Archive image from page 33 of Currie Bros' horticultural guide . Currie Bros.' horticultural guide : spring 1888 curriebroshortic1888curr Year: 1888 ( ENDIVE. German, Endivien. French, Chicoree. An excellent salad for fall and winter use. Sow early in spring for earlv crop and in mid-sum- mer for late. No special soil or care is required until the plants have attained their full size. Then the leaves should be tied up so as to ex- clude the light from the inner leaves, which be- come bleached in the course of four to six weeks. A simpler method of bleaching is to cover the plants, as they gro
Archive image from page 33 of Currie Bros' horticultural guide . Currie Bros.' horticultural guide : spring 1888 curriebroshortic1888curr Year: 1888 ( ENDIVE. German, Endivien. French, Chicoree. An excellent salad for fall and winter use. Sow early in spring for earlv crop and in mid-sum- mer for late. No special soil or care is required until the plants have attained their full size. Then the leaves should be tied up so as to ex- clude the light from the inner leaves, which be- come bleached in the course of four to six weeks. A simpler method of bleaching is to cover the plants, as they grow, with boards. If by mail in quantities of M, lb. and upwards, post- age must be added at the rate of 16c per lb. Green Curled—Very hardy; leaves dark green and tender. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 60c; Broad Leaved Batavian—Used in soups and stews. Pkt., 5c; oz.,30c; 14 lb-, 60c; lib GARLIC. German, Knoblauch. French, Ail. The sets should be planted in well-enriched soil early in spring, in rows one foot apart and about three inches between the plants in the row. Harvest same as Onions. If by mail in quantities of lb. and upwards, post- age must be added at the rate of 16c per lb. Sets-¥ lb., 15c; lib 50
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