simply with a flat garden-pan, as directed
for the Green Curled.

This variety is distinguished from the last named by its shorter,
broader, deeper cut, and less curled leaves: the head is more solid at
the centre, and is also much harder. The seeds should be sown early;
for, if sown late, the plants are liable to be affected by dampness and
wet weather, and to rot at the heart.

Cultivate in rows twelve or fourteen inches apart, and eight or ten
inches apart in the rows.

ITALIAN GREEN CURLED ENDIVE.

Leaves from ten to twelve inches long, deep-green, narrow, and divided
to the mid-rib. They grow erect, and the segments are much cut and
curled.

It is a well-marked variety; readily distinguished by the length of the
leaf-stalks, and the pinnatifid character of the leaves. It blanches
well, and is of good quality.

LARGE GREEN CURLED ENDIVE.

A sub-variety of the Common Green Curled, of stronger growth, and larger
hearted. The exterior leaves are ten or twelve inches long, looser and
more erect than those of the last named: the inner ones are less
numerous, and not so much divided.

It is hardy, blanches quickly, and is not liable to decay at the heart.

LONG ITALIAN GREEN CURLED.

Leaves long, deeply divided, and more upright in their growth than those
of the Large Green Curled; the divisions of the leaves are large, and
toothed, or cut, but are not curled; the heart-leaves are few and
short. The variety is quite distinct; and, though not so neat and
regular as some others, it is of excellent quality, and recommended for
cultivation.

PICPUS FINE CURLED ENDIVE. _Vil._

Exterior leaves seven or eight inches long, deeply lobed; the lobes
divided in the same manner as those of the Common Green Curled. The
inside leaves are finely cut, and much curled; and form a kind of head
more compact than that of the Green Curled, but comparatively
loose-hearted.

It blanches well and quickly, and is a good variety; though neither its
foliage nor its general habit presents any very distinctive
peculiarities.

RUFFEC CURLED.

Chicoree frisee de Ruffec. _Vil._

This variety attains a remarkable size, much exceeding that of the
Common Green Curled. The leaves sometimes measure nearly a foot and a
half in length. Quality tender and good.

STAGHORN ENDIVE.

Early Fine Curled Rouen. _Vil._

A recently introduced variety. The leaves are deep-green, divided into
numerous segments, not frilled or curled