60 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Carum ferulifolium, Koch. (Buniumferulifolium, Desfont.) 



A perennial herb of the Mediterranean regions. The small 

 tubers are edible. 



Carum Gairdneri, Bentham. 



Western North America, particularly in the Sierra Nevada. A 

 biennial herb, the tuberous root of which furnishes an article of 

 food as well as the root of the allied Calif ornian C. Kelloggii 

 (A. Gray) . Geyer probably had this plant in view, when he 

 mentions the tubers of an umbelliferous plant, which are among 

 the dainty dishes of the nomadic Oregon natives. The truly 

 delicious root bursts on being boiled, showing a snowy white 

 farinaceous substance, which has a sweet, cream-like taste., and 

 somewhat the aroma of parsley leaves (Lindley). 



Carum nigrum, Royle. 



Himalaya. With C. gracile this yields caraway-like fruits. 



Carum Petroselinum, Bentham. (Apium Petroselinum, Linne.) 

 The Parsley. The biennial well-known herb, indigenous to 

 South Europe and the Orient. Always desirable on pastures 

 as a preventive or curative of some kidney and liver diseases 

 of sheep, horses, and cattle. The root is also valuable for the 

 table. Essential oil peculiar with stearopten. 



Carum segetum, Bentham. (Anelhum segetum, Linne.) 



Around the Mediterranean Sea, extending to Middle Europe. 

 An aromatic annual herb, available for culinary purposes. 



Carya alba, Nuttall.* 



The Sbellbark- Hickory. A deciduous tree, 90 feet high, 

 which delights in rich forest soil ; a native of North America. 

 Wood strong, elastic, and tenacious, but not very durable, 

 used for chairs, whip-handles, &c. Yields the main supply of 

 hickory nuts. All the hickories are extensively used in North 

 America for hoops. 



Carya amara, Nuttall. 



The Bitternut-Tree or Swamp Hickory. A tree, 80 feet high, 

 in swampy grounds of North America. Wood less valuable 

 than that of other hickories. Richest of all North American 

 trees in potash, along with most hickories. 



Carya glabra, Torrey.* (Carya porcina, Nuttall.) 



The Hognut-Tree, 80 feet high, in forest land of North 



