CHICORY 91 



men, when they have the seeds at all, seldom offer 

 more than three kinds. Enemies of Chicory are not 

 troublesome. 



The plant is cultivated according to the results 

 desired. Grown for the leaves without blanching or 

 forcing, the roots are allowed to remain a few inches 

 apart in the row, and the leaves cut when six to eight 



Fig. 46. Seedlings of Chicory. Two-thirds natural size 



inches long, several times in the season. They are 

 bitter, like dandelion, and are best cooked in two 

 waters. The especial delicacies from Chicory are, how- 

 ever, the Blanched Chicory, the Barbe de Capucin, and 

 the Witloof, all of which can be grown from any 

 variety according to the system of management, 

 although for the last two the larger varieties are best. 

 These are the Large-rooted (Brunswick or Magdeburg), 

 which is the Chicory of commerce, and the Witloof 

 or Brussels. 



Soil. If not raised for forcing, any good garden 



