DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



CORIANDRUM SATIVUM. 



Fr. Coriandre. — Q&c. Kot lander. 



An annual from the East, also grows naturally in the south of Europe. It 

 is raised mostly for its seeds, which have a pleasant, aromatic taste, though the 

 smell is disagreeable. It is often used to disguise the taste of medicines, but is 

 principally employed in confectionery. Sow the seeds early in Spring, where 

 they are to remain, in drills, ten inches apart. Do this in dry weather, and thin 

 the plants to four inches, and keep clear from weeds. 



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ANITHUM GRAVEOLENS. 



Fr. nAneth. — Ger. Dili. 



An annual, a native of southern Europe, and also, of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Cultivated for its seeds, which have an aromatic odor, and a warm, 

 pungent, and somewhat bitter taste. Medicinally, they are good for flatulence 

 and colic in infants. 1 he leaves are sometimes used for culinary purposes, and 

 the seeds are occasionally added to pickled cucumbers, to heighten the flavor. 

 Sow the seeds either early in the Spring, or soon after they are ripe, in a light 

 soil. Thin, if crowded, and keep clear from weeds. 



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MARRUBIUM VULGARE. 



Fr. Marrube. — Ger. Andom. 



A perennial plant, a native of most parts of Europe. It has a strong, aro- 

 matic smell, and a bitter, pungent taste, which is permanent in the mouth. 

 Medicinally, Horehound is a tonic, somewhat stimulant and diuretic, and in 

 large doses laxative. It is useful in asthma and jaundice, and is a favorite rem- 

 edy in pulmonary complaints. Obstinate catarrhs have been cured by taking 

 the expressed juice in new milk. It enters largely into the composition of cough 

 syi-ups and lozenges. Sow the seeds in the Spring, in any common soil ; it 

 scarcely needs any attention ; may be propagated by dividing the roots. 



HVSSOPUS OFFICINALIS. 



Fr. Hyssope. — Ger. Isopp. 



Hyssop is a hardy evergreen undershrub from the south of Europe, of which 



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