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New Method of Preserving Sweet Potatoes, S. C. Exp. Sta. 



Bulletin 71, 1902. 

 Sweet Potato Experiments, Ark. Exp. Sta. Bulletin 72, 1902. 

 Diseases of Sweet Potatoes, Ala. Exp. Sta. Bulletin 135, 1906. 

 Sweet Potato Borer, Tex. Exp. Sta. Bulletin 93, 1907. 

 Sweet Potatoes, U. S. D. A., Farmers' Bulletin 324, 1908. 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE 



This vegetable is not an artichoke, nor does it come from 

 Jerusalem. It is an underground tuber belonging to 

 the sunflower family (Helianthiis tuberosus) and is a native 

 of the United States, where it was grown by the Indians. 

 In its own country it has not met with much favor, and 

 is disliked as a vegetable by some. But the varieties 

 which are grown in Europe, when properly cooked, are 

 liked by many, as an agreeable change from potatoes. 

 It is grown successfully in most gardens of India in the 

 hot season, and is appreciated there. From its early 

 culture, large returns, and resistance to cold or heat, 

 it well deserves a place in the subtropical or tropical 

 garden. 



It is propagated from the tubers, which may be cut up 

 like Irish potatoes. In English gardens, with rich soil, 

 it is usually planted early in the spring in rows about 3 

 feet apart, the sets being put about 6 inches deep and a 

 foot or so apart. Its flowers rarely appear in England, 

 probably from the shortness of the summer. In India 

 the tubers are planted in May and the crop is ready in 

 November. The flowers should be removed before they 

 form seed. As soon as the tubers become firm and large 

 in the fall they may be used for cooking, and will be in 



