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Boots like the former, and are alfo 

 very hardy, and will be fit for life 

 early in the Spring. 



The Wcljh Onions are only pro- 

 pagated for Spring-ufe alio : thefe 

 never make any Bulb, and are there- 

 fore only fit to be ufed green for 

 Sallads, &c They are fown about 

 the End of July, in Beds of about 

 three Feet and an half wide, leaving 

 Alleys of two Feet broad to go be- 

 tween the Beds to clean them, and 

 in about a Fortnight's time they will 

 appear above-ground, and muft be 

 carefully cleared from Weeds: to- 

 wards the Middle of Oilober, their 

 Blades will die away, fo that the 

 whole Spot will feem to be naked, 

 which hath led many People to dig 

 up the Ground again, fuppofing the 

 Crop totally loft ; whereas, if they 

 are let Hand undifturbed, they will 

 come up again very ftrong in Ja- 

 nuary, and from that time grow very 

 vigoroufly, refilling all Weather?, 

 and by March will be fit to draw for 

 young Onions, and are, in the Mar- 

 kets, more valued than any other 

 Sort at that Seafon ; for they are ex- 

 tremely green and fine, though they 

 are much ftronger than the common 

 Onion in Talte, approaching nearer 

 to Garlick, which hath occafioned 

 their being lefs efteemed for the Ta- 

 ble : but as no Winter, however 

 hard, will hurt them, it is proper to 

 have a few of them to fupply the 

 Table, in cafe the common Sort 

 mould be destroyed by Frofts. 



The Roots of thefe Onions, if 

 planted out at fix or eight Inches Di- 

 stance, in March, will produce ripe 

 Seeds in Autumn ; but it will be in 

 fmallQuantities the firft Y ear : there- 

 fore the fame Roots mould remain 

 anremoved, which the fecond and 

 :hird Year will produce many Stems, 

 md afford a good Supply of Seeds : 

 hefe Roots will abide manv Years 



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good, but fhould be tranfplanted 

 and parted every fecond or third 

 Year, which will caufe them to pro- 

 duce ftrong Seeds. 



The Ciboule, and the Scallion, I 

 believe to be the fame, although by 

 moil Authors they are made two di- 

 ilincl Species ; and the V/elJh Onion 

 differs lb little from them, as to ren- 

 der it difficult to determine wherein 

 the Difference confilts ; for although 

 it is commonly known in the Londo?i 

 Markets by that Name, yet doubt- 

 lefs it is not a Native of Wales, nor 

 is it certain if they have it in their 

 Gardens in that Country : there is 

 like wife fo great an Affinity between 

 the Efchalot, or Shallot, as it is com- 

 monly called, and the Cives, as to 

 render it doubtful whether they are 

 distinct Species. 



CEPH ALANTHUS , Button- 

 wood. 



The Characlers are ; 



The Flowers are tubulous, confin- 

 ing of one Leaf, which are co Heeled 

 into an Head, and ha<ve one common 

 Empalement, which is divided into 

 five Parts : the Ovarium, which is 

 filiated in the Bottom of the Flower, 

 afterward turns to a Seed, which is 

 oblong ; and the whole Head of Flow- 

 ers becomes a conical Veffel of a dry 

 woody Subfance, rejembling a But' 

 ton. 



The Species are ; 



1. Cephalanthus foliis oppojt- 

 tis. Flor. Leyd. Button - tree with 

 Leaves growing oppofite. 



2. Cephalanthus foliis term's. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff. Button -tree with 

 three Leaves growing at each Joint. 



There are fome Perfons who af- 

 firm thefe two are the fame Sort, and 

 that their having two or three Leaves 

 at each Joint is accidental ; as alfo 

 that the fame Tree will have the two 

 Orders of Leaves ; but in all the 

 Plants which I have raifed from 

 U Seed?, 



