Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science - Eric Block - Google Books

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The name "Allium" is said to come from the Greek word to avoid because of its offensive smell. The genus Allium includes more than 800 species of which only a few have been cultivated as foods. Many of the other members of this genus are popular with…