PARSNIP FAMILY. 



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Coriander. — (Coriandrum sativum.) — Native of southern Eu- 

 rope. — Annual. — Two to two and one-half feet high. Stem leaves 

 much divided. Grown from the seed which should be sown in 

 the spring. The seed is used for flavoring purposes; the foliage 

 exhales a very rank odor. 



Dill. — (Anethum graveolens.) — Native of southern Europe. — 

 Annual. — Height, from two to two and a half feet. It is of the 

 easiest culture. The seed is much used as flavoring for pickles 

 of various kinds. It should be sown in the spring in rows about 

 one foot apart and cultivated the same as for carrots. Where the 

 seed ripens, an abundance of plants generally spring up the fol- 

 lowing year. Probably botanically the same as fennel but the 

 latter is more in use in the green stage for its foliage. 



BORAGE FAMILY. (Order Boraginaceae.) 

 Borage. — (Borage ofiicinalis.) — Native of Europe and North 

 Africa. — Annual. — Twelve to eighteen inches high. Used in the 

 manufacture of cordials. Flowers blue, pretty. Of the easiest 

 culture, growing freely from spring sown seeds. 



RUE FAMILY. (Order Rutaceae.) 

 Common Rue. — (Ruta graveoleus.) — A bushy herb, woody, or 

 almost shrubby at its base. The leaves are very bitter and some- 

 times used in seasoning. Grown from seed or by division of the 

 roots. 



