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rapidly, and become large roots. In pro- 

 pjgatins them by roots they should not ihcre- 

 i'ore be often parted, or iiuo too small 

 parts. 



Double-flowered plants, as they never produci- 

 •seeds, are only eapable of being propagated by 

 parting their roots, which should be done in 

 Slarch, when tiny are in (lower, care being 

 taken not to separate them into very small 

 heads. Thev should not be parted oftcner than 

 every thini or fourth vcar, as thev never thrive 

 or blow well where this is the case. 



These are plants that display much beauty, 

 sftording flowers very early in the beginning of 

 the vear. The double sorts are the most orna- 

 Tiiental, as the flowers in them arc much larger, 

 and continue in blow much longer. These 

 «houId therefore be placed in the most conspi- 

 cuous situations in the borders or clumps of 

 pleasure-grounds ; but the single kinds deserve 

 .places for the sake of variety. 



ANETHUM, a genus comprehending dif- 

 >ferent herbaceous annual and perennial plants 

 •of the Dill or Fennel kind. 



It belongs to the class and order Pentamlna 

 Digi/iiia, and ranks in the natural order of L'm- 

 Idlalce. 



The characters are: that the c.ilyx has an 

 tmibel, universal and partial nianifold : the in- 

 volucre neither universal nor partial : the peri- 

 anth proper obsolete : the corolla universal and 

 tmiforni ; floscules all fertile, proper, live pe- 

 tals, involute, entire, and very short : the sta- 

 mina have capillar)' filaments and roundish an- 

 thers : the pistillum is a sremi inferior : the styles 

 approximating, obsolete : the stigmas obtuse : no 

 pericarpium : the fruit subovate, compressed, 

 -striated and bipartite : the seeds are two, sub- 

 ovate, margined, convex, and striated on one 

 side, flat on the other. 



The species cultivated are : \. yf. graveolens, 

 Common Dill ; Z. A. fcenkiilum. Fennel. 



In tl'.e first there is much resemblance to Fen- 

 nel ; but it differs from it in having an annual 

 root, a smaller and luwer stem, sekiom exceed- 

 ing threequartersofavard : the leaves being more 

 trlaucous, and of a less pleasant smell : the seeds 

 troader, flatter, surrounded with a membrana- 

 ceous rim, and of a less pleasant flavour : the 

 umbels of flowers yellow, but smaller than those 

 of Fennel. It has a peculiar strong aromatic 

 smell. It is an annual plant. 



The second species rises in heiijht from three 

 to live or six feet: the stem is nprigf.t and very 

 fmooth : the leaves finelv cut : leaflets capillary : 

 the umbels vcr\' large and hollow : the corollas 

 vellow ; petals e<pial : the fruit ovatc-obiong : 

 tlie seeds have five ribs on tlie back, but no mini- 



branc round the edge as in the Dill. It is a 

 native of Germany. It flowers in July, and 

 the seeds ripen in autumn. 



There are tcveral varieties of this plant, 

 Linnxus mentions four ; but Miller ban only 

 the three following : C'oninion Fmnel ; Sweet 

 Fennel, and Aiiorean Fennel, or Finochio. The 

 first vurietv has a strong fleshy root, which pc- 

 iietrates dcrp into the cround, and will continue 

 several years. It flowers in July, and the seeds 

 ripen in autumn. 



In the second variety the leaves arc ver)' long 

 and slender, erowing tiiorc sparsedly, and do not 

 end in so many points as those of the first sort. 

 The stalks do not rise so high, and the seeds 

 are loncer, narrower, and of a lighter colour. 

 Though supposed a variety by some, others have 

 found'il always retain its differences under cul- 

 tivation. The third variety has ver)' short stalks, 

 which swell out just above the surface of the 

 ground, to four or five inchce in breadth, and 

 nearlv two in thickness, the part being fleshy 

 and tender, so as to be eaten when blanched and 

 prepared as a cold salad. 



If the plants be allowed to run up for seeds, 

 the stems seldom rise hijihcr than a font and a 

 half in height, having a large spreading umbel 

 on the topT The seeds are narrow, crooked, 

 and of a bright yellow colour: they are very 

 sweet, and have a strong Aniseed smell. 



Culliire. — The propagation of these plants is 

 easilv effected by the seed ; which in the Dill 

 and Finochio must be sown annually, as they 

 onlv endure one summer. A little space of 

 ground is sufficient for the supply of a family 

 of anv of tlicjc plants ; but particularly the Fen- 

 nel, as it lasts several years. They will succeed 

 in almost anv soil or exposure. 



In the Dill, the cnliivation may be cither in 

 shallow drills, at eight or tt n inches asundCT, or 

 broad-cast over the surface, the plants 'being 

 aftenwards set out by the hoc to proper distances, 

 as eight or ten inches. The seeds may be sown 

 eithc'r in the autumn or spring ; but the former 

 is the best season, as they succeed the best, and 

 grow with the greatest vigour. They rerpare iiii 

 trouble wliile irrowing, only to be thinned xi 

 .ibove, and kc'pt clear from weeds. 'Hic fir.-<t 

 thinning may be performed in .May, when lliey 

 are advanced a few inches in height. 



VVIien the seeds begin to be formed, w hich is 

 mostlv about the latter end of July, the umbels 

 shoukl be gathered for ibc purpose of being 

 used in picCles, with cucumbers. Sec, \Vhtte 

 the seeds are wanted they must sund till I'ully 

 rip'.ncd. 



In the Foiml the culture may either be in 

 drills at eiffbleen or iweiiiy inches apart, or be 

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