KITCHEN GARDEN DISPLAYED. 4©^ 



ENDIVE. 



Green Curled Endive 

 White Curled Endive 

 Broad-leaved upright Batavia En- 

 dive. 



TJ* N D I V E is an annual, or at mofl a blen- 

 nial plant, raijed every year from i'eed in 

 Summer, for tranfplanting the fame feafon 

 aiid in Autumn a foot diflance, and when at 

 full growth the leaves tied up to blanch ; 

 V^'hich are then the parts ufed for fallads and 

 culinary occalions in Autumn, Winter, and 

 Spring. 



Any cf the kinds may be cultivated occa- 

 fionally, but fow principally the green-curled 

 ibrc for the main crops, being of the moll: 

 ll'ocky full growth, and the hardicll to Hand 

 the Winter. 



They are all rai fed from {eed fowed in May 

 and June tillAuguH; but the early fowings 

 before June will run to Halks the ihme year ; 

 fSfhould (bw only a fmall crop before that time, 

 ii^ May, for early Summer endive ; and in the 

 Beginning or middle, and latter end of June, 

 fow the firll main crops, f^i* Autumn. Sow alfo 

 ^'.principal fuccelTion crop in July for Autumn 

 and Winter, and the Inft fowing the beginning 

 of Auguft for late fupplies in the end of Win- 

 ter and fbilowing Spring, fowing each crop 

 "'^in in beds of good ear ih_,' and rake m the 

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