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HINTS ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE ONION. 
French— Ognon. German — Zwiebel. Dutch— Uijen. Italian — Cipolla. 
Spanish — Cebolla. 
Description.— A useful vegetable, grown for its bulbs, which are eaten raw or cooked. 
Varieties.— These vary in size, shape, and colour, some being hardier than others, and 
stronger flavoured. 
Sowing Season. — In August for giant Onions next summer. In spring for summer and 
autumn crops, and also for pickling Onions. What are called Spring Onions can be sown at 
any time. 
How to Sow.— In rows or beds where intended to mature, using the thinnings as gathered 
for eating. The drills are usually 9 inches apart. 
1 ransplanting. — The summer sown onions are generally transplanted in November or 
March, about a foot apart, to finish their growth. 
General Treatment. — The soil should be firm, not too heavy or too rich, and the bulbs 
should be near the surface. An occasional watering with liquid manure is often an advantage 
during dry weather. Necky Onions are invariably caused by errors in cultivation. 
Enemies. — The Onion Fly is perhaps the worst pest. It lays eggs on any exposed part of 
the plant, and the maggots often eat their way down into the heart of bulb, with the result 
that the plant perishes. It seems most prevalent on rich soil. 
Remedies.— Spraying in early summer with some bitter liquid, such as quassia chips will 
make, or damping the plants and then sprinkling pepper over them, has been found beneficial. 
ONIONS THAT HAVE BEEN THINNED. 
THE ONION FLY AND MAGGOT. 
ONIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN THINNED. 
237, 238, & 97, High Holbokn, London. — 1904. 
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