A TEXT-BOOK OF BOTANY. 



Fig. 395. Chicory or Succory {Cichorium Intybus), a branching Perenmai ^erb Jit^ 

 oblong or lanceolate, more or less clasping leaves and axillary clusters of violet-blue cowers. 

 The plant is cultivated as a pot herb and salad, and the young roots are used hke carrots. 

 The plant is more widely grown for its roots, which are used in the preparation of a substi- 

 tute of coSee. — After Brown. 



