. Catalogue : Wm. C. Beckert seedsman. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. ENDIVE. (Endivien.) A splendid salad for fall or winter use. For an early crop sow in April, in drills fifteen inches apart, and later on thin out to twelve inches in the rows. It can also be sown in beds and transplanted to the above distance after attaining sufficient size. The main sowings are made in June and July, as it is used principally during the fall and early winter months. Ordinary good soil
. Catalogue : Wm. C. Beckert seedsman. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. ENDIVE. (Endivien.) A splendid salad for fall or winter use. For an early crop sow in April, in drills fifteen inches apart, and later on thin out to twelve inches in the rows. It can also be sown in beds and transplanted to the above distance after attaining sufficient size. The main sowings are made in June and July, as it is used principally during the fall and early winter months. Ordinary good soil and cultivation is all it requires. After it has attained the right size it is blanched in the following man- ner: Gather up the leaves and tie them up by their tips in a conical form with bass matting or moistened straw, thereby excluding the light and air from their inner leaves, which then blanch to a beautiful yellowish white color. This process takes from three to five weeks, according to the temperature, bleaching fastest in warm weather. Another method is to lay clean boards right over the plants, which excludes the air and light. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Gr ee n Curled. The variety most- ly cultivated. Leaves dark green, broad an d c ur ly, tender and crisp in qual- ity ; s om e- what earlier than other varieties. Pkt 5 cts.; oz. 20 "cts.; J lb. 60 cts. Moss Curl- ed. A beau- tiful curled variety some- what resem- bling moss; 'darkgreen in color, quality fine. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20c; \ lb. 60 cts. White Curled. Leaves whitish green and tender; this and the preceding variety are not as hardy as the broad sorts. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb. 60 cts. Broad-Leaved Batavian. A broad-leaved and coarse looking variety; not as easily bleached as any of the forego- ing, but is more hardy and better in quality. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; \ lb. 60 cts. Imperial Curled Very fine, pale yellow; large ribs. Pkt. 10 cts. Meaux Winter. Fine green curled; very hardy. Pkt
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