Cultural Directions. — 241 



Its culture is simple ; its requirements as to manure and soil 

 are modest. For summer use sow seed in April or May ; for fall 

 and winter use in June, July, and early August. Have drills one 

 foot apart, and thin or transplant to same distance in the drill. 

 Hoe occasionally to keep 

 free from weeds; and 

 when the plants have 

 made about their full 

 growth, gather up the 

 leaves and lightly tie at 

 their tips. In from one to 

 three weeks the hearts 

 will then bleach beauti- 

 fully, when the crop 

 should at once be mar- 

 keted or used. Do not tie faster than the crop can be disposed 

 of; for if left after blanching, the hearts will soon begin to decay. 



I have succeeded in bleaching endive in less than a week's 

 time, and much more beautifully than usually seen, by simply 

 placing one of my celery bleachers (largest size) over each 

 plant. 



VARIETIES. 



Green Curled. — Generally grown for market and home use, 

 and good for salad, greens or garnishing. European catalogues 

 list and describe nearly a score of other varieties, among them 

 the Moss-curled, Rouen or Stag's Horn, Green Curled 

 Upright, Broad Leaved or Batavian, etc. ; but the Green 

 Curled will do me. 



Endive. 



FENNEL; LONG SWEET FENNEL. 



Ancthum Fa:7iiaihim. German, Fcnchel ; French, Fcnouil 

 Doux ; Spanish, Hinojo. — The seeds of this easily-grown herb are 

 used in the manufacture of liquors, and the leaves for various 

 culinary purposes. Sow in drills one foot apart, like Dill, and 

 keep free from weeds. 



GARLIC. 



Allium Sativum. German, Knoblauch. ; French, Ail Ordi- 

 naire ; Spanish, Ago vulgar. — A well-known bulbous perennial 

 of peculiar strong taste, mostly used by the foreign part of our 

 population, and valued more in southern countries than at the 

 cold north, for the simple reason that it has much less of the 

 biting flavor when grown in a warm than in a cold climate. 

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