Archive image from page 24 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year curriesfarmgarde19curr_1 Year: 1918 ( Wltloof Chicory. CHICORY Witloof Chicory—A delicious winter salad, sometimes called French Endive. Seeds sown in spring- outdoors produce parsnip-like roots which should be taken up in fall, trim- med and planted in a cool cellar covered with about 8 inches of soil. Over this should be placed a layer of fresh manure two to three feet deep, which forces a new growth of tender leaves that are used as a salad. It is considered a great delica
Archive image from page 24 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year curriesfarmgarde19curr_1 Year: 1918 ( Wltloof Chicory. CHICORY Witloof Chicory—A delicious winter salad, sometimes called French Endive. Seeds sown in spring- outdoors produce parsnip-like roots which should be taken up in fall, trim- med and planted in a cool cellar covered with about 8 inches of soil. Over this should be placed a layer of fresh manure two to three feet deep, which forces a new growth of tender leaves that are used as a salad. It is considered a great delicacy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. Large-Rooted or Coffee—The prepared roots are used as a sub- stitute for and to mix with coffee. Cultivate same as Car- rots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS German, Laemmersalat. French, Mache. 3 ox, to 100 square feet. Corn Salad or Fettlcus. Used as a salad. Sow early in spring in drills, or, for very early use, sow in fall and winter over same as Spinach. If grown in cold frame and covered with straw mats, it can be used at any timo during the winter. Pkt. 5o; oz. 15c. CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS German, Kresse. French, Cresaon. 1 oz. to 16 square feet. A favorite pungent salad. Sow thickly at frequent inter- vals, to keep up a succession, as it soon runs to Seed. Extra Curled—Pkt. 5c; oz. 20c. Upland Crefss (Barbarea Vulgaris)—In many respects resem- bles the Water Cress, having the same agreeable and highly prized flavor. Sow the Seed in April or May in rows 12 to 15 inches apart. Pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. Cress, Water — Grows in great abundant along the margin of running streams and ponds. It has a very pleasant, pungent taste. Pkt. lOo; 1/2 oz. 25c; oz. 40c.
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