Early Spring Vegetables 



planted in pots or boxes and placed in a light 

 warm cellar or an upstairs window for winter use. 

 As the endive makes a mass of fibrous roots it 

 can be lifted without in any way checking its 

 growth. 



The Giant Fringed Endive is one of the best 

 kinds. The Self-blanching Endive is not a satis- 

 factory sort as it lacks the beautiful color of the 

 blanched sort and is more prone to run to seed; 

 either sort when running up can be cut and fed 

 to the rabbits and so turned to good account, in 

 fact I consider it worth planting for this purpose 

 alone. The Staghorn Endive is an excellent 

 sort for spring growing as, started in the hotbed 

 and transplanted, it does not run to seed — a fault 

 most other varieties are addicted to; this sort 

 may be planted for early salads and the Giant 

 Fringed later for fall and winter. Like all 

 plants which depend upon rapid growth for crisp- 

 ness and flavor an application of nitrate is ben- 

 eficial to endive and mellow, rich soil should be 

 selected for its gi*owth. 



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