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ARTICHOKES 



THERE are two distinct types. One, the Globe Arti- 

 choke^ a member of the thistle family (see illustration) 

 is grown for its large, edible flowerheads which, while 

 young and tender, are good to eat raw or as a salad. 

 The other is the Jerusalem Artichoke, a member of the 

 sunflower family, grown for its fleshy roots. 



Globe Artichokes, as a vegetable, are not frequently 

 met with in American gardens. Plants are started by 

 sowing seeds or by setting out root-divisions or plants. 

 Grown from seeds sown outdoors, the plants will not 

 bear globes until the following year. Seeds are sown in 

 April, in rows two feet apart, covered one-quarter inch 

 deep. Seedlings are thinned out to stand six to eight 

 inches apart in the row and cultivated like any other 

 vegetable. 



The following spring plants should be set in well- 

 manured beds two feet apart each way. They will bear 

 globes from June until fall. 



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