Jerusalem
This variety is cultivated for its tubers, which are produced in great abundance. They are used in every way that the potato is, and sometimes pickled like the cucumber, and again sliced and eaten raw, as a salad. They are propagated from the tubers, being planted and cultivated precisely like potatoes, and are a very profitable crop to raise for stock.
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The garden artichoke is esteemed a great luxury by epicures. The edible portion is the undeveloped flower head, which is only fit for use before it begins to open its bloom; it is about the size and somewhat the shape of a small pineapple.