finnochia

Sow Finnochia to ſucceed that which was ſown in the former Month.

1737, The Complete Family-Piece, 2nd edition, part II, chapter iii, page 381

ante 1763, Philip Miller, The Gardeners Kalendar (unknown ed.), excerpted in the Univerſal Muſeum⁽¹⁺³⁾ and the Univerſal Magazine,⁽²⁾ selected in The Beauties of all the Magazines ſelected for the Year 1763 (T. Waller), ed. George Alexander Stevens, volume 2, pages 126,⁽¹⁾ 221,⁽²⁾ and 266⁽³⁾ ⁽¹⁾ Sow the ſeeds of finnochia in drills made about a foot aſunder, thinly ſcattered over about half an inch thick. ⁽²⁾ Sow finnochia in drills about eighteen inches or two feet aſunder, to ſucceed that ſown laſt month; draw the earth up to the plants almoſt full grown, to blanch them. ⁽³⁾ Thin the finnochia plants, ſown the former month, allowing them room enough to grow: the plants which are taken out ſhould not be tranſplanted, for they rarely are good for any thing.

FINNOCHIA, sweet-fennel, in botany, a ſpecies of fennel, cultivated in gardens as a ſallad-herb, and as ſuch much liked by ſome.

1763, “Finnochia”, in A New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 2nd edition, volume 2, page 1240

Sow finnochia in drills about twenty inches aſunder. A light rich and moiſt ſpot is neceſſary at this ſeaſon, otherwiſe the plants will run to ſeed.

1771, Thomas Hitt [aut.] and James Meader [contrib., ed.], The Modern Gardener; or, Univerſal Kalendar, page 209

In ſome warm place ſow young ſallads, likewiſe rape, ſorrel, finnochia and ſpinach.

1780, Samuel Cooke, The Complete Engliſh Gardener (J. Cooke), page 24