94 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Carum Petroselinum, Bentham.* (Apium Petroselin-im, Linne.) 



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

 biennial, well-known culinary herb is always desirable on pastures, 

 also 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 of a particular variety is also valuable for 

 the table. Vilmoriii mentions that the seeds (or fruitlets) will 

 keep fully three years. Rev. H. Kempe found the seeds to mature 

 well in the gardens of Central Australia. The plant was much 

 used for garlands and wreaths in ancient times [Dr. Schweinf urth] . 

 The essential oil of the fruits contains a peculier stearopten. Mr. 

 J. W. Fedaro had individual plants of a very curly variety growing 

 uninterruptedly for nineteen years without seeding ; pieces taken 

 from them grow readily, continuing the variety. 



Carum Roxburg-hianum, Bentham. 



Southern Asia, where it is extensively cultivated for curries, 

 particularly in North-Western India [Atkinson]. 



Carum segretum, 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-ttickory 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 ; it 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]. 



Carya amara. Nuttall. 



The Bitternut-Tree or Swamp-Hickory. Eastern North-America, 

 extending to Georgia and Texas. A tree, sometimes 80 feet high. 

 Replacing C. alba on low wet ground [B. E. Fernow], Wood less 

 valuable than that of other hickories. Richest of all North- American 

 trees in potash, in which most hickories abound. Hardy at Chris- 

 tiania. The flowers of all the Caryas yield much honey [Dam- 

 koehler] . 



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



The Hognut-Tree. Eastern North-America, reaching Canada 

 and Florida. Often to 80 feet high ; sometimes over 100, with a 

 circumference of 12 feet at 5 feet from the ground [Prof. Meehan]. 



