Archive image from page 275 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 244 CARDIANDRA CAEEX petiole, coarsely serrate, sparsely pilose, membrana- ceous, 3-7 in. long : fls. white, tinged red. Summer. 66, 67. Alfred Rehder. CABDINAL FLOWEE. Lobelia cardinalis. CAEDOON (Cyn
Archive image from page 275 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer01bail1 Year: 1900 244 CARDIANDRA CAEEX petiole, coarsely serrate, sparsely pilose, membrana- ceous, 3-7 in. long : fls. white, tinged red. Summer. 66, 67. Alfred Rehder. CABDINAL FLOWEE. Lobelia cardinalis. CAEDOON (Cyn&ra Card\lnciihis,). A thistle- like plant of southern Europe, cult, for the thick leaf- stalk and midrib. It is thought to be of the same spe- cies as the artichoke, and to have been developed from it by long cultivation and selection. The plant has been introduced into South America, and has run wild exten- sively on the pampas. Darwin writes that 'no culti- vated plant has run wild on so enormous a scale as the Cardoon.' Prom the artichoke it differs in taller and more prickly growth and smaller heads. The Cardoon is perennial, but it is not hardy, and is treated as an annual. Seeds are sown in spring, either in pots under glass or in the open where the plants are to stand. The later sowing is usually preferred. The plants are given rich soil and should have abundant moisture sup- ply, for they must make continuous and strong growth. When the leaves are nearly full grown, they are tied to- gether near the top, straw is piled around the head, and earth is banked against it. This is to blanch the plant, for it is inedible unless so treated. From two to four weeks is required for the blanching. The procedure is not very unlike that adopted for the blanching of celery or endive. If the plants are late, they may be dug just before frost and blanched in a storage pit. The plants are usually grown from 2-3 ft. apart in rows which are 4 ft. apart. They are sometimes grown in t
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