the fruit or seed of the Carum Carvi, a biennial umbelliferous plant, with an edible fleshy root about six inches long and as thick as the thumb. The stem rises from two to three feet in height, and produces numerous umbels of small whitish or reddish flowers; and each flower is succeeded by two single-seeded capsules, which are the caraway seeds of commerce. These have a strong peculiar odour, with an aromatic bitter taste; and yield on distillation about 4 per cent. of a volatile oil, on which their properties depend. This aromatic is chiefly used in this country by confectioners; but on the continent it is more largely employed, not only to flavour liqueurs, cakes, &c., but also bread, cheese, and various articles of daily food. Its cultivation in Britain is chiefly followed in the counties of Essex and Suffolk, where it is sown on old pasture lands broken up for the purpose, and generally along with coriander and teazle. The coriander, being an annual, yields a crop the first year. The caraway, being a biennial, ripens the second year in July, and the teazles in autumn. If kept clear of weeds, the caraways and teazles would yield smaller crops for several successive years, but it is not found profitable to continue them after the third crop.