* It smells quite a bit like garlic, and it is said that wild garlic, which usually accompanies wild
onion, smells like onion
* Bulb has a netlike membrane or covering
* It is thought that the name Chicago is derived from the smell of wild onions:
"Indians, mainly Potawatomi, who were the most powerful tribe around the south end of
Lake Michigan, hunted, traded furs, and occasionally camped in the area they called
"Checagou," evidently referring to the garlic wild onion smell which permeated the air."
Encyclopedia of Illinois, 2nd. Edition. Somerset Publishers, New York, 1994. p. 138.
* Cattle are susceptible to onion poisoning and eating large amounts of this plant can cause
death in this species.
*They exist in reasonable number in our side yard. As weather allows, and as the ground is
damp, I will be removing them. Perhaps I should just say that the wasteland is a project I
would like to tackle a bit more this year. At least get the vinca under control and kept in the
back- it has crept through the fence into the front yard. I don't think we will ever get it all
out, but we've found a couple of big roots that have given us a moderate feeling of success!
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