FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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CONCEALED MERIT. 
Coriander . — Coriandrum . 
“ Israel called the name thereof manna ; and it was, like 
coriander seed, white.” 
Exodus xiii. 31. 
The seeds of the coriander were formerly 
esteemed one of the best carminative medi¬ 
cines ; and they were generally given to women 
and children under the concealed form of 
comfits ; hence the emblem. 
None enrich their country more than those 
who bring concealed merit into notice. 
