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long pointed, persistent lobes; they proceed from the outer 
_ flowers of the umbel. Though the two mericarps are closely 
_ united, they adhere only. by the thin pericarp, enclosing: when 
‘ripe a lenticular cavity. On eaeh side of this cavity, the skin 
_ of the fruit separates from that of.the seed, displaying the two 
__. brown. vittes of eachmericarp. In transverse:section, the albu- 
__ men appears crescent-shaped, the concave side being towards 
the cavity. The carpophore stands in the middle of the latter 
as a column, connected. with. the pericarp only at the top 
and bottom,” 
Chemical composition.—The essential oil is isomeric with 
borneol, formula C'°H!8Q, According to ,Kawalier, if the 
elements of. water. are extracted by phosphoric: anhydride, it is 
converted into an oil-of offensive odour, formula C!°H?6, 
q The fruits yield from 0°7 to.1°J per: cent. of volatile oil and 
4 13 per cent. of.fixed oil. 
| Fliickiger obtained from the green. herb from 0°57 to 1-1. 
per mille of: an oil having an offensive odour, which deviated 
_ the ray of polarized light 1:1° to the right when examined in.a 
column of 50 mm.. long. The oil. distilled. by him: from. ripe — 
_ fruit deviated. 5:1° to the right... . 
_ Warnecke has found in Coriander fruit 5°21 ‘per cent: of- ash. 
_  Commerce.— Coriander is: cultivated throughout tropical and 
4 sub-tropical India; it is worth about Rs. 3*per pharrah (about 
35 lbs.). It is largely exported to eastern. ports. 
PIMPINELLA ANISUM, Linn. 
F ee Bentl. and Trim., ¢. 122.. Anise (Eng.), Anis (Fr.). 
Hab.— Persia, Europe, cultivated. The fruit. es 
Vernacular.—Erva-dos (Bomb.). The Indian names for Anise | 
are the same as those for Dill. = ee 
History, Uses, &c.—Anixe does not 
been known to the ancient Hindus, and is no 
Sanskrit works. ‘It was introduced — 
