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ARTICHOKES 
T here are two distinct types. One, the Globe Arti- 
choke, a member of the thistle family (see illustration) 
is grown for its large, edible flowerheads which, while 
young and tender, are good to eat raw or as a salad. 
1 he other is the Jerusalem Artichoke, a member of the 
sunflower family, grown for its fleshy roots. 
Globe Artichokes, as a vegetable, are not frequently 
met with in American gardens. Plants are started by 
sowing seeds or by setting out root-divisions or plants. 
Grown from seeds sown outdoors, the plants will not 
bear globes until the following year. Seeds are sown in 
April, in rows two feet apart, covered one-quarter inch 
deep. Seedlings are thinned out to stand six to eight 
inches apart in the row and cultivated like any other 
vegetable. 
The following spring plants should be set in well- 
manured beds two feet apart each way. They will bear 
globes from June until fall. 
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