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CASTOR-OIL PLANT (Ricinus communis), is a plant 

 seldom grown otherwise than commercially, or else for 

 bedding purposes. Castor-oil is expressed from its seed, 

 the castor-bean. 



Sow when frosts are past in any good soil ; or start 

 under glass in March or April and set out. 



Distances. Three by three feet. 



The plant is a half-hardy annual. Take the seeds 

 when ripe. 



CATMINT. See Catnip. 



CATNIP or Catmint (Nepeta Cataria) is a perennial 

 herb grown for its leaves and tender stems, used in 

 seasoning. No varieties. 



Sow in ordinary garden soil, when hard frosts are 

 past, thinly, in drills 18 inches or more apart. 



Depth one inch. 



Thin to six inches. 



Pick the leaves and shoots when the plants are well 

 established. The whole plant, when in blossom, may be 

 cut down and dried. 



Renew from seed when the plants show signs of 

 decline. 



CAULIFLOWER (Brassica oleracea, var. botrytis). 

 A member of the very various cabbage family, probably 

 developed from the broccoli, and grown for its flower- 



