THE 
BOOK OF RARER VEGETABLES 
GLOBE ARTICHOKE 
The Globe Artichoke ( Cynara Scolymus) is closely allied 
to the Cardoon, but in the latter the stalk, when 
LARGE GREEN PARIS ARTICHOKE 
(^One-third statural size) 
blanched, is the edible portion, whereas the former is 
grown for its immature flower heads, of which the fleshy 
part at the base is the portion used. It is by no means 
