Endive. Chicory 



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to 12 in. long and IV2 to 3 in. wide; upper leaves lanceolate- 

 attenuate, amplexicaul. — Grown tor its tliick edible stem ; 

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



ENDIVE AND CHICORY 



Endive affords 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 lointer crop, seeds being 

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

 greens. 



To obtain large beads or tops, plants sbould stand 12 to 16 

 in. apart each way, but tliey 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 vrhen 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. 



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 



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



