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rel, Rumex scutatus; and the Horseradish, Armoracia 

 rusticana, are perennials, and are increased by parting their 

 roots. They thrive in any cool, shady situation. 



SORREL (Rumex acetosa). This is the common sorrel 

 indigenous in England, growing everywhere, like its close 

 kindred sheep sorrel (Rumex acetocella), in the United 

 States. The garden or cultivated sorrel is much used by 

 the French, both in soups and boiled, and eaten like spin- 

 ach. They regard it as possessed of healthy properties, 

 adapted to some constitutions and ailments. 



The Capsicum or Chilly, Capsicum annuum, and he 

 Love-Apple, Solanum Lycopersicum, are tender annuals 

 from tropical climates. Both, in England, are sown in hot- 

 beds in spring, and after being transplanted and nursed in 

 separate pots, are planted out, the former in a warm border, 

 and the latter against a wall. In Scotland, the Capsicum 

 will scarcely mature its fruit without the aid of glass. 



Dill, Anethum graveolens and Angelica, Angelica arch- 

 angelica, are umbelliferous biennials, which have been for a 

 long period, though not extensively, cultivated in English gar- 

 dens. They are easily raised from seed. With these maybe 

 associated the beautiful native perennial Fennel (Fceuiculurn 

 vulgare), the buds and leaves of which are used in salads 



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and sauces. It may be propagated either by parting the 

 roots, or by seeds, which should be sown in autumn, soon 

 after they are ripe. Finochio, or Florence Fennel, is an 

 improved variety, with more succulent stems ; but its cul- 

 tivation seems rather neglected in England. The seed of 

 Finochio may be sown in the end of March, on a warm 

 border, or better, perhaps, in a frame, in the manner of cel- 

 ery. The young plants may be pricked out into a sheltered 

 quarter, at six inches apart in every direction. When the 



