CRITHUM, SAMPHIRE: A genus of plants belonging to the pentandria class; and in the natural method ranking under the 45th order, Umbellatæ. See BOTANY INDEX.—Its leaves are an excellent pickle used for sauces, and are by many eaten raw in salads. It is of a saltish relish, palatable, and comfortable to the stomach. It is not very easily preserved in gardens. It must be sown on gravelly or rocky ground, half an inch deep; in which situation the plants will come up, and last some years.
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