Vegetables Less Commonly Grown 



layer should be a little narrower than the one be- 

 neath so that they form a sloping bank. It is 

 the tender white leaves produced in the dark that 

 are used for salad. Another form of Chicory, 

 the Large Rooted, is used to mix with or substi- 

 tute for coffee, being sliced, dried, roasted and 

 ground. 



Witloof Chicory, or French Endive as it is 

 sold by dealers in fancy fruits and vegetables, is 

 sown in June in drills a foot apart and cultivated 

 until frost, when t'he plants should be taken up 

 and trimmed to an inch and a half from the neck 

 and replaced upright in trenches about sixteen 

 inches deep, setting the plants about an inch and a 

 half apart. The trench is then filled in with soil 

 and covered with manure to hasten growth. The 

 tender, white tops will be ready for use in about a 

 month and are eaten raw, like celery, used as a 

 salad or cooked. 



CELERIAC 



Or turnip -rooted celery is grown for its bulbous 

 root, which has a distinct celery flavor and in 



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