Artichoke Blossoms 



Doubtless many people who cat the artichoke fail to 



realize that they are consuming a flower bud. But such is 



really the case. If the head with its many succulent bracts had been 



allowed to come to maturity, it would have been a composite 



flower, like the one here shown. But for use on the 



table, the bud must be plucked before it opens. 



