Rei.han. — Durham; In cornfields, but not very common. Wellington Bal- 
last Hills; and fields at Beamish: N. J. Winch, Esq. — Lincolnsh. Swafield 
Dale, seven miles S. of Grantham: Dr. Martin. Abundant in the marshes 
near Boston, on the sides of the William, within the banks near the Grand 
Sluice: Sir J. Banks. — Norfolk; Marshy places in the county: Bonsov. 
Glebe fields. Stow, probably naturalized : Miss Bell, in N. B. G. — Northumh. 
In cornfields, but not very common: N. J. Winch, Esq. — Suffolk •' In Westley 
Bottom near Bury : Sir T. G. Cullum. Fields at Parham : Kev. G.Ckauu. — 
Worcestersh. Meadows near Worcester: Mr. E. Lies, in Illust. — Yorksh. 
Meadows adjoining the Humber near Hull, so plentifully that the poor people 
gather the seed to dispose of to the druggists: Teesdai.e. Near the Black’s 
Head above Grantley : Kev. J. Dalton. By the road-side on Sawley Moor : 
Mr. Biidnton. — WALES. Anglesey; On a hedge in the parish of Llansa- 
dwrn, between Cefn Coch and the Church : Kev. H. Davies. — SCOTLAN D. 
Under the rocks of Edinburgh Castle towards the West: Dr. Parsons. Be- 
tween Newhall and South Queensferry.and nearthe village of Abercorn: Messrs. 
Maugiian and Siiutek. In the Isle of Oransa : Ligiitfoot. In the haugh of 
Dalbeth, near Glasgow: IIopxirk. — IRELAND. Meadows and pastures, 
occasionally. Fields near Kilinainham, &c. : Mr. Mackay. 
Biennial. — Flowers in May and June. 
Root spindle-shaped, branched, fibrous ; yellowish on the outside, 
white within. Stem upright, from 1 to 2 feet, or more, high, branch- 
ed, leafy, furrowed, smooth. Root-leaves from 6 to 9 inches long, 
stalked, doubly pinnate ; leaflets numerous, finely cut, growing in 
sixes, in a kind of whorl, two of them longer than the other four. 
Stem-leaves smaller, very unequal ; lower on dilated, lax, membran- 
ous-edged footstalks ; upper sessile. General Involucrum, when 
present, of from 1 to 3 very narrow leaves. Partial Involucrum 
none. Umbels numerous, upright, many-rayed. Flowers numer- 
ous, white, or pale flesh-coloured, the marginal ones only, perfect 
and prolific. Calyx always extremely minute, and not constantly 
complete or discernible. Petals small, inflexed, in the central 
flowers nearly equal. Floral-receptacle white, undulated, very dis- 
tinct from the bases of the styles. Fruit small, somewhat egg- 
shaped. Carpels (seeds, Linn.y agreeably aromatic. 
The Caraway is a native throughout the whole of Europe, in 
meadows and pastures ; and of Altaia, in dry grassy places at the 
river Tscharaiych ; it is admitted into the Floras of Britain, but is 
considered a naturalized plant. It is cultivated for the sake of its 
seeds, which are a grateful and wholesome aromatic. They are 
used in confectionery, and in medicine ; and are distilled with spi- 
ritous liquors for the flavour they afford. They are said to be no 
despicable remedy for the tertian agues. They abound with an 
essential oil, which is antispasmodic and carminative. We are told 
in the Phil. Journal, that one pound of Caraway-seeds, yielding 
four ounces of oil, also affords about half an ounce of Camphor. 
In Spring the lower leaves may be boiled with pot-herbs ; and in 
former times the spindle-shaped roots were eaten as parsnips, to 
which Parkinson gives them the preference. Dr. Anderson 
says, both the roots and tops may be given to cattle in the Spring. 
For its culture, both in the garden and the field, see Don’s Gen. 
Syst. of Gard. Bot. ; and Loudon’s Encyclopaedias of Garden- 
ing, and of Agriculture. 
