FENNEL. GARLIC. 



No. 3. is somewhat new, and is the best of this class. 

 Its inner leaves form a heart more readily than the 

 other ; it blanches with little trouble, and is mild and 

 sweet without being bitter. 



Nos. 7. and 8. are the green curled sorts of our 

 gardens : they are the most hardy of this class, and 

 always require to be tied up to blanch them properly. 



The sowings of Endive are to be made at three or 

 four different periods. If a very early crop be required, 

 a small quantity of the Green Curled sort should be 

 sown in June ; and for the subsequent crops, the sow- 

 ings of other sorts in addition may be made at intervals 

 of three or four weeks till the middle of August. 



Endive requires a rich soil, in order to ensure its 

 quick growth ; to be planted thin on the borders, and 

 to be tied up when it has attained its full growth, in 

 order to blanch it fit for use. 



28. FENNEL. 



Aneihwn Fceniculum, or Common Fennel, is a native 

 of England, and a perennial. Finochio is a variety of 

 Fennel, a native of Italy : the latter is the sort usually 

 cultivated in gardens, and is principally used in a boiled 

 state, and served up with fish. 



Both sorts are perennial, and propagated by sowing 

 their seeds in March or April, and also by slips of the 

 root. 



29. GARLIC. 



Allium sativum, or Garlic, is a hardy perennial, a 

 native of the south of France. 



The root is a compound bulb, consisting of ten or 

 twelve smaller parts, or bulbs, that are termed cloves. 



Garlic is propagated by dividing its root into cloves, 

 and planting them in drills in February or March j the 



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