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killed by frost. Six hills of the plants will supply a family 

 with one or two " messes " of tender, clean greens each 

 week from early summer until frosts occur. 



In many sections as far north as planting zone F, the 

 plants seed themselves ; that is, the seeds which fall from 

 plants to the ground live over winter and germinate early 

 in the following spring. These young plants may be 

 transplanted to a place in the garden which has been 

 properly prepared for planting. 



LONG-PEEIOD SALAD VEGETABLES THAT MATURE IN 

 AUTUMN 



Endive and chicory are two salad plants that mature 

 best in autumn as cool-season crops. If planted very 

 early in spring, they tend to run to seed during the 

 summer, even in the more northern of the planting zones. 

 Seeds are therefore planted in summer (in early summer 

 in the north and later farther south). The plants grow 

 rather slowly during hot weather, but are ready to make 

 a rapid development during the cool autumn. 



Endive. Endive is a favorite bitter salad plant, 

 grown in the North as a fall crop and in the South as a 

 winter crop. The seed is planted during June or July in 

 the North and as late as in August in the South. Seed 

 is sown directly in the garden or in seed beds for later 

 transplanting. The plants should stand i foot each way 

 in rows that are at least i foot apart. 



Varieties such as Green-curled, Moss-curled, and White- 

 curled, which produce dense clusters of curled and finely 

 divided leaves, are very satisfactory for culture in the 

 home garden. When the outer leaves are 6 or more 



