This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
A tall plant, a. native of America, having large marginal ray flowers with yellow rings. The seeds are used as food for cattle and poultry, and yield an excellent oil. The flowers abound in honey, and the leaves are Useful as fodder. One of the tuberous species is the Jerusalem artichoke.
 
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