CHAPTER XV. 
BULB CROPS. 
LL bulb crops are hardy, liking cool sea- 
sons and moist rich soil with a loose 
top. As a rule they are seed-bed crops, 
but are sown early in the open field. They 
grow from seeds or bulbs and may be raised as 
main or secondary crops and treated like onions. 
Their tops are often used for seasoning. 
LEEK. 
To the average American, there is but one 
important bulb crop, the onion, but the foreign- 
born use garlic, leek and others also. Of these 
the leek is the mildest flavored and the best 
worth knowing. It is grown from seed sown in 
the early spring, and requires the whole season 
to reach full development. It produces soft 
bulbs and thick leaves, both being used for 
seasoning. The leek is stored green, as celery 
is, being set in earth in a pit or cellar. 
GARLIC. 
The garlic is the strongest of all the bulb 
family in flavor. It is grown from “ cloves,” as 
the separate sections of the bulb are called, and 
is planted early. It does not fully mature 
until the end of the summer or early fall. 
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