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seed. The results of the examination indicate that the 

 residue has a fairly high feeding-value, and it would be 

 quite suitable for the ordinary use of coriander residue, 

 i.e. as a cattle food. 



A sample of the seeds was submitted to brokers in 

 London, who reported that they were very stalky, but that 

 their value would be from 505. to 6os. per cwt. (January 

 191 7) as compared with 105. to 1 5$. per cwt. before the war. 

 (see BULLETIN OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, vol. xv. 1917, 

 p. 301). 



Aniseed 



Aniseed, the fruit of an umbelliferous herb (Pimpinella 

 Anisum, Linn.), is grown on a comparatively small scale 

 in Cyprus, the exports in recent years varying from 1,000 

 to 2,000 cwts. per annum. In 1917, 1,015 cwts., valued 

 at 3,164, were exported, all of which went to Egypt. 



Seed sent for examination to the Imperial Institute 

 was reported to consist of aniseed in good condition and 

 practically free from extraneous matter. 



A sample of the seed was submitted to brokers in 

 London, who stated that at that time (January 1917) 

 stocks of aniseed were quite exhausted, and the prices 

 therefore much inflated, small stocks of Spanish aniseed 

 having changed hands in London at 1 105. per cwt. Such 

 price could not be secured if any quantity of aniseed were 

 placed on the market. The value of the Cyprus sample 

 before the war would have been about 275. 6d. per cwt. 

 (see BULLETIN OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, vol. xv. 1917, 

 p. 300). 



White Cumin Seed 



White cumin is also an umbelliferous herb (Cuminum 

 Cyminunij Linn.) ; an account of the cultivation and uses 

 of this and other spices is given in the BULLETIN OF THE 

 IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, vol. xi. 1913, pp. 131136. 



A sample of the seed sent to the Imperial Institute 

 was submitted to brokers in London, who stated that it 

 was rather small and stalky, but that it would probably 

 be worth between 705. and 805. per cwt. (January 1917), 

 although they were of opinion that its pre-war value 



