MS OF HERBS, &C. SECT. XVI. 



CAMOMILE is a ufeful medicinal herb, of which 

 *we have fingle and double flowering kinds; and of the 

 latter, a fort with very full flowers. It is propagated 

 by parting its roots, or by its runners, in March, or 

 April, fetting them nine or ten inches afunder. Gather 

 the flowers in their prime, (as thofe of all plants fbould 

 be) before they begin to fade; dry them thinly i» the 

 fliade tor a few days, and preferve them from damp in 

 paper bags. The fingle fort is the ftrongeft flavours, 

 though for quantity, the double is moftly cultivated ; 

 Camomile likes a poor foil. 



Capsicum is fometimes cultivated for its young 

 pods to pickle; being raifed on a gentle hot-fed, or two, 

 to bring them forward till June, when (rather about 

 the middle} they may be planted in open ground, about 

 fealf a yard afunder* See Lifts of annuals. 



Caraway feeds are chiefly medicinal ; but being 

 ufed in cakes, a few plants may nave place in the 

 garden. Sow in fpring, in a moift rich foil, and let 

 them have fix inches fquare to grow in. 



Carduus Benedictus, is limply medicinal, and 

 is of good repute. Sow it in autumn, either in drills, 

 or broad call, and thin the plants to nine inches dis- 

 tance. It is annual, and mull be cut down to the root 

 for drying, juft as it gets into flower. 



Chervil is ufed in fallads, and is alfo a pot -herb 

 that was formerly in much eftimation for its warm 

 nature. Sow it thick in autumn for winter and fpring 

 ufe. When fown in fpring, or fummer, it runs quickly 

 to flower. The feed muff be (lightly covered, and the 

 leaves gathered for ufe young, cutting it down like 

 parflev, (which it refembles) it fprings again. 



Gives are final! bulbs, and a fort of mild perennial 

 onion, the leaves of which are cut for fallads, and 

 culinary purpofes, at the fpring, before onions come in. 

 As the bulbs increafe fall, fome of them may be flippec 

 from the rooted clutter*, and ufed as onions. They 



are 



