A VEGETABLE 2IAEE0W SUFFOET. 139 



Cbapter 29 —Some minor Vegetables. 



There are certain vegetables which the average Britisher either 

 does not care for, or does not consider equal to his stock crops 

 Yet some of these ^'minors'' of the kitchen garden are well 

 worth growing. 



Cardoon.— The midribs of the imier leaves of this Gloi)e 

 Artichoke-like plant are delicious, and the Continentals know it, 



FIG. 90.-A GIANT MARROW. 



The fruit is supported by a piece of netting to ke:-p it clear of Iho 

 ground, and prevent it being daQiaged or soiled before tlie 

 show. 



if we^don't. The seeds are sown in April, the plants thinned, 

 and eventually put out in rich soil. In light land trenches are 

 made. In August the leaves are drawn together, made secure, 

 and the plants earthed up. The stems then blanch. 



Garlic— This white-bulbed sister of the Onioiij Leek, and 

 Shallot may be grown exactly like the last named. 



Gourds and FuniiDkins.— A large tribe, most ornamental, 

 but some useful. Seeds of several species are offered by the 

 leading seedsmen, and may be treated like Vegetable Marrows. 

 The Large Yellow, Ohio Squash, and Turk's Cap are three of 

 the most popular. 



Horseradish. — L^sually propagated by " thongs " — pieces of 

 root as thick as a penholder, and 6 inches to 1 foot long. These 

 may be planted in spring, either on the level, or diagonally in 

 a mound of soil 2 feet high. The latter plan is good because the 



