Endive. Chicory 



10& 



to 12 in. long and 1% to 3 in. wide ; upper leaves lanceolate- 

 attenuate, amplexicaul. — Grown for its thick edible, stem; 

 quickly runs to seed. It is little known in N. America. 



ENDIVE AND CHICORY 

 Endive ajfords a good supplement to lettuce, since it is 

 essentially a summer and fall crop and thrives at a season 

 when lettuce is somewhat difficult to grow to perfection. 

 The culture is not unlike that of lettuce, except that the 

 plant requires a longer time in which to mature. It is 

 more popular as an autumn and winter crop, seeds being 

 sown in summer. The plant is used both as salad and 

 greens. 



To obtain large heads or tops, plants should stand 12 to 16 

 in. apart each way, but they are often grown as close as 8 or 10 

 in. They may be grown in rows 18 to 20 in. apart for easier 

 tillage, but the plants should not be crowded if they are not 

 eaten when young 

 and small. One 

 ounce of seed 

 should supply a row 

 100 to -150 ft. long. 

 Two months or less 

 should produce 

 edible tops. 



Diseases and in- 

 sects appear not to 

 be troublesome to 

 endive. 



43. Young plant of endive (X 1/5). 



In respect to 

 soil, tillage, dis- 

 tance apart and other treatment, the care of endive differs 

 little from that of lettuce. Seeds may be started under 



