138 Description of the different Varieties (/Endives, $c. 



varieties were raised. The last was received from M. Seidel 

 of Dresden, and none similar occurred in the French col- 

 lection.* 



9. Italian Green Curled Endive, 



Indivia Riccia. 



The leaves are narrow, ten to eleven inches long, divided 

 to the very midrib, they grow rather upright, the segments 

 are much cut and curled ; the whole of the plant is a dark 

 green. Seeds of this sort were received from Italy in 1823, 

 from two different persons, under the same name. It is very 

 distinct from any in the Collection, being strongly character- 

 ized by its long stalked leaves, and by the distinctly pinna- 

 tified manner in which they are cut. It is an useful sort, and 

 ties up well. 



10. Dutch Green Curled Endive. 



Large Green Curled, of the Dutch. 

 This approaches the Large Green Curled Endive in appear- 

 ance and growth, but the segments of the leaves are deeper, 

 the outer leaves are broader, not so much curled, and the 

 inner ones more turned into the heart. The outer leaves 

 are about ten inches long. It blanches well, and is hardy. 

 The seeds of this kind were received from Messrs. Schertzer 

 of Haarlem, with the name quoted. 



* The Chicoree grosse a cuire was not among the varieties sent to the Society 

 by M. Vilmorin ; it is the only kind cultivated in France, which I have not had 

 an opportunity of examining. I think it probable that it is referable to the 

 Large Green Curled Endive. The account of it which has been lately received 

 from M. Vilmorin is, that it is a subvariety of the Chicoree de Meaux, (Small 

 Green Curled Endive), of stronger growth, and forming a larger heart. 



