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Ever-White Curled Endive natural size). 



into narrow strips, 

 which become much 

 entangled as they 

 grow and form a 

 bulky and compact 

 head weighing a little 

 over 2 lb. Its appear- 

 ance seems to confirm 

 the opinion that it is 

 a cross between the 

 Common Endive of 

 the south and the 

 curled Stag's - horn 

 Endive. It is not to 

 be recommended for 

 the north of France, 

 not being hardy 

 enough. 



I ntermediate 

 Bordeaux Endive. — 

 About Bordeaux 

 there is a variety 

 grown under thename 

 of Bastard Endive 

 with broadly cut 



Another variety of 

 White Curled Endive, in 

 which the leaves are 

 wavy and curled rather 

 than much divided, was 

 formerly in cultivation, 

 but it has been super- 

 seded by the present very 

 finely cut variety. 



Curled Christmas 

 Endive. — A very inter- 

 esting variety grown for 

 some years past in the 

 vicinity of Saint-Remy de 

 Provence and Chateau- 

 Renard, for winter use. 

 The outer leaves are 

 simply cut and curled 

 at the edges, while the 

 inner leaves are deeply 

 laciniated and divided 



Curled Christmas Endive. 



