Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . ring. Garlic.—The advent of ourforeign population particularlyfrom the Mediterranean regionhas caused this crop to be-come more popular in has a very strong flavorand odor which has tended torestrict its popularity. It maybe used for flavoring saladdishes or for adding flavor tomeat and vegetable crop is easily grown fromsmall bulbs or sets and neednot to be grown from crop is easily stored ifhandled carefully and kept ina dry place. Leeks.—Soups are some-times flavored wit
Horticulture, a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; . ring. Garlic.—The advent of ourforeign population particularlyfrom the Mediterranean regionhas caused this crop to be-come more popular in has a very strong flavorand odor which has tended torestrict its popularity. It maybe used for flavoring saladdishes or for adding flavor tomeat and vegetable crop is easily grown fromsmall bulbs or sets and neednot to be grown from crop is easily stored ifhandled carefully and kept ina dry place. Leeks.—Soups are some-times flavored with leeks in-stead of onions. The crop ofso - called wild - onions socommon in many parts ofAmerica, belongs to the leekgroup. The soil requirements are similar to those for the trueonion. Growers sometimes prefer to blanch the necks by hillingup the rows on each side during the last cultivation. Shallot.—The bulbs are formed in clusters which are easilybroken apart and planted separately. This is the best means ofpropagation of the crop instead of by seeds. As the shallots are. Fig. 72.—Ten year old girl with doublewheel hoe. Cultivating onions in the homegarden. (Bateman Mfg. Co.) SWISS CHARD 109 very hardy they are commonly planted in September in the states. They will pi-oduce a good growth and may remain inthe garden all winter without injury. This gives a crop ready foruse durmg the open winter or early spring. In northern latitudesthe bulbs are planted in very early spring and will develop a cropsimilar to green onions from onion sets in a few weeks after —This crop grows in dense tufts forming clusters re-semblmg a grass sod. The green growth is cut and used for flavor-
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