98 THE CULINARY GARDEN. [\TULY* 



The endive sown, as directed in June, will be fit 

 to plant out about the middle of the month. Choose 

 an open spot of light earth, moderately rich, which 

 dig a full spit deep. Then form shallow trenches, 

 either with the spade, or make large drills with the 

 hoe, twelve or fifteen inches asunder ; in which 

 plant at nine or ten inches apart, and immediately 

 give a moderate Watering ; which occasionally re- 

 peat, till the plants have taken new root. 



Before planting, let the tap-roots be a little short- 

 ened, and also the points of the leaves. The reason 

 of planting in deep drills, instead of on the plain 

 surface, as often done, is, that the leaves may bo 

 blanched with little trouble. 



Of blanching Endive. 



Endive is frequently blanched, by being tied up 

 with strands of matting, in the manner of early cab- 

 bages ; but if carefully earthed up, the curled kinds 

 maybe better done so; as, in tying, they do not come 

 together in the hearts well. The Batavia sorts do 

 better by tying up, on account of their more upright 

 manner of growth, than the curled kinds ; but if 

 planted in drills also, the blanching may be facili- 

 tated, and may be performed partly both ways. 



Endive may also be blanched by setting up com- 

 mon roofing tiles, in a triangular form, over the 

 plants ; or in lieu of these, large slates. But a less 

 troublesome method is, to place thin boards, nine or 

 ten inches broad, and ten or more feet in length, over 

 the rovrs, in a triangular form, as hinted above; the 

 earth being laid up against their sides, so as to keep 



