CARDOON 



common it is apt to run to seed. This latter is a 

 great fault, as the culture entails considerable expense 

 of labour and space, and when this is lost by premature 

 seeding it is most annoying. The Tours Cardoon is a 

 variety much liked in France, and unfortunately this is 



PRICKLY TOURS CARDOON 

 (One-fifteenth natural size) 



excessively spiny and most difficult to work amongst or 

 handle as the long sharp spines are most disagreeable. 

 On the other hand, this variety produces a better stalk 

 than the others noted above, the stalk or leaf being 

 thicker, more solid, and when cooked of superior quality, 

 and this variety is less subject to run to seed, and may 

 therefore be classed as one of the most suitable in 



