Chives are perfectly hardy perennial little members of the onion tribe,
and are grown exclusively for their tops, which are used wherever the
flavor of onion is required. Planted in small clumps in any common
garden soil, they will grow readily, and in time increase so as to
render a division necessary. The tops appear very early in spring, and
can be shorn throughout the season, hence this valuable little plant
should have a place in every garden.