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must be done in dry, but not frosty weather, as tbe plants 

 will rot if tlie leaves are wet or frozen. Tliey may also 

 be blanched under garden pots like sea-kale, or by merely 

 tying them closely, winding the string several times round 

 the plant and closing the top, so as to exclude the rain, 

 drawing the earth around the base to support it. This is 

 the best mode in hot weather ; in autumn they will 

 blanch in ten days, in winter they require nearly twice 

 that time. Succory to blanch is taken up and planted in 

 boxes of mould which are carried into a cellar or dark 

 room and watered when necessary. The blanched leaves 

 will be supplied aJl winter. 



For Seed.-^ljBt some of the best and most vigorous 

 plants remain till February, and transplant if you Avish to 

 use the ground, in rows eighteen inches apart. Support the 

 stems by stakes, and gather the seed vessels as they ripen. 

 Dry them thoroughly on a cloth, thresh and preserve in 

 paper bags. The seed will keep four years. 



Use. — Endive is cultivated for its stocky head of leaves, 

 which after their bitterness is removed by blanching ; are 

 used in autumn and winter for salads and steAvs. It is 

 very wholesome, and boiled is thought to be a remedy 

 for the jaundice. It possesses a good deal of the virtues 

 of the dandelion ; it never disagrees with the stomach, but 

 suits every constitution. The French use it in a variety 

 of forms, raw, stewed, boiled, pickled, but it is chiefly 

 employed as a salad. 



Cochlearia Armorada — Horse radish. 



Horse-radish is a cruciferous perennial plant, growing 

 naturally in moist places in England, and various other 

 parts of Europe. The leaves are large, oblong, hollowed, 

 and from some fancied resemblance to a spoon Cochlear^ 



