Show THE JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE peculiar qualities of a tuber that grows on the boots of the sunflower most young folks in the country irs familiar with the sweet crisp jd cy tubers known as artichokes thee says an article on nature and ence in st nicholas grow on tl roots of the sunflower known to bot anisis as helianthus Hel lanthus tube rosis anu are commonly called jerusalem art chokes under this common name ou will find the tubers offered tor sale iq most seed catalogues the plants are easily grown fn al most any kind of soil at first glance the tubers have somewhat the appear ance of potatoes but unlike them y may be eaten raw like radish s or they may be pickled or cooked re cipes are to be found in all cook books these artichokes are entirely differ ent yet not far distant in a aotani botani al way from the globe which are grown tn california and peri elsewhere exclusively for their adibi flower buds these are never eaten raw een hen cooked they are rather tasteless personally I 1 they are not to be compared as an acceptable vegetable with the jerusa lem artichoke sometimes even now found in old fashioned gardens |