Chaerophyllum

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Read about Chaerophyllum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Chaerophyllum (Greek-made name, referring to the agreeably scented foliage). Umbellifera.-. Scented herbs, annual, biennial or perennial, glabrous or hirsute, often tuberous-rooted, of 30-40 species in the northern hemisphere, one of which is cult. Lvs. pinnately or ternately decompound, the segms. also toothed or cut: fls. small, white, in a compound many-rayed umbel; calyx-teeth 0: carpels with 5 more or less apparent ribs, the beak 0 or much shorter than the body. C. bulbosum, Linn., of Cent. Eu. and the Caucasus, biennial, is the turnip-rooted chervil. (See Chervil.) St. hairy, at least below, 3-5 ft. tall, branching, swollen below the joints, the root tuberous (and edible): lvs. much compound, the ultimate divisions very narrow. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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