. Dreer's Open-air vegetables . Endive is a stand- ard salad-making vegetable for autumn and winter use. It is also employed for or- namental or advertis- ing purposes at the restaurants during cold weather, on ac- count of its color and beauty. An ounce of '^^^'^â '*' seed is sufficient for 150 feet of row. It may be sown in April for early use, and in June or July for autumn use. The plants must be thinned out to a foot apart in the row, or young plants may be set out from a seed-bed. The blanching is done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or raffia, so as toexclude the li
. Dreer's Open-air vegetables . Endive is a stand- ard salad-making vegetable for autumn and winter use. It is also employed for or- namental or advertis- ing purposes at the restaurants during cold weather, on ac- count of its color and beauty. An ounce of '^^^'^â '*' seed is sufficient for 150 feet of row. It may be sown in April for early use, and in June or July for autumn use. The plants must be thinned out to a foot apart in the row, or young plants may be set out from a seed-bed. The blanching is done by gathering the leaves together and tying with yarn or raffia, so as toexclude the light from the heart of the plant. The effect is that the inner leaves all become white, while the outer leaves are green. A board is sometimes laid flat on the Endive plant, to produce the same result. The plant must be handled only when dry, or the leaves will rot. Endive will endure a good deal of frost. Reliable varieties of Endive are Green Curled Winter
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