CHAPTER IV 



VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET CHARACTER- 

 ISTICS CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 



THE ARTICHOKE (Cynara Scolymus) is used ex- 

 tensively in Europe, either raw as a salad or boiled 

 and served after the manner of cabbage. It may 

 also be blanched somewhat as we treat endive 

 that is, the side stalks and it is then used as a 

 salad. 



It may be propagated either from the seed or 

 by root cuttings. The latter is the best and most 

 convenient plan ; the offset suckers should be taken 

 in the spring. When raised from seed, let them 

 be sown early in the spring, say at the time of the 

 flowering of the peach, in drills a foot apart, and 

 four inches apart in the drills. The next spring 

 transplant to permanent beds, in hills three feet 

 apart each way, with three plants to a hill. It 

 requires a deep, rich loam, abounding in moisture. 



As the plant is perennial, one planting will 

 answer for several years. No winter protection 



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