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vation it is better to grow a new lot of plants 

 each year. Wlien wanted for winter use, the 

 strong roots are taken up in the fall, and buried 

 in a sloping direction in a pit or cellar, with the 

 crown of the plant showing an inch or so above 

 the sand or earth. The growing-place must be 

 kept dark, and in a few weeks the small, prized 

 leaves begin to show. When chicory plants are 

 covered, crowns and all, with about two feet 

 of manure, they develop heads resembling let- 

 tuce heads. The young, tender roots of chicory 

 are eaten as beets or carrots are, whUe the dried 

 root is extensively used in place of coffee. 

 This accounts for the increased area devoted 

 to chicory in this country of recent years; it 

 is less injurious to the nerves than coffee. 



CRESS. 



There is a delicate "bite" and piquant 

 flavor to cress, that makes it a favorite for salads 

 and for garnishings. Of the three kinds in 

 general use, the water-cress is probably the best 

 liked, but to bring it to perfection it is necessary 

 to have a running brook of clean, cool water. 

 To grow it in a drain is a good way to get ty- 

 phoid fever. It is a perennial, and readily 

 propagates itself when once it has got a start, 

 while the grower can increase its spread by 



