154 ASPARAGINOUS PLANTS. 



Puvis. The Puvis Cardoon is remarkable for its 



Thomp. 



ARTICHOKE- strong growth, the large size it attains, and the 



LEAVED. LANCB- 



LEAVED. thickness of the midribs of the leaves, which 

 are almost solid. The leaves are thick, and not at all 

 prickly, or very slightly so. The terminal lobe is large 

 and lance-formed ; whence the name. It is a fine variety, 

 and of more tender substance than the Tours Cardoon. 



Bed. Trans. The leaves of this variety are green, without 



BLOOD-RIBBED. 



RKD-^STEMMED. anv hoarmess ; long, narrow, and more sharply 



LAROK PURPLE. Q f fa 



The ribs are large, solid, and tinged with red. A recent 

 sort, excellent in quality, but wanting in hardiness. 



Tours. Trans. The leaves of this variety are very hoary on 

 SOLID. the upper surface ; the divisions are broad, 

 sharply pointed, and terminate with rigid, sharp spines. 

 Spines also grow in clusters of from three to five at the 

 base of the leaflets, and are very strong, and of a yellowish 

 color. This variety is not so tall as the Spanish or Large 

 Smooth. The ribs are large and solid. 



The Tours Cardoon is cultivated by the market-gardeners 

 around Paris ; and, notwithstanding the inconvenience arising 

 from its numerous and rigid spines, it is considered by them 

 as the best, because of its thick, tender, and delicate ribs. 



THE HOP. 



Humulus lupulus. 



The Hop is considered a native of this continent, and is 

 found wild in all parts of the United States. The root 

 is perennial, but the stems are annual. The latter are from 

 ten to twenty-five feet in length, angular, rough, and twine 



