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PRAGGLESEA MEAD &
EAN'S HAM
ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
Cardoons on the allotment. This plant is
related to the artichoke. The Victorians ate the leaf stems, after they
had been blanched by wrapping the plant in cardboard. Copious watering is
required. Here they are grown for ornament only.