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CHAPTER VIII. 

 OLEEACEOUS PLANTS. 



Angelica. Anise. Balm. Basil. Borage. Caraway. Clary. Cori- 

 ander. Costmary. Cumin. Dill. Fennel. Lavender. Lovage. 

 Marigold. Marjoram. Nigella. Parsley. Peppermint. Rosemary. 

 Sage. Savory. Spearmint. Tansy. Thyme. 



ANGELICA. 



Angelica archangelica. 



ROM Central Europe, but also indigenous to 

 Great Britain. It is a hardy, biennial plant, 

 with a cylindrical, hollow, herbaceous stem 

 four or five feet high. The radical leaves 

 are from two to three feet long, compound, 

 or divided in threes, purplish-red at the base ; flowers small, 

 pale yellow, in large, terminal, spherical umbels ; the seeds 

 are of a yellowish color, oblong, flattened on one side, 

 convex on the opposite, ribbed, thin, and membraneous 

 on the borders, and retain their germinative power but 

 a single season. Nearly six thousand are contained in an 

 ounce 



Soil and Culture. The plants thrive best in damp, and 

 even wet, localities, but may be grown in any good, well- 

 enriched soil. As the seeds soon lose their vitality, they 

 should be sown in August, immediately after ripening. 

 Make a small bed, sow the seeds in drills ten inches apart, 

 and cover three fourths of an inch deep. In this seed-bed 



