_M'Int._

Double-curled. Cerfeuil frise. _Vil._

An improved variety of the Curled Chervil,--even more beautiful; but
wanting in hardiness. It succeeds best when grown in the summer months.

_Propagation and Cultivation._--Chervil is raised from seeds; and, where
it is much used, sowings should be made, at intervals of three or four
weeks, from April till July. The seeds should be sown thinly, in drills
a foot apart, and covered nearly an inch in depth.

_Use._--It is cultivated for its leaves, which have a pleasant, aromatic
taste; and, while young and tender, are employed for flavoring soups and
salads.

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CHICCORY, OR SUCCORY.

Wild Endive. Cichorium intybus.

A hardy, perennial plant, introduced into this country from Europe, and
often abounding as a troublesome weed in pastures, lawns, and
mowing-lands. The stem is erect, stout, and branching, and, in its
native state, usually about three feet in height,--under cultivation,
however, it sometimes attains a height of five or six feet; the radical
leaves are deep-green, lobed, and, when grown in good soil, measure ten
or twelve inches in length, and four inches in width; the flowers are
large, axillary, nearly stemless, of a fine blue color, and generally
produced in pairs; the seeds somewhat resemble those of Endive, though
ordinarily smaller, more glossy, and of a deeper-brown color,--they will
keep ten years. The plants continue in blossom from July to September;
and the seeds ripen from August to October, or until the plants are
destroyed by frost.

_Soil, Sowing, and Cultivation._--As the roots of Chiccory are long and
tapering, it should be cultivated in rich, mellow soil, thoroughly
stirred, either by the plough or spade, to the depth of ten or twelve
inches. The seed should be sown in April or May, in drills fifteen
inches apart, and three-fourths of an inch deep. When the young plants
are two or three inches high, thin them to eight inches apart in the
rows; and, during the summer, cultivate frequently, to keep the soil
light, and the growing crop free from weeds.

_Blanching._--Before using as a salad, the plants are blanched, either
by covering with boxes a foot in depth, or by strips of boards twelve or
fourteen inches wide, nailed together at right angles, and placed
lengthwise over the rows. They are sometimes blanched by covering with
earth; the leaves being first gathered together, and tied loosely a