06 GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



Long Purple, Different in shape from the foregoing; 

 sometimes deep purple, and again pale, with white or 

 yellowish stripes. Early, productive, and of easy cul- 

 ture. 



Black Pekin, (See figure 48.) A comparatively 

 new variety of superior excellence ; fruit glossy, deep 

 purple, almost black, of globular form and very solid. It 

 is earlier and more productive than the New York Im- 

 proved, and much superior in flavor, and is now selling 

 rather better in our New York markets. 



White-fruited Egg- Plant, Similar in growth to the 

 Long Purple, but the fruit is larger, and of an ivory white- 

 ness. It is good when cooked, but much less productive, 

 and, like the Scarlet, which is almost identical except in 

 color, is grown more for curiosity and ornament. 



ENDIVE. (Cichorium Endivia.) 



The cultivation of this vegetable for market purposes 

 is not yet extensive, it being used by few except our Ger- 

 man and French population. It is, however, offered now 

 by the wagon load, where a few years ago a few basketf uls 

 would have supplied all the demand. Like all other 

 vegetables that are grown in limited quantities, it com- 

 mands a high price, and the few who do raise it find it 

 very profitable. 



Like Lettuce, it may be sown at any time, from early 

 spring until August, and perfect its crop the season of 

 sowing. As it is used almost exclusively in the fall 

 months, the main sowings are made in June and July, 

 from which plantations are formed, at one foot apart each 

 way, in August and September. It requires no special 

 soil or manure, and, after planting, it is kept clear of 

 weeds by hoeing and weeding, until the plant has attained 

 its full size, when the process of blanching begins ; for it 



