PRACTICAL GARDENING 



warm about the same time as beans are planted. 

 The plant grows to a height of from four to 

 six feet, therefore the rows should be three 

 feet apart and the plants thinned to about 

 one foot apart in the rows. The seed should 

 be planted about one inch in depth in a rich 

 loose soil. Cultivate the same as corn. 

 When the seed pods reach a size of one inch in 

 diameter and from three to four inches in 

 length they are ready for use. (Fig. 52.) 

 The seed pods are cut in slices and used for 

 soup. 



Artichokes. There are two distinct varie- 

 ties of artichokes. 



The French artichoke or "Green Globe" 

 may be successfully grown from seed sown in 

 early spring or in August. 



The spring sowing may be started under 

 glass from January to March. When the 

 plants have formed three or four leaves and 

 the soil in the garden is warm, transplant into 

 rows three feet apart and two feet apart in 

 the rows. Plants may be bought from any 



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