The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
The Artichoke as a Garden Vege-
THULE.

There are two distinct vegetables bear
ing the common name 'artichoke," 6nd
yet about as distinct as two vegetables
could we'll be. The true garden arti-
choke" so popular as vegetable in
France is Cynara Scolymus known COM
monty as globe" artichokes. 1t has been
in cultivation in Southern Europe for
1890 years or more. 1t is propa gated
either from seeds or by suckers. 1t is per
enral and under good treatment will yield
fair crops for four or five years. The
plant as grown chiefly for the flower head,
which must be gathered before they are
fully developed. The plant of the Globe
artichoke is quite beautiful, resembling a
large thistle. The leaves are very large.
The flower heads look like a small pine
apple. Epicures regard the Cynara as a
very delightful dish and it is very nice
indeed when prepared just right. These
flower heads can only be picked. 1t Is con-
coded by all persons of good taste that
the Globe artichoke is an excellent and
desirable vegetable.
But it is not Cynara Scolymn that we
have set out to sing the praises of now
IL is the Jerusalum artichoke, Hehauthus
Tuberosus that we purpose to lead out
and tack a blue ribbon upon. IL is only
the past season that we found out what
an excellent table dish can be made from
this usually common and desplsed vege-
table OF course all know that the tu-
bers make an excellent and cheap pickle.
CAS- to its value as a farm crop l need
not say anything in this column.)
Properly prepared and served this is
much 10 be said in praise of this arti-
choke.
Stewed in milk and served hot, duly
seasoned. it is dish for dinner that Will
like Irish potatoes are, it makes an ex-
ceedingly palatable side dish. Boiled,
mashed up and baked it is also dish
TO please at dinner.
Intelligent gardeners are recommended
to investigate for themselves the
true value of the Jerusalem artichoke as
a garden vegetable. Il does not deserve
TO be treated with the contumely that 1t
has met with in the past Demonstrated
perfectly the various purposes for which
il is suited and it is no longer the I'M
worthy tuber that so many regard 1t or
being my garden win never again be with
out its row or its several rows of it,.
One. even the most prejudced, can easily
cultivate a likening for anything edible,
and il is something of duty to do so.
Stewed artichokes can readily rival and
then surpass stewed potatoes il one chose
TO have it so. The large white French
artichoke is a prodigious producer, yield
four to eight hundred bushels per acre.
In November here in the South the tops
die down as the result of October frost,
and the tubers keep in perfect condition
in the ground until the 10th of March If
the land should be needed for other pur-
poses in November or up to March, the
tubers can be dug and put into pits, where
they will keep unsprouted up to March.
The crop can be planted some weeks ear
lier than potatoes. In the garden culture
of artchokes l have found no difficulty in
gathering the crop so clean that there
will be no trouble from any left in the
soil to play the part of weeds" to other
crops planted close so that the row will
be filled with the tubers and a careful dig
ger can soon dig fifty bushels with only
a few left in the ground. 1t is well
enough to remove the crop on the same
soil for two years. sometimes three, just
as the nature of the soil will admit. As
an artichoke crop is rather ameliorating
than exhausting 1 have preferred TO
change the rows every year for the past
four years This season there was not a
single plant in the Old rows to cause
trouble as n weed. 1 plant in 31s foot
rows. plant every Is inches in the row.
A .uber the size of a hickory nut win
| make two cuts but as with potatoes,
| IL seed Is plentiful 1t Is advantageous 10
| use a cut at large as a walnut. The plants
! are stronger. Essacee.