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ENDIVE 
O F DISTINCT usefulness only during early spring 
and fall, since even moderately warm weather 
will quickly cause the plants to produce seed stalks. 
Endive is of a decidedly bitter flavor, no matter how well 
grown, and few people relish it as a dish by itself, Used 
in connection with milder salads, it adds flavor. 
Seeds may be sown in any good garden soil, in rows 
eighteen inches to two feet apart, covered just enough to 
hold them in the furrows. Within ten days young seed- 
lings will appear which somewhat resemble lettuce with 
a “crinkly” edge. When four inches tall they should be 
thinned out to stand from six inches to a foot apart. 
First sowing should be made as soon as the ground can 
be prepared. By transplanting seedlings that are thinned 
out, endive may be had until early in July. For a fall 
supply sow during July or August and cultivate just like 
lettuce. The average packet contains enough seeds to 
sow thirty feet of row. 
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