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CHAPTER XI. 



VEGETABLES FOE THE GAEDEX. 



Vegetables for the Garden, etc., with Descriptions and Directions for their 



Culture. — Assortment of Seeds for a Family Garden. 



ARTICHOKE. 

 French, Arlichaut. — German, Artischoke. — Spanish, Cinauco. Aleacho/a. 



PURPLE, GEEEX, ETC. 



EEIEF DIRECTIONS. 



SoT\' tliinly, or drop single seeds at a distance of tliree or 

 foiu' inches in drills one inch deep and tTvelve inches apai't. 

 Keep them perfectly clear of weeds, and hoe them often through- 

 out the season. 



The following spring transplant them into very rich soil, in 

 hills fom- feet apart each way, setting one, two, or three plants 

 in a hill. Keep them clean and cultivated as before. 



Cover them well with earth or litter for winter. 



Time : sow or transplant in early spring, say April at New 

 York. 



The pm'ple (flowered) or green-globe artichoke resembles a 

 huge thistle-head, formed with broad, thick scales. The heads 

 are cut when of full size, just before blossoming, and being well 

 lioiled, are served up with drawn butter. 



The eatable part consists of a thin layer of soft marrowy sub- 

 stance upon the inside of each scale, and the thick, tender, 

 tabular base or bottom upon wliich the scales and down of the 

 lilossom ai-e set. It may be cultivated as a tit-bit for an epi- 

 ciu-e, but would not form a very substantial contribution to a 

 farmer's table. 



It may be raised from seed so'svn at the opening of spring or 

 from young suckers ; it recjuires deep rich soil, and the plants 

 or hills should stand at least four feet apart each way. A 

 good winter protection of earth or litter is advisable, to be re- 



