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rol. iii), 4 it is excellent in soups, in which, whether white or brown, slices 
of it are used as ingredients, and readily impart their flavor- With the Ger- 
mans, it is also a common salad, for which the roots are prepared by boiling, 
until a fork will pass easily through them : after they are boiled, and become 
cold, they are eaten with oil and vinegar. They are also sometimes served 
up at table, stewed with rich sauces. In all cases, before they are boiled, 
the coat and fibers of the roots, which are very strong, are cut away: and 
the root is put into cold water, on the fire, not in water previously boiling.’” 
Loudon. 
CHAMOMILE. 
Antkemis nobilis. 
Varieties .—These are the common single and double-flowered. 
Soil and culture .—This herb delights in a poor, sandy soil. “ Both kinds 
are propagated by parting the roots, or by slips of the rooted offsets or of the 
runners. Detach them with roots in little tufty sets in March, April or 
May, and plant them from eight to twelve inches asunder, giving water. 
The flowers should be gathered in their prime, in June or July, just when 
full-blown. Let them be spread to dry in a shady place; then put them 
into paper bags, and house them for use.”— Abercrombie. 
“Use .—It is cultivated on account of the flower, which is a safe bitter and 
stomachic, and much used under the name of chamomile-tea. The double¬ 
flowering variety, though more beautiful than the single-flowered, is less 
useful; the aromatic principle not residing in the floscules of the ray, the 
multiplication of which constitutes the double flower. The double sort, 
however, is most cultivated by growers. 
CHIYE. 
Allium schoenoprasum ,— Civette. Fr.— Binsenlauch , Ger. 
“The chive, or cive, is a hardy perennial plant, a native of Britain, and 
found in meadows and pastures, though but rarely. The leaves rise from 
many small bulbous roots connected in bunches; are awl-shaped, thread¬ 
like, and produced in tufts. The flowers are white, tinged with reddish- 
purple, and appear on round stalks in June.”— Loudon. It is of commci? 
and easy cultivation. 
