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Rouen, or Stag's Horn, Endive (-1 natural size). 



narrow, and entirely white. This is one of the kinds which are 

 most extensively cultivated at Paris, and throucrh all the north 

 of France. It is particu- 

 larly well adapted for 

 open-air culture, and, being 

 hardy, yields a crop until 

 late in autumn. 



Louviers Endive.— 

 This variety, which seems 

 to be derived from the 

 preceding kind, is very 

 distinct and good. The 

 plant forms a rosette, 

 which is not so broad as 

 the Stag's-horn variety, 

 but is fuller, more compact, 

 and more convex. The 

 leaves are paler in colour, 

 but the divisions are more 

 regular and narrower. The 

 heart of the rosette is remarkably dense, so that plants of this 

 variety, though occupying less space than those of the preceding 

 kind, yield quite as heavy a crop. In consequence of the 

 almost hemispherical form of the rosette, it contains a greater 

 number of blanched leaves, in proportion to its size, than any 

 other variety ; so that, bulk for bulk, it yields a larger amount 



of useful produce. 



After several trials, we 

 have not been able to detect 

 any difference between the 

 Louviers Endive and the 

 Guillande Endive^ a variety 

 much in favour in Normandy. 



Ruffec Green Curled 

 Endive. — Rosette very large, 

 often 16 to 18 in. in diameter, 

 at first sight slightly resem- 

 bling that of the Moss-curled 

 variety, but more tufty, and 

 fuller in the centre. The 

 midrib of the leaf is very 

 white and thick, very tender 

 and fleshy, nearly an inch 

 broad, but looking much 

 broader on account of the blanching of a large portion of the 

 blade of the leaf the remainder of which is cut and curled 



Louviers Endive natural size). 



