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When to Sow Artichoke Seed 
I DO NOT agree with the article on arti- 
chokes on page 238 of the December 
GaRDEN Macazine. For the last five 
years I have been experimenting with 
artichoke, and have sowed the seed in nearly 
every month; I have also tried separating 
in spring, and in fact there is no method I 
ever heard of that I have not tried, as well 
as testing out ideas of my own. I found 
that the artichoke is a tender perennial, 
and it is quite an effort to winter it in the 
open because of its liability to decay at the 
crown. From seed sown in August (at the 
same time as I sow other perennials or bienni- 
als like campanulas, etc.), I have had 95 per 
cent. head. Last summer, there were three 
rows of artichokes in my garden, two of which 
were from early winter sowings and one 
from August sowing. The August-sown 
plants showed buds of a good size and 
quality, although the plants were consider- 
ably smaller than the winter-sown plants. 
I sow the seed on August 1st and keep 
the plants potted on and growing until 
fall, when they will, although very small, 
be in six-inch pots. They are wintered in 
a cold-frame and planted out early in 
spring. ; 
I assert positively that from July 15th 
to August 15th is the time to sow artichoke 
seed. The majority of the plants sent out 
by dealers are undoubtedly early-sown plants, 
but a mistake has been made in keeping 
the plants growing. By my method the 
plant gets a winter rest, which tends to ripen 
the crown, and when it is started growing 
the following season it soon forms flowering 
heads. I have a few plants from August- 
sown seed and would be pleased to send 
one or two to anyone who is desirous of 
trying my method. ; 
Long Island. W. C. McCottom. 
The Only Way to Have Home- 
grown Peppers 
The large mild sweet peppers, which have 
been bred for use in salads, can be had only 
by starting them in a hotbed in March. You 
cannot expect to raise good ones by the aid 
of a coldframe. Artificial heat is necessary 
such as that which is supplied without cost 
by fermenting manure. 
Of course, one may buy young pepper 
plants locally in May when they should be 
set outdoors, but a single plant costs more 
than an entire packet of seeds, and you cannot 
be sure of the variety. 
A pepper that has a delicious flavor without the 
“bite’—Cheney Giant 
