60 SELECT PLANTS FOK INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Carum ferulifolinm, Koch. {BuniumfemlifoUum, Desfont.) 



A perennial herb of the Mediten-anean regions. The small 

 tubers are edible. 



Carum Gairdneri, Bentham. 



Western North America, particularly in the Sierra Nevada. A 

 biennial herb, the tuberous root of which furnishes an article of 

 food as well as the root of the allied Califomian C. Kelloggii 

 (A. Gray) . Geyer probably had this plant in view, when he 

 mentions the tubers of an umbelliferous plant, which are among 

 the dainty dishes of the nomadic Oregon natives. The truly 

 delicious root bursts on being boiled, showing a snowy white 

 farinaceous substance, which has a sweet, cream-like taste, and 

 somewhat the aroma of parsley leaves (Lindley). 



Cartim nigrum, Royle. 



Himalaya. With C. gracile this yields caraway-like fruits. 



Camm Petroselinum, Bentham. {Apium PetroseUnum, Linne.) 

 The Parsley. The biennial well-known herb, indigenous to 

 South Europe and the Orient. Always desirable on pastures 

 as a preventive or curative of some kidney and liver diseases 

 of sheep, horses, and cattle. The root is also valuable for the 

 table. Essential oil peculiar with stearopten. 



Carum segetum, Bentham. {Anetkum segetum, Linne.) 



Around the Mediterranean Sea, extending to Middle Europe. 

 An aromatic annual herb, available for culinary purposes. 



Carya alba, Nuttall.* 



The Shellbark-Hickory. A deciduous tree, 90 feet high, 

 which delights in rich forest soil ; a native of North America. 

 Wood strong, elastic, and tenacious, but not veiy durable, 

 used for chairs, whip-handles, &c. Yields the main supply of 

 hickory nuts. All the hickories are extensively used in North 

 America for hoops. 



Carya amara, Nuttall. 



The Bittemut-Tree or Swamp Hickory. A tree, 80 feet high, 

 in swampy grounds of North America. Wood less valuable 

 than that of other hickories. Richest of all North American 

 trees in potash, along with mo^t hickories. 



Carya glabra, Torrey.* {Garya pordna, Nuttall.) 



The Hognut-Tree, 80 feet high, in forest land of North 



