184 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



and styles) looks very much like 

 the dandelion. Under the micro- 

 scope the chicory blossom shows 

 a charming misty purple -blue 

 color wliich one wishes might 

 be oftener seen among our wild 

 flowers. It is common in west- 

 ern New York and in many 

 parts of New Jersey ; but Gray 

 says it is " mainly east," mean- 

 ing east, possibly, of such a point 

 as Buffalo. However, in many 

 localities north and northeast of 

 Boston it is quite absent. It can 

 be found in almost any empty 

 lot in either Brooklyn or Phila- 

 delphia, but I have never seen it 

 in the hill country south of the 

 White Mountains, or in the vi- 

 cinity of Lake Champlain. It 

 blooms from June to Octo- 

 ber. Endive {C. Endivid), the 

 slightly bitter root leaves of 

 make an excellent 

 salad, is a ver}' 

 near relative of 

 Chicory. the bluc cliicory. 



