. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 298 CHICOET CHIOCOCCA of small, blanched leaves. Witloof is a more solid head. The pink, red and curled varieties make a very pretty appearance, and if well grown and served fresh are delicious, there being only a slightly bitter flavor. The method of growing is the same as for endive. For Barbe and Witloof, we
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 298 CHICOET CHIOCOCCA of small, blanched leaves. Witloof is a more solid head. The pink, red and curled varieties make a very pretty appearance, and if well grown and served fresh are delicious, there being only a slightly bitter flavor. The method of growing is the same as for endive. For Barbe and Witloof, well grown roots are dug in October, trimmed of unnecessary roots and of all but an inch of top. For Barbe, the roots are laid horizontally in tiers in moist earth, the whole forming a sloping heap, the crowns of the roots protruding an inch or so. Since darkness is essential, a warm vegetable cellar is the usual place selected to grow this vegetable, which re- quires 3 or 4 weeks to produce its flne white leaves. These are cut when about 6 inches long, eaten as a salad, boiled like kale or cut up like slaw. If undisturbed, the roots will continue to produce for some time. The most rapid way to produce Witloof is to plunge the roots {shortened to 5 inches) in spent tan bark, or such ma- terial, and cover with 2 feet or more of manure, the space under a greenhouse bench being used. In about 2 weeks, heads resembling cos lettuce may be dug up, boiled like Brussels sprouts, or served as salad. If the roots be left in place, protected from the light, but un- covered, a crop of leaves resembling Barbe may be gath- ered. Sowing and other cultural management is the same as for other garden roots, as beets and carrots. It is a pity that these vegetables are so little known in this country. Chicory has run wild along roadsides and in dry fields in many parts of the country, and is considered to be a bad weed. However, the handsome sky-blue flowers (Fig. 436), which open only in sunshine,
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