The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
ARTIcHoKEs AND ENDIyE.
To Know Them is to Like Them.

With a proper selection OF kind, and
in certain cases, little cultivation, one
can have several varieties Of artichokes
both delicious and ornamental. The
farmer who demonstrated that only pigs
ate artichokes on his place, when the
Frenchman claimed he preferred them to
ali other vegetables, was referring, in
his ignorance, TO the Jerusalem artichoke
a plant totally unlike the Globe variety
used as a vegetable. The Jerusalem
species is hardy perennial, very pro
ductiye and often thriving under most
adverse conditions, and producing an
nually a heavy, crop of long tubers,
greatly appreciated by discriminating
swine. Indeed, II the Jerusalem arti-
choke becomes a nuisance flor it -four
ishes in any soil like a weed and, when
once planted takes care of itself, the
best way to eliminate it is to allow a
few pigs among the crop, and they will
soon destroy it by eating up all the roots.
In Europe, though not with us, this
form of artichoke plays an importan,
part in the markets, being priced there
not only as a vegetable, but also as
great addition in the making of soup.
But the Globe artichoke is the one to
which the Frenchman referred SO longing
ly, and which is looked upon as a spe-
cial delicacy in this country 1t is a
perennial, and should be planted in we'll
drained, rich soil in an open, sunny po
sition. These artichokes are propagated
either by seeds, or suckers from the root
of the plant, and should be planted about
four feet apart, directly on the spot
where it is intended the suckers are to
mature, and the heads may be gathered
the second year after planting. The eat
able part of this artichoke, which cpl
cures hail as one of the most delicate
morsels for the table, is the feshy por-
tion of the undeveloped wer-head, the
inside of the large outer scales, and the |
bottom or receptacle of the head. These |
should always be cooked while very
young and tender, or they become tough |
and stringy. If the heads expand, it is
useless as food After about four years
of bearing heavy crops, the Globe arti
choke begins to decline. 1t is then Gus
tomary to make fresh start by trans
planting in the late spring, and detach-
ing the suckers which form at the base
Of the root and planting them in another
equally fertile part of the garden. If
Globe artichokes are grown In cold eli.
mate it is necessary to cover the ground
where the crowns are with plenty of
straw or litter in winter.
Endive.
This is another of our most valued
sdibles, and it is continual surprise to
,ote how few gardeners take the trou.
Die to grow it. AS a matter of fact, IL
S very easy to grow, and by sowing
he seeds in June, by August and Sep
,ember there will be available salads
or the table. Endive seed should be
,lanted in rich, carefully tended soil, in
rider to secure the best obtainable, al
hough many claim they have had sue
css with il in ordinary soil with little
manure; and the seeds should be sown
bout IL inches apart in rows Is inches
part. 1t is very simple matter TO
i've endive the required blanching. Three
Tecks before the plants are desired for
alad, tie the points of the leaves to-
ether in bunch, and cover them with
N empty flower pot, closing the hole /,
18th piece of tile or slate. As soon as !,
he leaves are thoroughly blanched, they .
hould be used, or it will be found they I
bon decay. I
Copyright 1915. by r. R. Parkinson--An
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