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108 CAEDOON. 



darker and the roots are somewhat 

 smoother and longer than the Long 

 Orange. 



White Belgium grows out of 

 the ground like a long Beet. It is 

 nearly white, and yields more to 

 the acre than any other kind of 

 Carrot we have grown ; but it does 

 not sell readily in market. 



CAEDOON. 



Cynara cardunoulus. 

 This vegetable, in appearance, 

 resembles the Globe Artichoke, 

 but, with good treatment, it will 

 grow taller than the Artichoke. It 

 is seldom found in the kitchen-gar- 

 dens of this country, although, 

 when carefully grown and blanch- 

 ed, the stocks make pleasant sal- 

 ads. They are also used in soups 

 and stews ; but, for either purpose, 

 the Cardoon is very much inferior 

 to Celery. 



The seeds should be sown in 

 May, in drills an inch deep and 

 three feet apart. When the plants are well above 

 ground, they should be thinned out to twenty inches 

 apart in the row, and the soil kept loose and free 

 from weeds. In October, the leaves should be drawn 

 together and fastened by hay-bands, and the plants 

 earthed up the same as Celery. The Cardoon can 



LONG OBANGB. 



