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GAKDEN YARD ^^'^ 



Belleville, has larger, crisper, greener leaves and 

 a less acid taste. Cornell Bulletin 61 says: "All 

 these docks are hardy perennials, and are very- 

 acceptable plants to those who are fond of early 

 greens. Some, at least, of the cultivated docks, 

 can be procured of American seedsmen." 



AETICHOKE. 



The Jerusalem artichoke, the variety best 

 known in this country, and the French Globe 

 or true artichoke, have little in common, yet 

 both are used for food. The eatable part of the 

 true artichoke is the flower-head, which should 

 be cut before it has fully spread, else it will be 

 woody. It is a strong-growing, upright, peren- 

 nial, reaching a height of four or five feet, with 

 large leaves. It is not always satisfactory to 

 plant from seeds, as they cannot be guaranteed to 

 reproduce truly. But when seed is sown it may 

 be where the plants are to stand or in hot-beds. 



The advantage of hot-bed sowing is that 

 the plants may give heads the first year, 

 while those planted in the garden require two 

 seasons to produce eatable heads. The best 

 means of propagation are the suckers which 

 grow freely about the root crowns. Suckers are 

 planted where the plants are to mature and give 

 heads the second year. 



