Occupations > Abercrombie's improved practical gardener; with a monthly calendar for the flower garden

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in spring.—The Welsh Onion must be sown and
managed in the same way, bnt it will lie down in
winter, and rise again in spring, in February and
March. Any of the bulbing kinds remaining
unthinned at spring, in April or May, should be
thinned to six inches distance, and kept clear
from weeds, and they will form ripe bulbs in
June and July.
To procure Onion seed, October is the best
season to prepare for it, by selecting some of the
largest, soundest, and firmest bulbed Onions pos¬
sible, and after choosing an open situation, dig
the ground evenly, and tread it into beds four feet
wide, and draw three drills four inches deep on
each bed, and insert the bulbs at the bottom, a
foot apart, and immediately cover them in. They
must be kept clear from weeds, and they will
soon shoot up into seed stems, when they will
require to be supported with stakes and bands,
and they will ripen seed in August and Septem
ber, when it must be cut, placed on a cloth, &o
to dry and harden thoroughly, after which it mus
be rubbed out and put into bags for use.
In respect to the culture of the Potatoe Onion
it is propagated by the root, which should b
planted on an open compartment of rich grounc
that lies dry, and having dug it, form it into bed;
three or four feet wide, and plant three rows or
each bed, placing the bulbs a foot apart in the
rows. Instead of inserting the bulbs within thf
ground, place them on the surface, and cove'
them with light mould, tanners’ bark, or well-