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into small pots, and placed in a frame until frost has ceased, when 
they may be. turned out, and planted, with the balls of earth un- 
broken. In which case, they will soon take root and grow freely. 
ENDIVE. 
1. Curled, 2. Broad-leaved, 
Green and White curled. Batavian, or Scarolle 
The proper season for the sowing of Endive is the latter end 
of spring. If sown much earlier, it generally runs off to seed. 
Sow the seed about half an inch deep, in drills eighteen inches 
apart, and press the earth down closely upon the same. When 
the plants are up, they should be thinned to eighteen inches apart 
in the rows, so that they will stand throughout the bed at eighteen 
inches from each other. The plants which are drawn, if wanted, 
should be transplanted into good ground, the same distance apart, 
and immediately watered. When the plants have attained a mod- 
erate size, they must undergo the process of blanching, which is 
performed as follows: Gather the whole plant up in your hands in 
a conical form, and tie it round with matting, which should go 
several times round the plant, causing it to end so pointedly at the 
top as to prevent the rain or dew from penetrating to the interior. 
Particular care should be observed, in blanching the plants, that 
the leaves are perfectly dry; otherwise, corruption is apt to ensue, 
and the plants entirely spoiled. The great difficulty with Endive 
is to have it for winter use; for, though it is hardy, it will rot 
if kept tied up too long. 
HORSE-RADISH. 
To have this plamt fine and in profusion, all that is necessary is 
to select, early in the spring, straight young roots, two or three 
inches long, and plant them one foot apart each way, in rich, 
moderately dry, loose soil, keeping the ground hoed and free from 
weeds. On the arrival of cold weather, remove such as may be 
