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To obtain Seed. Leave some where I 

 raised; but,ii'this is impracticable, some j 

 of the finest roots should be selected, and j 

 their tops not cut so close as those for 

 storing. These, likewise, must be placed 

 in sand until February or March, then 

 to be planted out two feet asunder in a 

 stiff, loamy soil. Those left where grown, 

 or those planted at the close of autumn, 

 must, during frosts, have the protection 

 of litter to be removed, however, during 

 mild weather. As the seed ripens in 

 August, which is known by its turning 

 brown, each umbel should be cut, other- 

 wise much of the seed is often lost 

 during stormy weather. It must be 

 thoroughly dried, by exposure to the sun 

 and air, before it is rubbed out for stor- 

 ing. For sowing, the seed should always 

 be of the previous year's growth ; if it is 

 more than two years old it will not vege- 

 tate at all. 



Insects. The carrot is liable to the at- 

 tacks of the wire- worm (see ELATEE), as 

 well as of those next mentioned. 



CAREOT MAGGOT. (Psila rosce.) The 

 parent fly is dark, with a metallic green 

 lustre, and rather hairy ; head, reddish- 

 jellow; legs, yellow; wings, very trans- 

 parent. Very much resembles the An- 

 thomyia. The grub, or maggot, is cylin- 

 drical and yellow ; it eats holes in the 

 main root of the carrot. This under- 

 ground enemy of the carrot is said to be 

 Uiiuished by mixing spirits of tar with 

 saud until saturated, and applying it to 

 the soil previously to digging, at the rate 

 of about one gallon to sixty square 

 yards ; but we find trenching and manur- 

 ing, as we have directed, a sufficient pro- 

 tective. 



CAHBOT MOTH. See TINEA. 



CA'ETHAMUS. (From quartom, to 

 point, in the Arabic;, referring to the 

 Ibwers yielding a fine colour. Nat. ord., 

 u section of Composites [Asteraceffi]. 

 Liun., \9-Syngenesia 1-dEqualis.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds sown in April where 

 they ure to grow, or in a slight hotbed, in March, 

 and then planted out; common soil. 

 C. oxyaca'ntha (sharp-spined). 2. Yellow. 



July. Caucasus. 1818. 

 tincto'rius (dyer's). 3. Orange. June. Egypt. 



1551. 



CARTONE'MA. (From kartos, shorn, and 

 item a, a filament ; referring to the forma- 

 tion of the filaments, or threads, which 

 support the pollen-bags. Nat. ord., 

 Spiderworts [Commelynacese]. Linn., 6 

 Hexandria l-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. iSecds O'*a 

 in slight hotbed ; light loum and sandy peai ; r.;. 

 quires the protection of a greenhouse, or a waroi 

 situation. 



C. spica'titm (spiked), 1. Blue. July. N. 

 Holland. 1822. 



CA'RUM. Caiaway. (From Car! a, in 

 Asia Minor, where it was first discovered. 

 Nat. ord., Umbdli/ers [Apiaceae]. Linn., 

 *t-Pentandria %-Lig.ynia. Allied U> the 

 weed Ammi.) 



The seed of C. ca'rui is our Caraway, esteemed 

 'or its aromatic qualities. Hardy biennial*. 

 Seeds ; open ground, in March or April. Coiu- 

 .non soil. 

 C. ca'rui (common). 2. White. May. Britain. 



verticilla'tum (whorl-leaned). 1. White. July. 



Britain. This species is removed here 

 from Si'son, a genus of weeds. 



CA'EYA. Hickory. (The Greek name 

 for the Walnut, so named on account of 

 Carya, daughter of Dion, King of La- 

 conia, said to have been changed by 

 Bacchus into a Walnut-tree. Nat. ord., 

 Juglans [Juglandacese]. Linn., 2l-Mo- 

 ncecia 9-Polyandria.) 



This is the Hickory so celebrated in North 

 America for the purposes of the cabinet-maker. 

 Their best chairs they call their Hickories, 

 Hardy deciduous trees. Seeds ; the nut should 

 be sown where the tree is intended to stand ; 

 layers, and grafting on the Walnut. Good, com- 

 mon soil. 



C. u'lba (white. Shell-bark Hickory'). 30. April. 

 1629. 



ama'ra (bitter-nwO- 30. May. 1800. 



compre'sna (compressed-fruited). SO. April. 



1730. 



lacinio'sa (jagged). 30. April. 



microca'rpa (small-fruited). 30. April. 



obcorda'ta (reversed-heart-shaped). 30. May. 



1812. 



olii-aifo'rmis (olive-shaped). 30. April. 



porci'na (hog-nut). 30. May. 1/99. 

 glu 1 bra (smooth). May. 



sulca'ta (furrowed). 30. April. 1804. 



tomento'sa (woolly). 30. April. 



ma'jcima (greatest fruited). 60. May. 



CAKYO'CAE. Butter Nut. (From 

 karyon, a nut ; in reference to its fruit. 

 Nat. ord., JRhizobols [Rhizobolacese]. 

 Linn., IQ-Polyaudria ^-Tetragynia.^) 



Two genera of immensely large trees, bearing 

 large flowers and edible nuts, constitute the 

 whole of this small order. The Suwarrow (Sauari) 

 nuts of the shops are the produce of the C. 

 nuci'ferum. Oil not inferior to olive-oil is ex- 

 tracted from the kernels. Cuttinps in sand, in 

 heat, under glass. Loam and peat. Summer 

 temp., 60 to 80; winter, 50 to 55. 

 C. gla'brum (smooth). 100. Green. Guiana. 

 1820. 



nuci'ferum (nut-bparing). 100. Red, yellow. 



Guiana. 1820. 



tomento'sum (woolly)' 100. White Guiana. 



1820. 



CARYO'PHYLLUS. Clove-tree. (From 



