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Fertilizer for Lettuce. It seems likely that manure 

 would similarly benefit Endive. 



In the fall Endive may be covered with sash, and 

 will then yield very late. Or transplant into sash from 

 the open ground, about September 1. 



Storage. Endive may be taken up, each plant with 

 considerable earth, and stored in ar dry cellar or shed. 

 The plants should be dry when lifted, and for con- 

 venience may be tied. They will slowly blanch in 

 storage, and when blanched should be used at once. 

 They may similarly be stored in coldframes out-of- 

 doors, at the approach of winter, and blanched as they 

 are required. Place the plants close together. 



Pests. See under Lettuce. 



EVENING PRIMROSE ((Enothera biennis) is seldom 

 grown as a vegetable. It is a biennial plant with a 

 fleshy tap-root, and bears rosettes of leaves with flower- 

 stalks. Its culture is like that of salsify, using the plant 

 as an annual. 



Sow in soil not recently manured, in drills eighteen 

 inches apart, depth about one inch ; thin to nine inches. 

 Give good culture. Lift in the fall and store in sand, 

 or in mild climates leave in the ground and dig as 

 needed. 



FENNEL is of three kinds. (For Fennel-flower, see 

 Nigella. Sea-Fennel is Samphire.) 



