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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



in salads, and to exhilarate and to make the mind glad, 

 There be many things made of them used for. the comfort 

 of the heart, to drive away sorrow and increase the joy 

 of the minde." The plant is not much used now except 

 as an ingredient in the drink called " a cool tankard," made 

 of wine, water, lemon-juice, and sugar, to which a few of 

 the tender leaves seem to give additional coolness. 



Sow early in March or last of February, broadcast, and 

 a little thinning and weeding is all the attention that will 

 be needed. 



Carum Carui — Caraway. 

 A native of England and various other countries of 

 Europe. It is a biennial plant, well known to the ancients. 

 Pliny mentions it. Caraway is cultivated for its seeds, 

 which are useful in confectionery ; as in cakes, comfits, 

 &c., and the leaves are sometimes used in soups. The 

 roots are said to excel those of the parsnip, being formerly 

 cooked and used in the same manner. Medicinally the 

 seeds are used in an infusion for flatulence. Sow in 

 March or in the autumn, and thin so as to give each plant 

 a foot of room. Keep free from weeds. The autumn 

 sowing will give seed the next season. 



Centaurea Benedicta — Blessed Thistle. 



An annual from Spain, and the Levant. An infusion 

 of the leaves is used as a stomachic, to produce an appe- 

 tite : if strong, it promotes perspiration. 



Sow the seed in autumn, in light earth. Thin, and 

 keep free from weeds. Gather the herb in flower and dry 

 with great care, as it is very apt to mould. 



This plant had formerly a great reputation, but it is 

 now little used. The taste is very bitter and the smell 

 disagi-eeable. 



