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 Carthamus tinctorius, L. 



From Egypt to India. The Safflower. A tall annual rather 

 handsome herb. The florets produce yellow, rosy, ponceau 

 and other red shades of dye, according to various admix- 

 tures. Pigment principles : Carthamin and Carthamus- 

 yellow. For domestic purposes it yields a dye ready at 

 hand from any garden. In India the Carthamus is also 

 cultivated for the sake of the oil, which can be pressed from 

 the seeds. 



Carum Ajowan, Bentham. (Ptychotis Ajowan, Candolle.) 



India. The fruits of this annual herb form an excellent 

 culinary condiment with the flavor of thyme. Its peculiar 

 oil is accompanied by Cymol and Thymol. 



Carum Carui, L, 



The Caraway-plant. Perennial. Europe, North and Middle 

 Asia. It might be naturalized in our Alps and also along 

 our sea shores. The Caraway-oil is accompanied by two 

 chemical principles : Carven and Carvol. 



Carum ferulifolium, Koch. (Bunium ferulifolium, Desfont.) 

 A perennial herb of the Mediterranean regions. The small 

 tubers are edible. 



Carum Petroselinum, Bentham. (Apium Petroselinwn, L.) 

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

 South Europe and the Orient. Essential oil peculiar with 

 Stearopten. 



Caryota urens, L. 



India. One of the hardier Palms, ascending according to 

 Dr. Thomas Anderson the Himalayas to an altitude of 5000 

 feet, yet even there attaining a considerable height, though 

 the temperature sinks in the cooler season to 40° Fahren- 

 heit. The trunk furnishes a sago-like starch. This Palm 

 flowers only at an advanced age, and after having produced a 

 succession of flowers dies away. From the sap of the 

 flowers Toddy and palm-sugar are prepared, like from the 

 Cocos and Borassus Palm, occasionally as much as 12 gallons 

 of Toddy being obtained from one tree in a day. The fibre 



