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some  tone  and  splen¬ 
did  quality  of  the 
serge,  the  good  fit 
and  comfortable 
"feel”  of  the  suit  will 
wonder  if 
Seedling  Orange 
I  have  a  shrub  nr  small  tree  four  or 
five  feet  high;  it  is  either  a  lemon  or 
orange.  I  have  it  iu  a  tub  outdoors  dur¬ 
ing  Summer.  It  was  given  me  by  a 
person  who  says  it  is  about  12  years  old 
and  the  tree  has  uever  shown  any  signs 
of  fruiting  or  blossoming.  The  leaves 
are  similar  to  the  peach  and  it  has  sharp 
prickers  on  it  about  one  inch  long.  Is  it 
orange  or  lemon  V  What  is  necessary  to 
cause  it  to  blossom?  When  given  me 
last  year  I  transplanted  it.  giving  new 
soil  and  fertilizer,  hen  manure,  o.  n.  v. 
Woburn,  Mass. 
This  is  without  doubt  a  seedling  orange 
and  as  to  how  soon  it  will  bloom  is  quite 
uncertain,  as  most  seedling  Citrus  fruits 
do  not  bloom  until  they  attain  considera¬ 
ble  age.  Many  varieties  of  plants  that 
are.  slow  to  bloom,  can  be  forced  to  do  so 
by  allowing  them  to  become  pot-bound 
and  somewhat  starved ;  nature  then 
forces  the  plant  to  bloom  aud  fruit  in  or¬ 
der  to  preserve  and  perpetuate  the 
species.  Whether  this  plan  of  procedure 
would  work  out  well  with  this  species  of 
plant  is  a  question ;  as  all  the  Citrus 
family  require  good  care  to  keep  them  in 
a  healthy  growing  condition,  neglect  and 
starvation  may  prove  fatal  to  it.  K. 
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French  Endive 
I  am  growing  some  French  endive  or 
witloof  chicory  roots  f«>r  the  first  time. 
Would  you  tell  me  at  what  stage  or  what 
time  of  year  they  should  be  dug?  Should 
the  foliage  die  down  before  digging? 
Will  they  be  harmed  if  not  dug  until 
after  the  leaves  are  frozen?  How  large- 
should- the  roots  be  by  Sept.  15  in  this 
region  in  order  to  make  usable  roots  be¬ 
fore  Winter?  w.  s.  0. 
Ttbaea,  N.  Y. 
The  earlier  witloof  chicory,  more  com¬ 
monly  called  French  endive,  goes  to  the 
market  iu  Winter  the  better  the  prices 
are  apt  to  be.  To  get  this  early  crop  the 
roots  are  dug  from  the  field  in  the  Fall 
before  the  tops  die  down.  These  tops 
are  cut  off  about  an  inch  long,  and  the 
roots  are  spread  out  on  a  dry  place  to 
wilt  up  and  dry  out  It  does  not  hurt 
them  even  to  freeze  a  little.  The  secret 
of  the  work  is  to  dry  the  root  right  down 
to  give  it  a  severe  setback.  Then  when 
it  is  bedded  six  inches  below  the  sand  it 
will  send  out  a  new  vigorous  compact 
leaf  growth  nicely  blanched.  This  is  a 
most  delicate  and  delicious  salad.  Those 
roots  which  are  to  be  used  for  later 
forcings  need  not  be  dug  until  just  be¬ 
fore  there  is  danger  of  their  being  frozen 
fast  where  they  grew.  These  are  topped 
and  stored  in  buildings  in  such  a  way  so 
that  the  roots  will  dry  up  about  as  fast 
as  they  are  needed  for  forcing. 
About  the  best  sized  roots  for  forcing 
are  those  which  are  about  an  inch  in 
diameter  at  the  top  of  the  root.  A  close, 
compact  large  growth  is  what  is  desired. 
Roots  more  than  an  inch  in  diameter  are 
apt  to  produce  a  spreading  growth  while 
those  considerably  smaller  than  an  inch 
do  not  have  the  strength  to  produce  a 
strong  growth. 
The  New  Jersey  growers  of  witloof  set 
these  “prepared”  roots  in  trenches  in 
their  cold  frames.  These  trenches  are 
about  four  inches  wide  and  about  a  foot 
apart.  The  roots  are  stood  close  together 
in  these,  and  are  then  covered  with 
about  six  inches  of  sand.  The  sashes  are 
then  placed.  These  retain  much  heat, 
and  ventilation  is  sometimes  necessary 
during  warm  sunny  days.  An  even  me¬ 
dium  warm  temperature  produces  the 
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