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latitude the seed should be sown 

 from the 15th of September to 

 about the 10th of October; if 

 sown sooner, a good many will 

 throw up seed staiks, which im- 

 pairs the keeping quality of the 

 Onion. We sow the seed broad- 

 cast, protect the seed beds by 

 spreading green moss over them, 

 which is removed every evening 

 and replaced in the morning. 

 Some gardeners use Lataniers 

 for covering the beds. When 

 the seed is coming up, say in 7 

 or 9 da5 r s, the cover has to be 

 removed entirely; but if the 

 weather is dry, the watering has 

 to be continued. They thrive 

 best in loamy soil. Can be 

 planted in the same ground for years, and 

 require no rotation as other crops. When 

 the plants have reached the size of a goose 

 quill, they are transplanted into rows which 

 can be from one to two feet apart, according 

 to the mode of cultivation, and about five or 



six inches apart in the rows. The ground 

 should be thoroughly prepared before setting 

 out the plants. We generally shorten the 

 tops and roots. In April the Onion will be 

 ready to be taken up. In sections where it 

 is too cold to sow Onion seed in the fall, the 



As a Winter Lawn the English Rye is unexcelled. 



