Ridge Cucumber. Endive. 



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The plants should receive good soakings with water two or 

 three times a week, according to the weather. This may be 

 varied by giving liquid manure occasionally in place of clear 

 water. As soon as the plants begin to run, the ground should 

 be mulched all over with long manure, which will have a 

 marked effect in preserving the moisture in the soil and main- 

 taining the vigour of the plant. 



Gather the fruits three times a week. Remove at once any 

 ugly or distorted ones, and never leave any to become old or 

 yellow, unless specially wanted for seed. 



Varieties : King of the Ridge, Stockwood Long Ridge and 

 Carter's Best of All Ridge. 



ENDIVE. 



Chichorium Endivia. 



ENDIVE is steadily advancing in popularity as a salad plant 

 and it therefore behoves the grower of general supplies 



to cater for the demand, though as this so far only is moderate 



the space given up to it need not be large. 



It is chiefly used 

 as an autumn and 

 winter salad, the 

 demand for spring 

 and summer sup- 

 plies being very 

 small, and there- 

 fore, unless there 

 is some special call 

 for it, cultivation 

 should usually be 

 restricted to the 

 autumn and winter 

 supplies. 



Another reason 

 for not attempting 



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Green Curled Paris Endive. 



earlier is that any sowings made before the middle of July are 



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to produce Endive 



