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berance upon his Nofe, fomcwhat re- 

 fembling what is upon thefe Seeds. 



CICHORIUM, Succory. 

 The Characlers are ; 



It is one of the milky PlantJ, vnth 

 a plain radiated Flower : the Flow- 

 ers are produced from the Sides of the 

 Branches, at the Setting .off of the 

 Branches, upon Jhort Footjlalks : the 

 Cup of the Flower is like a contracled 

 Seed-vefiel : the Seeds are angular, 

 nmhilicated, a?id in Shape fomewhat 

 like a Wedge. 



The Species are ; 



1. Cichorium lati folium, five 

 Endivia vulgaris. Town. Common 

 broad-leav'd Endive. 



2. Cichorium avgufii folium, five 

 Endivia vulgaris. Town. Common 

 jiarrow-leav'd Endive. 



3. Cichorium crifpum. Tourn. 

 Curled Endive. 



4. Cichorium crifpum anguflifo- 

 lium. Boerh. 2nd. Narrow-leav'd 

 curled Endive. 



5. Cichorium fylvc fire, five of- 

 fcinarum. C. B. Wild Succory. 



The firft and fecond Sorts of En- 

 dive are now wholly difufed in the 

 Kitchen-gardens, as being vaftly in- 

 ferior to the curled Kinds ; which 

 are by much the larger and hand- 

 fomer Heads, and are not fo bitter 

 to the Tafte as the broad-leav'd 

 Kind. There is alfo another Sort, 

 which is naturally white ; fo requires 

 but little blanching, and is very pro- 

 per for the firft Sowings ; but this 

 being much tenderer than any of the 

 other Sorts, will not bear the Froft ; 

 fo is unfit for Winter. 



The Seafons for {"owing their 

 Seeds are in May, June, and July, at 

 four or five different times ; for that 

 which is firft fown is very fubjeft to 

 run to Seed, efpecially if the Au- 

 tumn prove warm and dry : but how- 

 ever, it is neceflary to have a little 

 fown in the Decreafe of the Moon 



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in May, for the firft Crop ; and agairt 

 in June, the Middle or Latter-end ; 

 and for the laft Crop, about the Mid- 

 dle of July. Thefe Seeds mould be 

 fown in an open Situation, and a 

 good rich Soil, but not too thick. 

 When the Plants are come up, and 

 grown to be about two Inches high, 

 they muft be tranfpknted into an- 

 other good open Spot of Ground, at 

 about ten Inches diftant every Way 5 

 obferving to trim off the Tops of 

 the largeft Leaves with your Knife 

 before you plant them ; as alfo to 

 water them conftantly every other 

 Evening, until they have taken frefh 

 Root : after which time they will 

 need no other Care, but to keep them 

 clean from Weeds, until they have 

 fo fpread as almoft to meet, and co- 

 ver the Ground. 



Then you mould provide a Parcel 

 of fm all Ofier-twigs (or Bafs-mat) to 

 tie up fome of the largeft to blanch; 

 which mould be done in a dry Af- 

 ternoon,* when there is neither Dew 

 nor Rain to moiften the Leaves in 

 the Middle of the Plants, which 

 would occafion their rotting foon 

 after their being tied up. The Man- 

 ner of doing it is as follows; viz. 

 You muft firft gather up all the in- 

 ner Leaves of the Plant, in a regu- 

 lar Order, into one Hand ; and then 

 take up thofe on the Outfide that 

 are found, pulling off, and throwing 

 away, all the rotten and decayed 

 Leaves ; obferving to place the out- 

 fide Leaves all round the middle 

 ones, as near as poflible to the natu- 

 ral Order of their Growth, fo as not 

 to crofs each other : then having got 

 the whole Plant clofe up in your 

 Hand, tie it up with the Twig, &c. 

 at about two Inches below the Top, 

 very clofe ; and about a Week after 

 go over the Plants again, and give 

 them another Tie about the Middle 

 of the Plant, to prevent the Heart- 

 leaves 



