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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1918 



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<SPRAY 



Sure Insect Xy/ier 



THE use of Imp Soap Spray on fruit trees, 

 garden truck, ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., 

 will positively destroy all insect pests and larva 

 deposits. Quite harmless to vegetation. Used in 

 country's biggest orchards and estates. Very 

 economical — one gal. Imp Soap Spray makes 

 from 25 to 40 gals, effective solution. Directions 

 on can. Qt., 55c. ; Gal., $1.90; 5 Gals., $8.50. 

 F.O.B. Boston. Genuine can has Ivy leaf trade 

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 doesn't do as claimed. Order direct if your 

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American-Grown Trees 

 and Evergreens 



Summer is the time to make up 

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 Fall planting — our Booklet "Sug- 

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Andorra 

 Nurseries 



Wm. Warner Harper, Prop. 



Box 100 

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The World's Choicest 



PEONIES 



Including all the New and Rare Varieties 



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Evergreen 

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Euonymus radicans vegetus 



A most lovely climber, adaptable to all 

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1 Rouekt PYLH, Pres. A. Wintzer, Vice-Pres. 



/ Backed by so Years' Experience 



(Continued from page 30) 

 that the blame can be put to the manure 

 used. A consensus of opinion is that wood 

 ashes used very freely at the roots keeps the 

 pest in check; but perhaps some reader has 

 something different to recite. — Ed. 



Endive, or "Chicory" of Salads 



THERE is a great mix-up of terms, in the 

 jargon of the middleman, given to the 

 vegetable generally known as "endive." 

 From my experience and observations, I 

 came to the following understanding: "Es- 

 grove," "escarle" and "escarole," are terms 

 usually given to the so-called Broad-leaved or 

 Batavian endive; White Curled, Green Curled, 

 and Giant Fringed varieties of endive are very 

 often called "chicory"; and witloof chicory is 

 known as " endive." The Broad-leaved Batavian 

 variety is used to some extent, mainly in 

 stews and soups, but is not nearly so good 

 as the curled or fringed-Ieaved varieties. 

 This class of endive is highly ornamental and 

 much more largely grown than the other. It 

 finds readiest sale at the big city markets, at 

 fair prices, being much prized by foreigners, 

 although the general demand is increasing. We 

 grow the White Curled for early summer use, 

 and the Green Curled Winter for fall and 

 winter use. When properly blanched this 

 makes an excellent salad, since it has a pleas- 

 ant bitter taste. It is also used for garnishing 

 and for flavoring soups; the young tender 

 leaves are also excellent when cooked as 

 greens, being cut for this purpose when they 

 attain a length of six or eight inches. 



Endive resembles the dandelion in habit and 

 growth. It requires a good supply of moisture, 

 and should be sown where it will be least ex- 

 posed to heat and frost. For early summer use, 

 we start the plants under glass, or by sowing in 

 the open as soon as the ground can be pre- 

 pared. But, as it is used principally during 

 fall and winter, the main sowings are made 

 during July and August in a properly pre- 

 pared bed. When the plants are about a 

 month old, they are transplanted in the open 

 in rows 24 inches apart, the individual plants 

 being about 6 inches apart in the row. When 

 sown in the open, where the plants are to 

 mature, the seeds are sown in drills rather 

 thickly about \ inch deep and the plants 

 thinned from 6 to 12 inches apart in the row. 

 Endive is blanched in several ways: Prob- 

 ably the easiest way, although the most ex- 

 pensive, but one that gives a very beautiful 

 looking product, is by the use of boards 

 in the form of an inverted letter V over the 

 row. The whole row is usually covered with 

 straw. The mounding method, where the 

 earth is banked up round the plants, is cheaper 

 and in a sense gives a little better quality, 

 but the plants are very likely to rot by this 

 system. We use the following methods: 

 Early crop — when the leaves are 6 to 8 

 inches long, they are drawn together and 

 tied with bast matting (or raffia) so the heart 

 will blanch. In a month's time the plants lose 

 their green color and become a light, creamy 

 color. They are then ready for use. The leaves 

 should not be tied up while wet or decay will 

 follow. Late crop: we lift the plants with a 

 ball of earth adhering to the roots, and reset 

 close together in a dry, cool cellar, pit or cold- 

 frame. There they are blanched during the 

 winter, as required for use. Endive may be 

 preserved in this manner until midwinter. As 

 a rule the plants should not be blanched faster 

 than used, because of the danger of decay. 

 Maryland Samuel W. Garekol 



PLANT EVERGREENS 



August is plant- 

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