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mer Endive, and will tie up much better for blanching. It 

 is a fortnight later. 



Sow in rows a foot or fourteen inches apart, and thin to 

 six or eight inches in the row. 



It may be quickly blanched by simply covering the plant 

 with a deep flower-pot saucer. In summer, while the plants 

 are growing vigorously, the process will be completed in 

 about a week ; later in the season, two weeks, or even more, 

 may be necessary. 



Green Curled Leaves not quite so large as those of the Green 

 Summer En- 

 dive. Curled ; finely and deeply cut ; the outer ones 



are five or six inches long, and grow close to the ground ; 

 the inner are short, numerous, curled, and form a close, full 

 heart. It is much the smallest of any of the kinds, and is 

 somewhat tender. The outer leaves are so short that they 

 will not tie up, but blanch well by being covered simply with 

 a flat garden-pan, as directed for the Green Curled. 



This variety i,s distinguished from the last named by its 

 shorter, broader, deeper cut, and less curled leaves ; the head 

 is more solid at the centre, and is also much harder. The 

 seeds should be sown early ; if sown late, the plants are 

 liable to be affected by dampness and wet weather, and to 

 rot at the heart. 



Cultivate in rows twelve or fourteen inches apart, and 

 eight or ten inches apart in the rows. 



Italian Green Leaves from ten to twelve inches Ion";, deep 

 Curled En- 

 dive, green, narrow, and divided to the midrib. 



They grow erect, and the segments are much cut and 

 curled. 



It is a well-marked variety, readily distinguished by the 

 length of the leaf-stalks, and the pinnatifid character of the 

 leaves. It blanches well, and is of good quality. 



