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Succession. The plants will grow larger from year to 

 year, and will also seed themselves. 



Protect with a light mulch in cold climates. 



CAMOMILE, WILD. See Feverfew. 



CANTALOUP (Cantaloupe, cantaleup, canteloup, 

 canteloupe). See Muskmelon. 



CAPSICUM. See Pepper. 



CARAWAY (Carum Carul). A biennial, or some- 

 times annual plant, grown chiefly for its seeds ; used 

 in cooking. The root is sometimes eaten, and some- 

 times the leaves and stems. No varieties. 



Sow when frosts are past in any good soil, thickly 

 in drills a foot apart and one inch deep. Thin to nine 

 inches when well up. Protect in the North. The plant 

 will bear seed the second summer. Gather when ripe. 

 Or sow seed as soon as ripe, protect over winter, and 

 gather early the next summer. 



CARDOON (Cynara cardunculiis). A perennial 

 plant, allied to the globe-artichoke and thistle, but 

 tender to frost and usually grown as an annual. Its 

 edible parts are the midribs of its tall leaves, which are 

 tied together and blanched; the roots also are occasion- 

 ally eaten. For best results, growth should never be 



