Dreer's garden book 1924 (1924) Dreer's garden book 1924 dreersgardenbook1924henr Year: 1924 LATE CAULIFLOWER The following four sorts are especially recommended for sections enjoying a long growing season and cool weather, as for instance, the Pacific coast. Where conditions differ, as in most parts of the country, customers will do well to select any of above four sorts. Algiers. Extra fine, and sure to head. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ Half Early Paris. A popular white, sure-heading variety, good for early or late use. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ Lenormand's Short Stem. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $
Dreer's garden book 1924 (1924) Dreer's garden book 1924 dreersgardenbook1924henr Year: 1924 LATE CAULIFLOWER The following four sorts are especially recommended for sections enjoying a long growing season and cool weather, as for instance, the Pacific coast. Where conditions differ, as in most parts of the country, customers will do well to select any of above four sorts. Algiers. Extra fine, and sure to head. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ Half Early Paris. A popular white, sure-heading variety, good for early or late use. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ Lenormand's Short Stem. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ Veitch's Autumn Giant. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $ For CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, see page 212. CHICORY Culture —Sow seed in early spring as for Carrots, in rows 12 to 16 inches apart, and thin the plants to 2 to 3 inches. To blanch the leaves for salad in winter, dig the roots in the fall, cut the leaves off a little above the root crown, and place them horizontally in layers, alternating with layers of sand or loam, in a dark cellar, the tops all pointing outward of the sloping heap or heaps. One ounce to 100 foet of drill. Witloof Chicory, or French Endive. The last ten years have seen this salad make rapid strides in popularity among salad connoisseurs. While nothing excels well grown butterhead Lettuces, in quality as a salad, Witloof Chicory undeniably has a flavor not found in ordinary lettuces and it is this peculiar aromatic flavor which causes it to be so highly prized. Seeds should be sown outdoors in rows two feet apart just like those of any other root crop. As a matter of fact the cultivation of the plants is very much like that of carrots or parsnips, the young plants should thinned out to stand 4 to 5 inches apart in the row, depending entirely on the richness of the soil. Cultivate like any other root crop and if a seed stalk should appear here and there, simply cut it out. Along end of October, before heavy frosts do damage, dig up the roots which in go
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