394 THE KITCHEN GARDENER. [fi. 3. 



Endive. 



Although I have ranked this vegetable as 

 a fallad, it is alfo frequently ufed in the 

 kitchen j and by many is much in de- 

 mand. 



It fucceeds beft on a light, dry, loam. , 

 On wet land, it feldom fails to rot in au- 

 tumn. Neither fhould the ground be ma- 

 nured for this crop at the time of planting. 



For the firft crop, fow of any of the 

 kinds, preferring the green curled how- 

 ever, in a light open fpot, about the firft of 

 June, and plant about the firft or middle of 

 July, in rows from fifteen to eighteen 

 inches apart, and nine in the row, on an 

 open expofure. For a full crop, fow alfo 

 of any of the kinds as above, about the 

 middle of July, and alfo plant as above, 

 about the middle or latter end of Auguft, 



A late crop may be fown about the 

 middle of Auguft, and planted out in Sep- 

 tember, on a light, dry border, in a fouth 

 afpedt. 



Some plant Endive in drills or trenches, 

 and others on the furface. In dry foils, 



the 



