. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . hat floats willgrow, but it is notvery desirable forplanting. The sameland that grows acrop of onion seed issometimes used forgrowing a crop of cu-cumbers or melons atthe same time, sincethe onions do notshade the land ortake much nourish-ment from it exceptearly in the spring. Pigure 55—Onion plants in flower. COMMON GARLIC. (Allium sativum.) Native of southern Europe.—Perennial.—All parts of theplant have the well-known strong burning taste. The bulbsor beads are composed of about ten cloves enveloped D
. Vegetable gardening. A manual on the growing of vegetables for home use and marketing . hat floats willgrow, but it is notvery desirable forplanting. The sameland that grows acrop of onion seed issometimes used forgrowing a crop of cu-cumbers or melons atthe same time, sincethe onions do notshade the land ortake much nourish-ment from it exceptearly in the spring. Pigure 55—Onion plants in flower. COMMON GARLIC. (Allium sativum.) Native of southern Europe.—Perennial.—All parts of theplant have the well-known strong burning taste. The bulbsor beads are composed of about ten cloves enveloped Dy a verythin, white or rose-colored membranous skin. The planthardly ever flowers and is grown by. means of the cloves,for which purpose those on the outside of the cluster shouldbe used. These should be planted in good rich soil in aboutthe same way as onion sets. They should be gathered after thebulb clusters are well formed. This vegetable is scarcely usedat the north, while in southern European countries it is quitecommon. It is said that it has a much stronger burning taste. ONIONS. 133 when grown at the north than when grown in the south. Whatis known as common garlic is the kind most generally used.
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