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the plant. The extremities of the leaves become intertangled to 

 such an extent that one leaf cannot be distinguished from another, 

 and the whole plant almost resembles a great tuft of Moss. 



Green Curled Summer Endive (Anjou variety) 

 (§■ natural size). 



These two kinds are 

 cultivated in the same way. 

 They are both suitable for 

 forcing and for open-air 

 culture, especially in summer 

 and early autumn, but later 

 on they are very liable 

 to rot. 



Green Fine-curled 

 Winter Endive {Chicoree 

 frisee de Meaux). — This 

 variety forms a broader 

 rosette than the preceding 

 kind, but not so full. It is 

 usually from 16 to 18 in. 

 across. The leaves are 

 longer and their divisions 

 are more curled and crisped 

 than in the summer variety. 

 The midrib, which is tinged with rose-colour on the lower part, 

 is often \ in. or more broad, the middle part being furnished 

 with very much divided, crisped, and curled leafy segments. 

 The terminal portion of the leaf is entire and almost fiat, with 

 the margin notched and curled. This variety is not so early 

 as the preceding kinds, but it is more hardy, and is particularly 

 suitable for an autumn crop. 



Golden-heart Curled Summer Endive. — A vigorous, hardy, 



and productive kind, re- 

 sembling the Meaux En- 

 dive in size and general 

 features. Its centre is 

 very dense and full, and 

 turns to yellow, which 

 gives it the appearance 

 of having been artificially 

 blanched. 



Picpus Curled En- 

 dive. — This kind is nearly 

 the same size as the 

 Meaux Endive, the 

 diameter of the rosette being from 14 to 16 in., but the leaves 

 are far more finely cut, and the heart of the rosette is fuller 

 and firmer. The two varieties differ remarkably in the formation 



Green Fine-curled Winter Endive 

 (i natural size). 



