. Green Curled Winter Endive Endive Chicoeer, Fr. Indivia, Ital. Endibia o Escarola, Sp. Endivie, Ger. One ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. Culture —Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April for early use, or for late use in June or July. When 2 or 3 inches high transplant into good ground or thin out to 1 foot apart. When nearly full-grown and before they are fit for the table they must be bleached. This is done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or raffia to exclude the light and air from the inner leaves wh
. Green Curled Winter Endive Endive Chicoeer, Fr. Indivia, Ital. Endibia o Escarola, Sp. Endivie, Ger. One ounce of seed to 200 feet of row. Culture —Endive is one of the best and most wholesome salads for fall and winter use. Sow in shallow drills in April for early use, or for late use in June or July. When 2 or 3 inches high transplant into good ground or thin out to 1 foot apart. When nearly full-grown and before they are fit for the table they must be bleached. This is done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or raffia to exclude the light and air from the inner leaves which must be done when quite dry or they will rot. Another method is to cover the plants with boards or slats. In three or four weeks they will be blanched. After a shower the boards must be taken off or the plants untied, to allow drying. Health Value of Fresh Endive: Vitamins A, C; Calcium .104%; Iron .000123%,. 410 Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarolle). A favorite salad variety with wide, wavy leaves and cut, irregular edges. Inner leaves blanch nicely to a creamy white. Tender and of very agreeable flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 65c. 412 Dreer's Giant Fringed. (See Specialties, page z.) Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 65c. 414 Green Curled Winter. A standard sort for fall and winter crop. Very hardy and vigorous. Easy to blanch. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 65c. 416 White Curled {Self-Blanching). Plants 14 to 16 inches across; leaves pale green, finely cut, crisp, and very tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 65c. Finnochio or Florence Fennel 418 A desirable vegetable ex- tensively used in Italy as a salad, or served boiled, with a cream dressing. When the base is about the size of a hen's egg earth up to cover half of it. In about ten days cut for use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; \ lb. 75c.
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