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ently large for use about three months after planting. Only a 

 few leaves are picked from each plant at a time, and the same plants 

 furnish a continuous supply of foliage throughout the season. 



Upland cress somewhat resembles water cress in both appear- 

 ance and flavor, and may be used on the home table as a substitute 

 for the latter. It is seldom grown commercially. If planted 

 early in spring it continues to thrive through the hot weather of 

 summer and is uninjured by the frosts of autumn. It does not 

 run to seed the first year, and, in central and northern localities 

 at least, kills out during the winter. The plant forms a dense 

 tuft of leaves five or six inches high and ten to twelve inches across. 



Fig. 99.— Endive ready for market. After blanching is completed, in preparing 

 endive for market, each plant is opened up to show the white interior. 



The crop is ready for use in eight to ten weeks after the sowing 

 of the seed; and if care is taken in gathering the leaves, the same 

 plants will continue producing new foliage until the end of the 

 season, so that a constant supply will be available. 



The seed should be sown in drills twelve to eighteen inches 

 apart early in the spring if the crop is desired for summer 

 use. Sometimes later sowings are made for a fall crop and 

 occasionally in mild climates a fall-sown crop is grown for early 

 spring use. 



Endive is grown principally for use as a salad in the fall. The 

 plant makes its most rapid growth and develops its best quality 



