An 18th Century Garden. Video.

And Yet More On Foods. LINK.

http://b-womeninamericanhistory18.blogspot.com/2011/04/on-fruits-vegetables-herbs-from-amelia.html
Artichokes--the Jerusalem is best, are cultivated like potatoes, (tho' their stocks grow 7 feet high) and may be preserved like the turnip raddish, or pickled--they like,

Cucumbers, are of many kinds; the prickly is best for pickles, but generally bitter; the white is difficult to raise and tender; choose the bright green, smooth and proper sized.

Lemon cuecumber.