ARNICA ARTICHOKE - 3 



Sow when frosts are past, thickly, in drills one foot 

 apart. 



Depth, one-half to one inch. 



Thin to three inches when three to four inches high. 



Gather the seed when ripe, late in summer. 



ARNICA (Arnica montana). Arnica is a hardy, 

 dwarfish, perennial herb, grown for the tincture made 

 from its leaves, or occasionally from its roots, used as 

 an application for bruises, or internally as a tonic. 

 Arnica is propagated by seed or by root-division. In 

 Europe the plant is called Mountain Tobacco or 

 Mountain Snuff. 



Soil. Any garden earth. 



Distances. Rows twelve to eighteen inches apart. 

 Thin to six or nine inches. 



Sow when frosts are past, or in April or May under 

 glass or in a protected seed-bed. Prick out, harden off, 

 and set out when frosts are past. Thin field-sown 

 plants when well up. 



Set roots when the ground is fit. 



Pick leaves as wanted. For winter use make the 

 tincture and keep in bottles. 



Protect lightly in severe climates. 



Renew or reset when the plants seem weak. 



ARTICHOKE, GLOBE or FRENCH. A perennial 

 plant, Cynara scolymus, allied to the thistle, and grown 



