SALAD 
igs CROPS 
quickly unless used at once, and if rain or damp 
weather follows the tying-up, there is great 
danger of decay while in the ground. So the 
plants must be examined occasionally to see 
that they are doing well. When endive is 
used as a pot-herb, as it sometimes is, it is 
better to pick the new young plants before they 
have time to head or can be blanched. The 
coarse, outer leaves of the plant are apt to be 
bitter and tough, so that only the leaves of the 
crown are used for salads. 
With all these crops you can see why nearness 
to market is so important—even though the 
land is higher priced. 
CHICORY. 
Chicory has various uses and is now quite 
largely grown in gardens. As a salad plant 
only the tender, blanched leaves of the crown 
are used. The outer, green leaves are often 
used for “greens,”’ like dandelion. Chicory is 
not a surface feeder like most salad plants, but 
is grown as a root crop the same as carrots or 
parsnips. The soil must be deep, that the roots 
may come to perfection by fall; cuttings of 
leaves may be made during the season. The 
roots may be left in the ground over the winter. 
Chicory is really a perennial, but under culti- 
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