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unci may be rej^eatecl for two or three years 
successively. 
James Macdonald recommends the trans- 
planting of Onions at the spring, from a bed 
sown at the end of February, and previous to 
planting, dips the whole root of the plants in a 
mixture of three parts of earth and one part of 
soot, with a sufficient quantity of water to make a 
puddle. The Onions ai’e planted in rows, about 
six inches from each other, and in the rows from 
three to four inches. He says, “ in the trans- 
plaicted Onions there was not the least appear- 
ance of either Worm or Rot.” 
The Onion, while in its seedly state is liable 
to be injured by the Slugs. For their eradication 
the lime dust should be used at proper times, 
when the Slugs are out feeding. 
Grub. — The larvae of the Moth Noctua as 
mentioned on the Cauliflower, in droughty 
summers, shears away the young Onions, called 
winter Onions, sown at the latter end of sum- 
mer for spring production. The plan most 
advantageous to be adopted will be to keep the 
ground clear of vegetables and weeds for some 
time previous to sowing the Onions. Cheap or 
readily procured vegetables may be planted in rows 
here and there on the plot required, to entice the 
hungered larva to feed in a more contracted com- 
pass, that the knife and soap-water may be more 
readily rendered useful, as directed for the Cau- 
liflower. 
