130 CULTIVATED VEGETABLES. 



Then with a prize provokes his shepherds' art, 



To see who best can throw the winged dart ; 



Or else, with moist'ning oil their joints prepares, 



And for the wrestling prize the brawny shoulders bares. " 



The root of the cultivated caraway is of a 

 pleasant sweet taste, and was formerly pre- 

 ferred by many persons to parsnips, having 

 the faculty of warming and comforting a cold 

 weak stomach. We cannot account for the 

 cause of its having fallen so entirely into 

 neglect, but from the great variety of new 

 favourites, with which modern gardens are 

 filled. 



