. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 48 J. SfECKEER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND BNDIVE. Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Fndibia (Sp.) A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market, principally for summer use. It can be sown in drills a foot apart, and when the plants are well up, thinned out till about eight inches apart. Or it car, be sown broad-cast
. Almanac and garden manual for the southern states of the J. Steckler Seed Co., Nursery stock Louisiana New Orleans Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs. 48 J. SfECKEER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND BNDIVE. Chicoree (Fr.), Endivien (Ger.), Fndibia (Sp.) A salad plant which is very popular and much cultivated for the market, principally for summer use. It can be sown in drills a foot apart, and when the plants are well up, thinned out till about eight inches apart. Or it car, be sown broad-cast thinly and trans- planted the same as Lettuce. When the leaves are large enough, say about eight inches long, tie them up for blanching, to make them fit for table. This can only be done in dry weather, otherwise the leaves are apt to rot. For summer use do not sow before the end of March, as if sown sooner, the plants will run into seed ver)' early. Sow for a suc- cession during the spring and summer months. For winter use sow in September and Green Curled Endive. Garlic. There is more Garlic grown in Louisiana than in any other State, or in all States together. It is a staple product of the lower parishes, and is raised for home consumption and shipping. It is used for flavoring stews, roasts and various other dishes. People from the South of Europe use much more than the inhabitants of the United States. It should be planted in Oc- tober and November, in drills two to three feet apart, about six inches in the drills and Green Curled. Is the most desirable kind, as it stands more heat than the fol- lowing sort, and is the favorite market va- riety. Extra Fine Curled. Does not grow quite so large as the foregoing, and is more apt to decay when there is a wet suwmier. Better adapted for winter. Broad-I/eaved, or Escarolle. Makes a fine salad when well grown and blanched, especially for summer. GARUC. one inch deep. The distance between the rows depend upon the mode o
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