THE 
GARDEN YARD 212 
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.”’ 
ARTICHOKE. 
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. 
