Archive image from page 23 of Currie's farm & garden annual. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_5 Year: 1922 ( 18 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. CHIVES 'Witloof Chicory. CHICORY Witloof, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill. Large Rooted, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. W'itloof Chicory—'French Endive.'—A delicious winter salad. Seeds sown in spring- outdoors produce parsnip-like roots wiiich should be taken up in fall, trimmed 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 th
Archive image from page 23 of Currie's farm & garden annual. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_5 Year: 1922 ( 18 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. CHIVES 'Witloof Chicory. CHICORY Witloof, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill. Large Rooted, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. W'itloof Chicory—'French Endive.'—A delicious winter salad. Seeds sown in spring- outdoors produce parsnip-like roots wiiich should be taken up in fall, trimmed 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. 35c; Vi lb. $1-00. Lar'c-Rootcd or Coffee—The prepared roots are used as a sub- stitute for and to mix with coffee. The new leaves in the spring make fine salad. Cultivate same as Carrots. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS 3 oz. to 100 square feet. Used as a salad. Sow early in spring in drills, or, for very early use, sow in fall and winter over same as Spinacli. If grown in cold frame and covered with straw mats, it can be used at any time during the winter. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; Com Saliid or Fettlcus. Vi lb. 35c; 1 lb. $ CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS 1 oz. to 16 siqiiare 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. 10c; oz. 20c. Upland CresM (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. 10c; oz. Cress, AVater—Grows in great abund- ance along the margin of run- ning streams and ponds, doing best in running water just deep enough to cover the plants. When once established will last for years. May be grown in tubs if watered frequently. Sow seed in- side, keeping soil constantly moist and transplanting
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