SALADINGS. 



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Some of the Curled Endives, the Kuffec variety especially 

 (fig. 1), can be kept sound and good till mid-winter, and even 

 later, by throwing straw mats over the beds in dry weather, or by 

 covering the plants with dry leaves. 



Curled Endives are now forced in early spring by sowing, 

 pricking, and planting, all on a hotbed, and giving as much 

 light and air as the weather will permit. Heads 15 inches in 

 diameter, quite full, and weighing over two pounds, can be had 

 early in May. 



Fig. 2. — Scarolle en cornet. 



Scarolle en comet, which might be called in English " hooded" 

 Endive, is comparatively hardy, and may assist with the new 

 variety, Heine d'hiver, in extending the use of out-of-doors 

 Endives till the end of winter. 



Dandelion can be had green all the year round, blanched 

 from December to April, and half-blanched from March to May. 



Corn Salad (fig. 3) is plentiful, in any weather, from October 

 to April. 



Water-cresses, remarkable for their size and beauty, are on 

 the market all the year round. 



Purslane, whether from the open border or forced, can be had 

 at all seasons, but it is not much used as a salad. 



Eampion is mainly a winter salad, from October to March. 



Salsafy tops, which give a very fine and tender salad, with a 



