing 
the earth upon it, the stem being by this means encouraged 
to swell out and fil] the hole. 
Saauxor (Allium ascalonicum) is a native of Palestine. 
It is much used in cookery for high-flavored soups and 
gravies, and is sometimes put into pickles. A variety 
