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Having curly leaves.

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  • There are practically two classes of endive, the broad-leaved or Batavian variety, and the curly-leaved endive.
  • In addition to its use as a salad, the curly-leaved endive makes a particularly good garnish for grills, such as chops, steaks,
  • Some of the endives are curly-leaved, and when blanched are attractive to look upon; and surely there is no reason why we should not consider the side of beauty in...
  • They planted lilies and geraniums over the little brothers, and edged the lonely, unmarked grave with a species of curly-leaved box common to that part of the country...
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