GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
heads are well-formed and firm, bring the outside 
leaves up and tie together, to shut out the sun and 
keep the heads white and tender. And don’t for- 
get,—plenty of water! 
Celery. 
Seed for an early crop can be started in Feb- 
ruary, in a shallow box in a sunny window, then 
transplanted to another box, pinching off the tall 
leaves. In May or June dig a shallow trench in 
good rich soil, and set plants, 6 in. apart at bot- 
tom. Fill up the trench as the plants grow, to 
within a few inches of the tip leaves, in order to 
bleach out white. Set up boards against the rows 
to exclude light, or cover in the easiest way. For 
winter keeping, take up plants with roots and 
place on damp soil in boxes in a cool, dark cellar. 
Chicory Witloof—or French Endive. 
Often seventy-five cents a pound in the market, 
but easily grown by the amateur. Seed is sold 
under name of Witloof chicory, and should be sown 
in open ground, during May or June, in rows a foot 
apart. Allow to grow until November, cultivating 
and keeping moist. Then dig up roots,—long, thick 
tubers,—trim down tops to within 114 in., and cut 
off bottom of root so that whole plant will be less 
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