More Artichokes 



This picture shows some heads of Mr. Burbank's im- 

 proved artichokes, taken just before the buds were ready to 

 burst. For table use the flowers are never allowed to open, as the 

 bracts would then be practically inedible. But these artichokes 

 in Mr. Burbank's aarden are intended for breeding pur- 

 poses, and they will be allowed to come to matur- 

 ity, and the best of them used for 

 cross-fertilizing experiments. 



