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duceil, spatulate, often entire : heads 1.5-2 in. broad; 

 rays often with a few dark spots above the orange base ; 

 outer involucre H shorter than the inner : aliene orbic- 

 ular, broadly winged ; pappus very minute. Tex. B.M. 

 3460. S.H. 1:270. 



r>p. Divisions broadly linear to filiform. 

 12. palmata, Nntt. iC. pripvor, Fres.). Perennial: 



V^V^ 



.1 size. 



9. ^andi£16ra, Nutt. (C ?(>w^//;f.s, Hook.). Perennial: 

 simple or tVw-rtd., glabrous, 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. opposite, 

 basal wantiny:. lower cauline spatulate or lanceolate, en- 

 tire, upper divided into several linear entire divisions : 

 heads 1-2.5 in. broad : akene orbicular, papillose, broadly 

 winfred ; pappus paleaceous. Southern U. S. Sweet, 

 B.F.G. 175. B.M. 3586. Gn. 47:995. Mn. 5:201. 



BB. Hays elliptical, entire or nearly so. 



V. Leaf divisions entire. 



D. Divisions lanceolate, large. 



10. mijor, Walt. (C. senifdUa, Michx.). Perennial: 

 tall and stout, 2-3 ft. high, pubescent, much branched 

 above : Ivs. opposite, basal wanting, lower caiiline 

 small, upper sessile, 2-3 in. long, palraately 3-divided, 

 divisions equal , broadly lanceolate, acute : heads 1 }4-~ in. 

 broad : akenes obovate-elliptical, winged, summit 2- 

 toothed. Southeastern U. S. 



Var. (Emleri, Britton. Smooth, leaf-divisions more 

 attenuate at the base. B.M. 3484 as C. se>iifolia. 



Var. linearis. Small. Smooth: leaf-divisions narrow. 

 2-4 lines wide. 



11. tripteris, Linn. Perennial : very large and stout, 

 4-8 ft. high, branched above, glabrous : Ivs. opposite, 

 petioled, 4-G in. long, pinnatifid, divisions broadly or 

 narrowly lanceolate : heads medium, pale : akene ob- 

 long, narrowly wingt-d; pappus wanting. Cent. U. S. 



sparingly branched at the 

 cuneate, 2.5 in. long, 3- 

 >n«:uUy linear, midrib 3- 

 . broad : akenes oblong, 

 ante or obsolete. Cent. 



tall and stout. IS-'^ 

 summit : Ivs. o|>iH,-.irr. U\. 

 cleft to the mid-li. . <ii\ isn 

 nerved below: In-uls 1',.-:^ 

 narrowlv winged ; pappus 

 U. S. R.H. 1845:205. 



13. delphinifdlia, Lam. Perennial: glabrous, branched 

 above, 1-3 ft. high : Ivs. opposite, sessile, 2-3 in. long, 

 the basal wanting, pinnatifid, divisions 3-7, broadly 

 linear ; disk dark brown : akene obovate, narrowly 

 winged; pappus teeth short. Southeastern U. S. 



14. verticillAta, Linn. (C. tenuifdlia, Ehrh.). Peren- 

 nial: sparingly branched, 1-3 ft. high: basal Ivs. want- 

 ing, cauline opposite, sessile, 1-2-ternately divided, di- 

 visions linear-filiform: heads 1-lK in. broad: akenes 

 obovate-wedge-shaped, narrowly winged; pappus nearly 

 obsolete. Eastern U. S. 



i-c. Z,itif-tIiri^ions coarsely serrate or incised. 



15. trichosperma, Mirhx. Annual : tall, 2-5 ft. high, 

 branched near the summit, glabrous: Ivs. 2—4 in. long, 

 the lower wanting, pinnatifid, on very short petioles, 

 divisions narrowly lanceolate, acute, serrate or incised; 

 rays pale : akene 4 lines long, cuneate, fiat, wingless, 

 ciliate and hairy; awns 2, very short. Eastern U. S. 



Var. tenulloba, Gray. Leaf -segments linear. 



10. arlBtdsa, Michx. Annual : like the last, but Ivs. 

 slightly pubescent beneath : akenes broader, with slen- 

 der awns as long as the body. Cent. U. S. B.M. 6462. 

 R.H. 1869:72. 



17. ailirea, Ait. Annual : glabrous, 1-3 ft. high: Ivs. 

 piuuatifiil, the upper sometimes simple; divisions from 

 lanceolate to linear, sparingly incised; outer involucral 

 bracts narrowly linear, inner black-punctate : akenes 

 broadly cuneate, very small (1-2 lines long), nearly 

 glabrous; pappus of two blunt, chaffy, very short teeth. 

 Southeastern U. S. — Very variable. 



C. aristdsa, Michx., C. involucrdta, Nutt., and C. tricho- 

 sperma, Michx., are now usually placed under Bidens.— C. At- 

 kitisonidna, Dougl., differs from C. tinctoria in its larger size 

 and winged akenes. Annual. Western U. S.— C. auriculdta, 

 Linn. Perennial: low, stoloniferous, hirsute: Ivs. petioled, 

 short, oval, mostly entire: heads large, very long, peduncled: 

 probably not in the trade. Southern U. S.— O. involucrdta, 

 Nutt. Annual : like C. aristnsa, but heads larger, involucral 

 bracts more numerous, awns shorter. Cent. U. S.— G. Leaven- 

 ivnrthli, Torr. & Gray. Annual: leaf-divisions linear-spatulate: 

 rays cuneate, lobed. yellow; awns 2, slender: akene winged. 

 Southern U. S.— G. jutddta, Nutt. Perennial : rush-like, Ivs. 

 mostly basal, long, filiform ; rays rose-colored: wing of akene 

 pectinate. Southern U. S. 



Cargiita, Pursh=C. aurea, Ait.— C atropurpftrea, Hort.= 

 Thelesperma, sp.— G. Boykinidna, Nutt.=C grandiflora.— C. 

 dichdtoma, Michx. =C. angusti folia.— G. diversifblia, DC.=C. 

 aurieulata. — G. linifdlia. Nutt.=C. angustifolia. — G. marmo- 

 rd(a, Hort.=C. tinctoria.- G. o6io?lff^7oiia,Nutt.=C.lanceolata. 



K. M. WiEGAND, 



CORIANDER is the seed-like fruit of Coriandrum 

 sativum, Linn., an umbelliferous annual of S. Europe. 

 The plant grows 2-3 ft. high, glabrous, strong-smelling, 

 with Ivs. divided into almost thread-like divisions, and 

 small-white fis. The plant is easily grown in garden, 

 soil. It occasionally becomes spontaneous about old 

 yards. The seeds (or fruits) are used as seasoning and 

 flavoring in pastries, confections and liquors, although 

 they are less known in this country than caraway. The 

 plant is occasionally cultivated in Amer. gardens along; 

 with sweet herbs. 



CORIANDRUM, See Corinndrr. 



CORIARIA {roriutn, skin, leather; as frutex corfa- 

 riits, a shrub used for tanning leather, was described by 

 Pliny). Voriaridcete. Shrubs or perennial herbs : 

 ivs. deciduous, entire, 3-9-nerved, opposite and disti- 

 chous : fis. polygamous-monoecious in slender racemes, 

 small; petals and sepals 5; stamens 10: fr. berry-like, 

 consisting of 5 1 -seeded nutlets enclosed by the en- 

 larged and colored petals. About 8 species in Himal. 

 and E. Asia. Mediterranean region. N. Zealand and S. 

 Amer. Ornamental shrubs or herbs, with slender, arch- 



