48 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



always desired for the flavor, which it imparts to hay. Perhaps for 

 this purpose the scented Andropogons might also serve. On deep 

 and moist soils it attains its greatest perfection. It is much used for 

 mixing among permanent grasses in pastures, where it will continue 

 long in season, although it is also among the very early kinds out 

 anywhere. Discarded as a pasture- or hay-grass by Professor 

 Hackel ; liked by many as an admixture to lawn-grasses. It would 

 live well in any alpine region. Dr. Curl observes, that in New 

 Zealand it grows all the winter, spring and autumn, and is a good 

 feeding grass. The lamellar crystalline cumarin is the principle, on 

 which the odor of Anthoxanthum depends, and this grass should be 

 the cheapest material for producing or isolating this chemical. 

 Perhaps even the mere powdered leaves might serve as an admixture 

 to snuff for the Cumarin. 



Anthriscus Cerefolium, Hoffmann. 



Europe and Western Asia. The " Chervil." An annual culinary 

 plant ; its herbage used as an aromatic condiment, but the root is 

 seemingly deleterious. The plant requires in hot countries a shady 

 situation [Vilmorin] ; the foliage forms the principal ingredient of 

 what in France is called " fines herbes." Can be cultivated in Norway 

 as far north as 70 22' [Schuebeler]. 



Anthyllis vulneraria, Linne. 



The Kidney-vetch. All Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia. 

 This perennial herb serves as sheep-fodder, and is particularly re- 

 commended for calcareous soils. Comparable as regards nutrition 

 next to Red Clover, but suitable also for sandy soil too poor for Red 

 or White Clover ; for pasture it lasts three or four years [Dr. 

 Stebler]. It would also live in any alpine region. Indigenous in 

 Norway as far north as lat. 70 [Schuebeler]. 



Apios tuberosa, Moench. 



North-Eastern America. A climber with somewhat milky juice. 

 The mealy tubers are edible. 



Apium Chilense, Hooker and Arnott. 



Western extra- tropic temperate America. A stouter plant than 

 the ordinary celery, but of similar culinary use. 



Apium graveolens, Linn6. 



The " Celery." Europe, Northern Africa, Northern and Middle 

 Asia, North -Western America. Grows in Norway to lat. 70 

 [Schuebeler]. It is here merely inserted with a view of pointing 

 out, that it might be readily naturalised anywhere on sea-shores. The 

 wild plant is however by some considered unwholesome in a raw state. 

 Besides the ordinary variety with long thrck white leaf-stalks an- 

 other form with turnip-like roots is sometimes cultivated ; the latter 

 is called Celeriac. The plants are not grown close, their outer 



