$LCT. XV. OF ESCULENTS. '2Q 1 



covered, fhady, airy place, for a day or To. In fevere 

 weather lay ftraw over all. 



Endive in open ground fhould be protected from 

 fharp froft by peafe haulm, or other dry litter. Some 

 may be planted in frames, or underhand glaffes, giving 

 plenty of air, or in a fhed, or hovel, open towards the 

 fun, either in the upright, or ridged way. 



The blanching of endive in open ground is thus :— 

 Gather up the leaves (being dry,) when nearly of a full 

 grown fize, and tie them regularly, and carefully round, 

 irom the middle upwards, moderatelv clofe, with bajs. y 

 and earth them up to the middle, if the foil is light 

 and dry,- but not otherwife. In two or three weeks, 

 the blanching is effected, after which the endive mull 

 foon be uffed, or it will rot, efpecially if much we.;; 

 comes. The object of blanching is to take away the 

 bitter tafle of the endive, and to make it crifp and ten<- 

 der. Blanch a little at a time, once a week, that it 

 may come in proper fuccefhon. See Succory (or wild 

 endive) next fection. 



Garlic is ufed for both culinary and medicinal 

 purpofes. The cloves mould be planted in autumn, or 

 early in fpring, in rows fix or eight inches afunder, 

 three deep, and fix from one another in the rows, pre* 

 ferring a light dry foil. II the leaves are tied up in 

 knots in Junt, it will prevent their fpindling for ieed t 

 and help their bulbs to fwell. Take them up toward? 

 autumn, when their leaves turn yellow; keep them, in 

 bags, or hang them up in a dry place. 



Gourd, squash, and calabash, as. of one fa- 

 mily ; fee pumpion, the culture being the fame. 



Horse-radish is vanoufly ufed for culinary pur- 

 pofes; when fcraped fine, it is a good addition to Jallads, 

 efpecially in the colder feafons. Propagate crowns, or 

 pieces of the root from one to two inches, long, having 

 an eye or two; fet them from nine to twelve inches 

 below the fur face of the ground, (according to the nature 

 oi the foil, as heavy or light) by digging a trench, and 

 L 8 coveiing 



