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rich soil, in Essex, as much as 20 cwt. seeds on an acre have been 

 produced (G. Don). Royle mentions two varieties or allied plants 

 from Upper India. 



Canim ferulifolium, Koch. (BuniumferuHfolium, Desfontaines. ) 



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 Californian 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 its snowy white farinaceous substance, which has a 

 sweet cream-like taste and somewhat the aroma of parsley-leaves 

 (Lindley). 



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



The Parsley. South-Europe, North-Africa and Orient. This bien- 

 nial, well-known culinary herb is always desirable on pastures as a 

 preventive or curative of some kidney- and liver-diseases of sheep, 

 horses and cattle. In Norway it is hardy to lat. 70 (Schuebeler). 

 The root is also valuable for the table. The essential oil of the fruits 

 contains a peculiar stearopten. Mr. J. W. Fedarb had individual 

 plants of a very curly variety growing uninterruptedly for nineteen 

 years without seeding; pieces taken from them grow readily, conti- 

 nuing the variety. 



Carum Roxburghianum, Bentham. 



Southern Asia, where it is extensively cultivated for curries, par- 

 ticularly in North- Western India (Atkinson). 



Carum sege turn, Bentham. (Anethum segetum, Linne".) . 



Around the Mediterranean Sea, extending to Western Europe. An 

 aromatic annual herb, available for culinary purposes. 



Carya alba, Nuttall.* 



The Shagbark-Hrckory and Shellbark-Hickory also. Eastern North- 

 America, extending to Canada and Carolina. Professor Schuebeler 

 found it to be hardy in Norway to lat. 63 52'. A deciduous tree, 

 reaching a height of 90 feet, which delights in rich forest-soil. Wood 

 heavy, strong, elastic and tenacious, but not very durable; used for 

 chairs, agricultural implements, carriages, baskets (Sargent), whip- 

 handles and a variety of other purposes. Yields the main supply of 

 hickory-nuts. All the hickories are extensively used in North- 

 America for hoops. Circumference of stem 2 feet above ground 30 

 inches after 24 years at Nebraska (Furnas). 



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