. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 374 VEGETABLE FORCING and Belgium to the United States. Since that time and on account of transportation difficulties and the scarcity of the product, American gardeners have become more interested in the crop and some of them are making it an important factor in their operations. Wholesale prices in this country previous to the war probably averaged from 25 to 30 cents a pound, while more than double this price has been obtained since the supply has been so greatly decreased. There can be no doubt concerning the superior merits of wi
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 374 VEGETABLE FORCING and Belgium to the United States. Since that time and on account of transportation difficulties and the scarcity of the product, American gardeners have become more interested in the crop and some of them are making it an important factor in their operations. Wholesale prices in this country previous to the war probably averaged from 25 to 30 cents a pound, while more than double this price has been obtained since the supply has been so greatly decreased. There can be no doubt concerning the superior merits of witloof chicory as a salad plant. It does not appeal to all alike, but most people are very fond of the vegetable and do not need to cultivate a taste for it. The heads or shoots (Fig. 130) are creamy white in color, extremely tender, crisp, delicate and agreeable in flavor. Though it is generally used as a salad, seasoning and flavor- ing it in any manner that may be desired, the heads may also be cooked before they are served. There can be no question about this vegetable afford- ing opportunities to the com- mercial growers of the United States. Our markets are poorly supplied, and the demand, as the vegetable be- comes better known, will in- crease. Many of the Ameri- can gardeners have probably thought that there was some- thing peculiarly difficult or mysterious about the culture 130.—witioof chicory. of witloof chicorv, but we. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Orange Judd co.
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