Seeds & bulbs for 1901 /

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In ordering seeds to be sent by mail please do not forget to read "SEEDS BY MAIL'' on the cover page. ARTICHOKE. Artichoke. Sow the seed in April and May, and when large enough, transplant into rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 2 feet in rhe rows. When cold weather sets in tie the leaves together, so the plants will occupy less space and bank the earth to the top, and in the spring fork in a dressing of manure. They reach maturity the sec : :. l year, and require deep, rich, sandy loam with plenty of manure. If they are to be treated as annuals the seed should be sown in February in a hot-bed. and transplanted in May. The heads should be cut oft' before the flowers expand, as after that they are unfit for cooking, and if they are allowed to ripen, the plant becomes exhausted and will produce no more that season. The bulbs of the Jerusalem Artichoke are used extensively as feed for swine and make also a palatable vegetable, being prepared like salsify, and are also used for pickles. The tops'ifiay be cut and cured and used as dry fodder.