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CORIANDRUM L. Coriander. 

 Coriandrum sativum L. (sown). 

 Coriander. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation or spontaneous in waste 

 places in Bridgeport (Eames). June — July. Fugitive from 

 Europe. 



The seeds are commonly used as flavoring in confections, 

 pastries, liquors, etc. 



AETHUSA L. Fool's Parsley. 

 Aethusa Cynapium L. (dog-parsley). 

 Fool's Parsley. 



Rare. Waste ground: Norwalk (E. H. Baldwin, Eames). 

 June — Sept. Adventive from Europe. 

 The plant is poisonous. 



PASTINACA L. Parsnip. 

 Pastinaca sativa L. (sown). 

 Wild or Poison Parsnip. 



Common. Roadsides and waste places. June — Sept. 

 Naturalized from Europe. 



Well known in cultivation, from which the wild plant is 

 an escape. The plant is poisonous to some persons. 



LEVISTICUM Hill. Lovage. 

 Levisticum officinale (L.) Koch (of the shops). 

 Lignsticum Levisticum L. 

 Levisticum Levisticum Karst. 

 Lovage. 



Rare. Roadsides and waste ground: Oxford (Harger), 

 Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). July — Aug. Adventive 

 from Europe. 



Commonly cultivated in old gardens for its carminative 

 seeds, which are believed to possess several medicinal 

 properties. 



ANETHUM L. Dill. 

 Anethum graveolens L. (strong-smelling). 

 Dill. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation or spontaneous in waste 



