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the inside leaves will change color to a yellowish 

 white. It will take from fourteen to sixteen days for 

 this change to take place in mild weather ; a few 

 days longer will be required later in the season, when 

 the weather is colder. A smart workman will tie up 

 six hundred or seven hundred heads in a day. 



Any means by which the light can be excMded 

 will bring about the same result, and if old shingles 

 are abundant, a few laid on top of each head will 

 answer the purpose. English gardeners sometimes 

 draw the soil around Endive in the same way as for 

 bleaching Celery ; tliis, however, is tedious and miich 

 more expensive. 



A small paper of seed will be enough to sow for 

 family use. 



When seed is wanted the sowing should be made 

 early in April and the transplanting a month or so 

 later, leaving more space between the rows. When 

 the seed stock starts to grow it should be tied to a 

 stake driven along side. The seed should be gath- 

 ered as fast as it ripens ; it does not all ripen at the 

 same time. Three or four strong plants will yield au 

 abundant siipply. 



Yaeieties. — Of these there are three or four 

 known to gardeners. The best, either for the main 

 crop for market or for home use, is the 



Geeen Cueled. — It is decidedly the best variety 

 for cultivation, being less affected by sudden changes 

 of the weather than the other kinds. When bleached, 

 it is quite an ornamental plant, and the most popular 

 with consumers, as it is very tender and crisp. 



Beoad-leaved Batavia grows larger, requiring 



