London Flag.
Large Flag. Broad Flag. English Flag. Gros Court. Vil.
Stem about four inches in length, and nearly an inch and a half in diameter. The leaves are larger, of a paler color, and softer in their texture, than those of the Common Flag.
The London-flag Leek is hardy, and of good quality. It is more generally cultivated in this country than any other variety.
Musselburgh. Thomp.
Scotch Flag. Edinburgh Improved.
Stem somewhat shorter than that of the London Flag, but of equal thickness. The swelling at the base has the same form. The leaves are broad and tall, and spread regularly in a fan-like manner. Their color is deeper than that of the Long Flag or the Large Rouen, but paler than the London Flag. Hardy, and of excellent quality. It originated in England.
Proliferous Leek. Trans.
This is a viviparous variety of the common leek, producing young plants on its flower-stalk instead of flowers. The leaves are similar to those of the London Flag; and the plant, in its young state, before it runs to flower, exactly resembles it. The flower-scape is from two to three feet high, and supports a compact, irregular, globose umbel, composed of numerous small bulbs, intermixed with flowers. Some of these bulbs occasionally produce a second umbel, on scapes of from six to eight inches in length, but of much smaller dimensions than the principal one.
The variety is cultivated in rows, like other leeks; and the bulbs will remain sound several months after they have ripened.