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narrow, and entirely white. This is one of the kinds which are 



most extensively cultivated at Paris, and through all the north 



of France. It is particu- 

 larly well adapted for 



open-air culture, and, being 



hardy, yields a crop until 



late in autumn. 



Louviers Endive. 



This variety, which seems 



to be derived from the 



preceding kind, is very 



distinct and good. The 



plant forms a rosette, 



which is not so broad as 



the Stag's-horn variety, 



but is fuller, more compact, 



and more convex. The 



leaves are paler in colour, 



but the divisions are more Rouen> or Stag?s Horn> Endive ( i natural size) 



regular and narrower. The 



heart of the rosette is remarkably dense, so that plants of this 



variety, though occupying less space than those of the preceding 



kind, yield quite as heavy a crop. In consequence of the 



almost hemispherical form of the rosette, it contains a greater 



number of blanched leaves, in proportion to its size, than any 



other variety ; so that, bulk for bulk, it yields a larger amount 



of useful produce. 



After several trials, we 

 have not been able to detect 

 any difference between the 

 Louviers Endive and the 

 Guillande Endive, a variety 

 much in favour in Normandy. 

 Ruffec Green Curled 

 Endive. Rosette very large, 

 often 1 6 to 18 in. in diameter, 

 at first sight slightly resem- 

 bling that of the Moss T curled 

 variety, but more tufty, and 

 fuller in the centre. The 

 midrib of the leaf is very 

 white and thick, very tender 



Louviers Endive (i natural size). and fleshy, nearly an inch 



broad, but looking much 



broader on account of the blanching of a large portion of the 

 blade of the leaf the remainder of which is cut and curled 



