56 THE SEED-GROWER. 



After seed has become thoroughly dry, it may be stored 

 in sacks. 



Market. The demand for seed here is considerable, 

 as endive is consumed freely for flavoring soups and 

 making salad, especially where citizens of French or Ger- 

 man extraction predominate. Part of the seed used is 

 imported from Europe; balance is nearly all grown in 

 California, which State produces about 20,000 pounds 

 annually. It can be grown with success in almost any 

 part of our country. 



In a favorable season, an average yield of seed is 

 about 500 pounds per acre, at from thirty to thirty-five 

 cents per pound to the grower. 



HORSE RADISH. 



The original or correct name for this is said to be 

 harsh radish. It is handled by the seed trade in the 

 shape of sets, which are prepared by cutting off the 

 straggling lateral or side shoots that form on the main 

 root. These are trimmed to about six inches in length, 

 their tops made square, and the bottom ends slanting, 

 to prevent their being planted upside down. They are 

 preserved over winter by storing in pits, or by keeping 

 in a cool cellar buried in a box of dry sand or seed. 



KALE. 



(See Borecole, page 25. ) 



KOHLRABI. 



Treatment for a seed crop is about the same as for 

 cabbage and turnip, though kohlrabi is hardier than 

 either. Sow seed later than is customary for table use, 

 in the Northern States in July or August. On the 

 Pacific Coast and in Europe plants are transplanted in 



