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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 798 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Allium ascalonicum, a See also:hardy bulbous perennial, which has not been certainly found See also:wild and is regarded by A. de See also:Candolle as probably a modification of A. Cepa, dating from about the beginning of the See also:Christian era (Origin of Cultivated See also:Plants, p. 71). It is extensively cultivated and is much used in See also:cookery, besides which it is excellent when pickled. It is propagated by offsets, which are often planted in See also:September or See also:October, but the See also:principal See also:crop should not be got in earlier than See also:February or the beginning of See also:March. In planting, the tops of the bulbs should be kept a little above ground, and it is a commendable See also:plan to draw away the See also:soil surrounding the bulbs when they have got See also:root-hold. They should not be planted on ground recently manured. They come to maturity about See also:July or See also:August. There are two sorts—the See also:common, and the See also:Jersey or See also:Russian, the latter being much larger and less pungent.

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