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ENDIVE, OR SUCCORY. 

 CHICOREE DBS JARDINS. Cichorium endiva^ etc. 



VARIETIES. 



Gr-'fn Curled Gold* n Yellow. 



White Curled. | Broad-leaved Batuvian. 



THE Cichorium endiva is a native of China and Japan, 

 and is much used in salads and stews, and as a garnish for 

 the table. 



The proper kind of seed for early sowing, is the Green 

 Curled. A small quantity of this may be sown at different 

 times in April and May, for those who would have it early. 

 These crops will be very apt to run to seed ; for this reason, 

 it will be best to delay the sowings of seed for general crops 

 until June or July. If a small quantity of each esteemed 

 variety be sown two or three times in these months, they will 

 produce a plentiful supply for use in Autumn and the early 

 part of Winter. One ounce of good Endive seed will pro- 

 duce about 5000 plants. 



When the plants are three or four inches high, they should 

 be transplanted into good ground, to the distance of a foot 

 from each other, and immediately watered ; or if they are 

 set out in cloudy or wet weather, it will save this trouble. 

 The plants will require to be hoed and attended to in the 

 same manner as Lettuce, until grown to a moderate size, 

 when they must be blanched. Select the large and full- 

 hearted plants, and with bass or other strings, tie them a 

 little above the middle, not too tight, previously gathering 

 up the leaves regularly in the hand. This must be done 

 when the leaves are very dry, otherwise the plants would rot. 

 The Cichorium intybus grows spontaneously in many 

 parts of Europe and America. In France it is much culti- 

 vated ; the tops of the plants are considered profitable for 

 cattle, and the roots are taken up in Autumn, and dried. 

 The aromatic and volatile qualities of coffee are, by the 

 combination of this root, rendered more mellow and full 

 upon the palate, and its fragrance greatly increased, pro- 

 ducing an agreeable tonic, and most exhilarating beverage. 



