ARTICHOKE 



ns houki be 4 or ) ft apart. 

 IS priiiM^ittd mosth b-\ setds. 

 tlK spring beedlings rarely 



144 Edible heads of Artichoke 



give nmny heads before the second \ 1 n \ ]\u k< i uid 

 bettermethod of propagation lb to u i tli u 1 i winch 

 are freely produced about the crown I li u 1 i i | rci- 

 duce the varietj The Artichoke is litt I kii wuiii Kiinr- 

 ica but IS worthy greater attention Ihe li Out ot piopa- 

 gatmg by seed IS perhaps one leason whj the Artichoke 

 has not obtained greater prominence m this country. 

 The great woolh pmnatifid h s md strong Inbit make 

 the plant an attrat ti\ f ornamental subject. See C (n doon . 

 L. H. B. 

 ARTICHOKE, JERUSALEM (Helidnthus tiiberosus, 

 Linn.). Comjinxita'. While the Globe Artichoke is sel- 

 dom seen in Ainericiiii gardens or on American tables, 

 and surely not appreciated by our people, the Jerusalem 

 Artichoke is so common as to be despised as a weed. 

 The Jerusalem Artichoke is the tuber of a perennial sun- 

 flower-like plant. (Fig. 145.) It thrives on almost any 

 drained land, without much attention as to manuring, 

 and without coddling. The tubers may be cut to single 

 eyes and planted like common potatoes. The cultivation 

 is about the same as that usually given to corn or pota- 

 toes. Any tiiiii- in the f ;ill after frost has killed the tops, 

 or the hittrr !i;i\-.' in:itured. the crop can be gathered. 

 Pull up till- wiM.lr phiiit liy the roots, or dig the tubers 

 with a potato hook ■11- |.r"iis,''hoe. Or, swine may be turned 

 into the tit-lil uikI allowed to root up and feed on the 

 tubers. All kinds of farm animals seem to be fond of 

 them. They may be ground and fed, mixed with ground 

 grains, to poultry 

 Kid results. 



,;-u],-nt food 



e iiuire general 

 iition on the part 



ler than it has 

 "'"" usually received. It 



is far ahead of the potato in productiveness, and much 

 more cheaply grown. Raw or boiled and served with 

 vinegar, the tuber also makes a very good winter or 

 spring salad, and for this purpose it may find a limited 

 sale in our markets. The chief demand for it will be 

 for seed purposes. The easiest way of keeping the crop 

 over winter is by leaving the tubers in the ground 



145. Tuber of Jerusalem Artichoke 



101 



•d can be 

 losscover- 

 I'l liy some 



ARTOCARPUS ( 



lai.ial -rowth. The fruits do not bear shipmc^nt to the N. 



incisa, Linn. f. Bread Fkuit. Tree, :tn-40 ft., with a 

 viscid, milky juice : branches fratrile : Ivs. l-;j ft. long, 

 leathery, ovate, cuneatc and intiro at base, upper part 

 3-9-lobed: male fls. in a .1, nso , Inl, skaiMil y,] low catkin, 

 10-16in.long; female tls. in a sul.-lol.iilai- . rliinatehead, 

 having a spongy rece]ita<-li- : Ir. as lar;;o as a melon, 

 typically muricated, but in the li. -i mli . v ari. liis reticu- 

 lated onlv, and .seedless. Gt. :;;i. ]■. J7:;. i : n- , :. : SA3, and 

 B.M. 2869-71, where the romaiiii. sioi \ ,,r ii , iiaiisferto 

 the West Indies is told. Sparin:;l\ rniK mS, I'la. 



integrifolia, Linn. f. Jaik I'm ii. '\'r< , . ;n ft., with 

 milky jni,-.-: Ivs. I-C, in. km;,', v.a^ \aiioii-; ll,o„-of fer- 



branclies mure oliovatc and nliloim ; ih ol \ on iij; shoots 



from the rout very narrow, or ;;-;Moljeil : ir. attaining a 

 weight of GO-70 lbs. Less palatable than the bread fruit. 

 The oily seeds when roasted are said to resemble chest- 

 nuts. G. cm. 20:717. B. M. 2833-4. Gt. 39, p. 273. 



Cannonii, Bull. Lvs. varying from cordate to deeply 

 ii-loli.cl, 1 ft. long, red beneath, bronzy crimson and pur- 

 plo above, very showy. Society Is. F.S. 21: 2231-2. 



Arum ( ancient name ) . Arhidew. Tuber-bearing low 

 herbs, of few species, in Eu. and W. Asia. Lvs. simple, 

 the petiole sheathed at the base : spathe convolute, va- 

 riously colored, mostly including the short spadix : pis- 

 tillate fls at the base Grown usually as oddities mostly 

 under the general na ne of Calla bome of the pec es 



har ly 

 requ re 

 manage 

 CaUd u 

 may for 



shoul 1 1 



gl ho 



and 

 leav d 

 1 wate 



all 



ural off 



pear n^, i i | i i i i paiiie 



brght V 1 t 11 11 1 I I ll black 



exceed ng the i tl e Co i Bale a t -Hardy 



AA Mat re I s haUafe o s g Hate 

 B. Tut)er round-flattened or oblate, the lvs. and pedun- 

 cles arisinr/ from a depressed center: lvs. appear- 

 ing before the spathe. 

 2. Dioscoridis, Sibth. & Smith (A. spectdUle, Regel. 

 A. SijrXacum, Blume. A. Cyprium, Sohott.). Leaf- 



