And then a few bulbs came to the Netherlands, and they started to multiply.

然后些鳞茎植物来到了荷兰，它们开始了繁殖。

Onions are bulbs, which means they're mostly leaves around a modified stem that's evolved to swell up and store food for the plant during the winter months.

洋葱鳞茎，这意味着它们主要叶子围绕着过改造的茎，茎在冬天的几个月里不断膨胀，为植物储存食物。

White, thread-like roots hang down from this bulb, while from its upper end there rise two narrow green leaves, six or eight inches in length.

而线状的白色部就从这里向下延伸，鳞茎顶端则长出两片狭窄的绿叶，长度为六到八英寸不等。

You're happy enough to look at tulip bulbs.

你看郁金香鳞茎啊。

Bulbs that you plant in the autumn should flower the following spring.

【flower】秋天种下的鳞茎植物来年春天就会开花。

I can remember the smell of the turned earth, the plump shapes of bulbs held in the hands, fullness, the dry rustle of seeds through the fingers.

我还记得翻土的气味，手里拿着的鳞茎丰满的形状，饱满，种子在手指上干燥的沙沙声。

They're often grown from sets, which are immature bulbs, but you can grow them from seeds.

它们通常通过种球繁殖，这些种球未成熟的鳞茎，但你也可以通过种子来种植。

Bedfordshire Champion is an old variety which produces massive bulbs and stores well.

Bed德郡冠军种老品种，能产出硕大的鳞茎，且储存性能良好。

This doesn't look like a face but like an unknown vegetable, a mangled bulb or tuber, something that's grown wrong.

这看起来不像张脸，而像种未知的蔬菜，个残缺的鳞茎或块茎，些长错了的东西。

To ensure a good crop, they need to be growing strongly by late spring as the lengthening hours of daylight trigger the formation of bulbs.

为了确保丰收，洋葱需要在晚春时节茁壮成长，因为随着白昼时间的延长，会刺激鳞茎的形成。