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mild and delicate flavor. When run to flower, it does not 

 exceed eighteen inches in height. 



It deserves more general cultivation, as affording a pleas- 

 ant addition to the varieties of small salads. 



The seeds are of a paler color, or more yellow, than those 

 of the other sorts. 



An excellent variety, introduced by Mr. Normandy 

 Charles Mclntosh, and described as being re- Curl J^/JJ eSS * 

 markable hardy, and therefore better adapted 

 for sowing early in spring or late in summer. 



The leaves are finely cut and curled, and make not only 

 a good salad, but a beautiful garnish. 



It is difficult to procure the seed true ; the Common Curled 

 being, in general, substituted for it. 



ENDIVE. 



Chicorium endivia. 



Endive is a hardy annual, and, when fully developed, is 

 from four to six feet in height. The leaves are lobed and 

 cut upon the borders ; the flowers are usually of a blue color, 

 and rest closely in the axils of the leaves ; the seeds are 

 small, long, angular, and of a grayish color ; their germina- 

 tive properties are retained for ten years. Nearly twenty- 

 five thousand are contained in an ounce. 



Soil. All of the varieties thrive well in any good, mel- 

 low, garden soil. Where there is a choice of situations, 

 select one in which the plants will be the least exposed to 

 the effects of drought and heat. 



Propagation. The plants can be raised only from seed, 

 which may be sown where the plants are to remain, or in 

 close drills in a nursery-bed for transplanting. If sown 

 where the plants are to remain, sow in shallow drills a foot 

 apart for the smaller, curled varieties, and fifteen inches for 



