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CHIVE (Allium Schoenoprasum)

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 253 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHIVE (See also:Allium Schoenoprasum) , a See also:hardy perennial plant, with small narrow bulbs tufted on See also:short See also:root-See also:stocks and See also:long cylindrical hollow leaves. It is found in the See also:north of See also:England and in See also:Cornwall, and growing in rocky pastures throughout temperate and See also:northern See also:Europe and See also:Asiatic See also:Russia, and also in the See also:mountain districts of See also:southern Europe. It is cultivated for the See also:sake of its leaves, which are used in salads and soups as a substitute for See also:young onions. It will grow in any See also:good See also:soil, and is propagated by dividing the roots into small clumps in See also:spring or autumn; these are planted from 8 to 12 in. apart and soon See also:form large tufts. The leaves should be cut frequently so as to obtain them See also:tender and succulent.

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