144 The Profitable Culture of Vegetables. 



ARTICHOKE (JERUSALEM). 



Helianthus tuberosus. 



A LTHOUGH this vegetable is more generally grown than 

 J~\ the Globe Artichoke, and is more popular with the public, 

 it usually meets with very indifferent treatment in the garden. 

 It is very accommodating and will practically grow anywhere, 

 and for this reason is 

 usually relegated to odd 

 corners and similar 

 places where nothing 

 else will thrive. Under 

 such circumstances it 

 is not to be wondered 

 at if the quantity and 

 quality of the tubers 

 produced is somewhat 

 disappointing. When 

 grown on good but 

 rather dry soil in an 

 open situation it will 

 produce an abundant 



crop of fine tubers. copyright, v. A, & Co. 



T , A .. , , The Jerusalem Artichoke. 



Jerusalem Artichokes 



should be planted any time from February to April the sooner 

 the better, as the tubers begin to grow early and the plant is 

 quite hardy. Set in rows 2ft. Gin. apart, and 12in. between the 

 tubers, in ground which has been manured for a previous crop. 

 They are ready for use as soon as the tops die down in the 

 autumn, and may then be lifted and stored in sand, but are 

 firmer and better flavoured when left in the ground and lifted 

 as required. When lifting, care must be taken to clear the 

 ground completely, as any left in will be troublesome. 



Manures : 2oz. sulphate of potash, 3oz. superphosphate, per 

 square yard before planting. 



Varieties : The purple variety is the most generally grown, 

 but the principal seedsmen now offer a white-skinned variety 

 which is a distinct improvement on the old purple. 



