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FORCED HEADS OF CHICORY. 
Photographed and Copyrighted by J. C. &> Co. 
It is only on the Continent one can appreciate the delicate 
piquancy attached to salads, as they seem to understand them better 
than we do here. Chicory is a leading ingredient in French salads, 
and the plant is so easily cultivated that it should be more popular here. 
The seed is sown in late spring, in a sheltered position on a nice soil, 
very similar to Carrots, the plants thinned out to about 9 inches apart, 
and left to grow on until the end of the summer, when the growth will 
die down leaving a root somewhat like a Parsnip. These are taken 
into a shed and kept in a heap of soil away from frost, and transferred 
to a hothouse when needed to produce their blanched heads during 
winter. They may also be grown in boxes. 
For Hints on Cultivation, see page 92. 
Price of seed, 6d. and is. per packet. 
Trice of roots for forcing, 5s per dozen (only available in winter). 
Photographed and Copyrighted by J . C. &* Co. 
CRESS. 
Carters “Parsley Curled.”— This selection of Curled Garden Cress 
is comparable with nothing less than a finely Curled Parsley— hence its name 
a distinct advance on the Triple Curled 
Triple Curi.ed. — Extra quick growth 
Plain or Common. — For early salads 
Curled. — Ordinary stock 
Australian Garden 
American, or Land Cress. See also page 92 
WATERCRESS. See also page 92 per packet, 6d. and is 
Per quart. 
S. li. 
Per pint. 
s. d. 
2 6 
I 6 
I 3 
1 3 
Per oz. 
s. d. 
MUSTARD. 
Carters Finest White. — Very popular for salads ... 
Brown. — Very pungent ; the seed largely used for grinding 
Chinese. — Black -seeded ; fine pungent flavour 
For other Salad Plants, see page 92. For Herbs, see page 41. 
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CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. 
Mustard and Cress. -Two of the most popular salad plants in cultivation, being in season all the 
year round. They are both cultivated in a similar manner. 
Cultivation . — Use boxes of good fine soil, make the surface flat, and sow the seed rather thickly over the 
top, just pressing it in to the surface, but without using any covering material. After sowing, water it well. 
Place the box in moist heat, and cover with boards or thick paper until the seed germinates. Use shallow boxes 
half filled with soil. Frequent successinnal sowings should be made all the year round. Good results may be 
obtained out of doors in the summer by preparing beds of fine soil in the same way as recommended for 
boxes, and covering the seed when sown with boards or mats until it germinates. 
Use . — Cut as soon as ready with a sharp knife. (See Illustration above.) 
Watercress may be successfully grown if sown in rows in a shady border and well watered. 
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