FENNEL 
Fennel {Fcenkulum jinochio) is a perennial plant, a 
native of Southern Europe, not much grown in this 
country, but a favourite in Italy. The above variety 
must not be confounded with the Aromatic Fennel, a 
plant largely used 
for fish sauces and 
garnishing and for 
flavouring, the seeds 
being used largely 
for the last named 
purpose. The 
Finochio variety is 
distinct from the 
common variety, its 
leaf stalks are 
thicker and round, 
and it is used both 
in a raw state some- 
what like blanched 
celery or boiled 
with meat and also is 
eaten with macaroni. 
It requires a deep soil and is best sown in drills i8 
inches apart and the seedlings thinned to half that 
distance in the row. It likes a fairly rich moist soil, as 
in dry or poor soil the growths are firmer and less 
palatable- The leaf stalks are moulded up a month 
before using. This blanches the lower part and makes a 
most serviceable and distinct vegetable. It grows very 
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FINOCHIO, OR FLORENCE FENNEL 
( One -fifth natural size) 
