. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. F4 CASSELL'S POPULAE GAEDENING. deep, rich, loamy soil is desirable. When grown for its seeds, puU up the entire stalk previous to their fully ripening, and lay in a dry shed to ripen in the same way as Celery-seeds are harvested. Chamomile [Anthemis noUlis). French, Crnno- mille; German, Kanielle; Italian, Camomilla. — Garden Chamomile is generally the douhle-flowered variety of the above—Anthemis nobilis jUyre pleno— though occasionally the normal single-flowered one is to be met with in cultivation. The latter is the most useful, as it contains the
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. F4 CASSELL'S POPULAE GAEDENING. deep, rich, loamy soil is desirable. When grown for its seeds, puU up the entire stalk previous to their fully ripening, and lay in a dry shed to ripen in the same way as Celery-seeds are harvested. Chamomile [Anthemis noUlis). French, Crnno- mille; German, Kanielle; Italian, Camomilla. — Garden Chamomile is generally the douhle-flowered variety of the above—Anthemis nobilis jUyre pleno— though occasionally the normal single-flowered one is to be met with in cultivation. The latter is the most useful, as it contains the peculiar bitter prin- ciple of the plant in greater perfection than the double. Both varieties ai-e partial to a deep and firm sandy soil. They are readily propagated by division of the plants during the month of May, when each side-shoot possessing a few roots will, properly planted, form the basis of a fine plaint during the summer following. When the plants are established, the soil between them should be trodden down firmly—indeed, treading over the plants seems to aid rather than injure their growing powers. The flowers, which are used for chamomile-tea, &o., are generally ready for gathering early in the month of July, and are best when dried in partial sunshine only. Chervil (Chcerophi/num aromatieiim, C. sativum, and C. tuberosum are the species grown). French, Cerfoinl; German, Gartenkerbel. —• The first, or aromatic species, is somewhat fem-leaved in shape, and is known as Sweet Cicely. Like C. sativum, or the Parsley-leaved, it is rather extensively used for salads, &c. Both these species are very easily grown. Sow seeds somewhat thinly, during the months of May, July, and August, upon a light sandy soil, thinning the young plants out to six inches apart when large enough. Charophyllum tuberosum is greatly prized on the Continent and some parts of America. Hitherto it has proved too tender to grow and produce its roots well in this country. It mer
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