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WITLOOF CHICORY OR BRUSSELS WITLOOF 



NY time after the soil has become thoroughly warm 

 in the spring sow seeds thinly in rows, two feet 

 apart, and cover them about a quarter inch deep. Within 

 two weeks the seedlings will appear, and a few weeks 

 after that they should be thinned out to stand, first 

 four inches, later eight inches apart in the row. 



Throughout the summer encourage these plants to 

 make a strong growth by giving them frequent and clean 

 cultivation. The first frosts will generally cause the 

 leaves to drop and die, when the roots may be dug. They 

 somewhat resemble a parsnip. Place them in a shed or 

 cool cellar and let them rest for a few weeks, protecting 

 them against frosts. 



Prepare a box, fourteen to eighteen inches deep, by 

 putting about two to three inches of soil in bottom. Trim 

 roots to be six to eight inches long and cut off all remaining 

 foliage to within one inch of neck. (See illustration.) 

 Place roots upright, side by side, in box, allowing about 

 one inch space between them. Fill box and cover crowns 

 with four or five inches of sand or soil. In a few weeks 

 nicely blanched bunches of leaves will appear. 



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