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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1918 



OUR 19 1 8 Spring Cata- 

 logue — now ready — is 

 full of useful information 

 which we are sure will help 

 you to make your Vegetable 

 and Flower Garden a success. 



It is attractively and con- 

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 everything of interest for the 

 Farm — Garden — Lawn. 



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The New Japanese Artichokes 



SEEDSMEN report that there has been 

 an unusual demand for Jerusalem arti- 

 chokes since the home garden movement has 

 gained in impetus by the war. More people 

 use these artichokes for food than might 

 commonly be supposed, and not a few are 

 sold in the city market. 



A new kind of artichoke from Japan has 

 now come into the market, and seems to be 

 far superior to the old-fashioned sort. It is 

 commonly called simply Japanese artichoke, 

 although its botanical name is Helianthus 

 Sieboldi. Although belonging to the same 

 family, this vegetable greatly differs from the 

 common Jerusalem artichoke. The plants 

 grow only about two feet high, and the tubers 

 are small, hardly more than an inch long. 

 An immense number of these tubers are at- 

 tached to the root of each plant, and may be 

 pulled up with the stalk. They are pure 

 white, and look very attractive after the earth 

 has been removed. They contain more juice 

 than the Jerusalem artichoke, and may be 

 cooked in various ways, being steamed or 

 boiled, and served with melted butter. 



There is no reason why they should not be- 

 come a common vegetable in American gar- 

 dens, for they can be grown with the greatest 

 ease in almost any soil. There is some danger, 

 of course, of their becoming a weed, because 

 tubers which are left in the ground sprout 

 the second year. The careful gardener, how- 

 ever, may prevent any trouble from this 

 source by pulling up such undesirable plants 

 as may appear in the spring. The tubers 

 should be planted about three inches under 

 ground, and about a foot apart. It has been 

 found that hilling up slightly is an advantage, 

 as some of the tubers grow near the surface. 

 Like the Jerusalem artichokes, the Japanese 

 artichokes wither quickly after being exposed 

 to the air. If they are to be dug for winter 

 use, they should be stored in damp sand in 

 the cellar, or better still in a pit out-of-doors. 

 Another good plan is to cover the bed where 

 they have been growing with boards, over 

 which leaves or other litter can be spread, so 

 that the ground will freeze only lightly. Then 

 the tubers can be dug at any time during the 

 winter when the ground is not covered with 

 snow. 



Another kind of artichoke, sold under the 

 name of Helianthus is somewhat larger, but 

 not so large as the Jerusalem artichoke, and 

 has a red skin. It makes a good vegetable, 

 and has the characteristics of the Jerusalem 

 artichoke in several ways. The plants are 

 tall, and have an attractive yellow flower, so 

 that this plant is decorative as well as useful. 

 E. I. Farrington. 



Different Varieties of Beans 



THE season of 191 7, famous for the Declar- 

 tion of Food Gardens before it was famous 

 for the Declaration of War, has introduced 

 many beginners to growing crops; it has also 

 introduced many queer crops to seasoned gar- 

 deners. "Emergency" seed has done some 

 mad, some maddening, and some delightful 

 things on our hands this year. 



I bought shell beans of a pole sort, an 

 approved variety, name no matter because 

 they all rotted in a swimming May, and for 

 their sakes set up poles. Not to have my la- 

 bor of pole setting wasted, I planted down, 

 between showers, the only beans I had, one 

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Patriotic gardeners, this year, will practice wise 

 seed economy. While the supply is ample, it 

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 this important matter, if you 



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4x3 size — for Corn, Beans, etc 1.50 7.00 



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