GARDEN" MANUAL TOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Early Dwarf Oval. 



New Early White Pearl Eggplant. The 



plant is a large, vigorous grower and compara- 

 tively free from thorns. Fruit pure creamy 

 white, with slight shading of a very light 



New York Market. 



green near the stem ; beautiful in shape, re- 

 sembling somewhat the purple variety. In 

 eating quality it is very delicious, fine grain 

 and well flavored. 



ENDIVE. 



Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Endibia (Sp.), Indivia (Ital.) 



Green Ourled. Broad-Leaved or Escarolle. 



Extra Fine Curled. 



CULTURE. — A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market, 

 principally for summer use. It can be sown in drills a foot apart, and when the plants are well 

 up, thinned out till about eight inches apart. Or it can be sown broadcast thinly and trans- 

 planted the same as Lettuce. When the leaves are large enough, say about eight inches 

 long, tie them up for blanching, to make them fit for table. This can only be done in dry 

 weather, otherwise the leaves are apt to rot. For summer use do not sow before the end of 

 March, as if sown sooner, the plants will run into seed very early. Sow for a succession 

 during the spring and summer months. For winter use sow in September and October. 



Green Curled. Is the most desirable 

 kind, as it stands more heat than the 

 following sort, and is the favorite market 

 variety. 



Extra Fine Curled. Does not grow 

 quite so large as the foregoing, and is 

 more apt to decay when there is a wet 

 summer. Better adapted for winter. 



Broad-Leaved or Escarolle. Makes 

 a fine salad when well grown and blanched, 

 especially for summer. 



GARLIC. 



Green Curled Endive. 



AiL(Fr.), Knoblauch (Ger 



There is more Garlic grown in Louisiana 



than in any other State, or in all States 



together. It is a staple product of the lower 



parishes, and is raised for home consumption 



I and shipping. It is used for flavoring stews, 



i roasts and various other dishes. People from 



j the south of Europe use much more than the 



| inhabitants of the United States. It should 



be planted in October and November, in 



drills two to three feet apart, about six inches 



.), Ajo (Sp.), Aglio (Ital.) 



in the drills and one inch deep. The distance 

 between the rows depend upon the mode of 

 cultivation, if planted in the garden, a foot 

 between the rows is sufficient. It is cul- 

 tivated like Onions; in the spring they are 

 taken up and platted together in a string by 

 the tops. One of these strings contains from 

 fifty to sixty heads in double rows; they are 

 then stored or rather hung up in a dry, airy 

 place, and will keep from 6 to 8 months.. 



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