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used in pickling. Sow as soon as the ground becomes warm in 

 spring ; cover a half an inch deep ; plant in hills six feet asunder 

 every way, a dozen seeds in a hill, but leave finally but three. 

 The ground must be rich, and manured well in the hill. For very 

 early use, sow in small pots, in a hot-bed ; turn them into the open 

 ground in May, protecting from the sun and late frosts. For 

 pickling, plant from 10th of June to 10th of July, after a crop of 

 early peas, or a crop of hay. No. 3 is a short and productive kind 

 for open ground. The Green and White Turkey are fine, either in 

 the open ground or for early forcing. 



69. ENDIVE, or SUCCORY. Cichorium endivia. 



1. White Curled. 3. Broad- Leaved Batavian. 



2. Large Green Curled. 



A hardy annual from the East Indies j esteemed for salads. Sow 

 as for lettuce, at intervals from April to July, in a very rich soil. 

 When fully grown, tie over the outer leaves to blanch . the heads 

 for use. Boiled during three hours, like dandelions, and eaten plen- 

 tifully, endive has been found an effectual remedy for the jaundice, 

 as recently discovered by the physicians of France. 



60. FENNEL. Anetlium fceniculum. 



This variety is perennial, a native of Italy. It is propagated by 

 seeds sown in April, or by divisions of roots. In a boiled state it is 

 served up with fish. 



61. FLORIDA COFFEE. Mr. Dupont. 



Such is the name described in the Florida Herald of an annual 

 plo.nt growing wild in Cuba, and now growing wild in some parts 

 of Mississippi and about St. Augustine. The grains, which are 

 pi oduced fifty or sixty in a pod, are of the size of wheat, of an 

 olive color ; their flavor superior to the green coffee of Cuba, be- 

 coming by age, in three months, equal to the best of coffee. A plant 

 of the easiest culture in any poor soil. An acre will produce from 

 1500 to 2000 pounds. This valuable plant is a native, and grows 

 abundantly in Attakapas, in Louisiana. Can this be Okra? 



62. GARLIC. Allium satitum. 



A hardy perennial, a species of onion; a native of the south of 

 France. It is propagated by a subdivision of the bulbs. These are 

 set in rows a foot asunder, and five inches in the row. Early in au- 

 tumn take up the roots and dry them. 



63. HORSERADISH. Cochlearia armoracia. 



A hardy perennial plant. The long and branching roots have a 

 very strong and pungent taste ; and scraped in vinegar, they are 

 highly esteemed as salads in winter and spring. It is raised from 

 the crowns, each with an inch or two of root. These are planted 

 in a very rich, deep, and humid soil ; in rows a foot asunder, the 

 plants nine inches apart in the row. Or it may be raised from 

 small pieces of the roots, placed upright and buried an inch beneath 

 the surface. With sugar, the roots form a useful preserve. 



64. ITALIAN CORN SALAD. Valeriandla eriocarpa. 



A new variety, superior to the common kind, and earlier. An 

 annual plant, which is used through winter and early in spring as 



