FLAVORING PLANTS 143 
Fig. 142.—Star Anise (Illicium anisatum, Magnolia Family, Magnoliacee). 
D, flower. C, fruit. B, a pod with seed cut vertically, showing its at- 
tachment to the axis (a), that of the seed to the pod (h), and the place 
of the minute embryo (m) in the copious seed-food. (Prantl.)—A, 
shrubby tree 6-8 m. tall; leaves evergreen, leathery, dotted with volatile 
oil-glands; flowers yellowish; fruit reddish brown. Native home, China 
and Japan. 
Fic. 143, I.—Coriander (Coriandrum sativum. Parsley Family, Umbellif- 
ere). Flowering and fruiting top. (Baillon.)—An annual growing 
about 1 m. tall, aromatic; flowers white; fruit yellowish brown. Native 
home, Southern Europe. 
Fic. 143, Il.—Coriander. Flower, enlarged. Same, cut vertically. (Bail- 
lon.) 
