CICEL Y—Sweet Cicely, Mybhrris odorata. Family: Umbelliferae. 
Usrs: Leaves used as a garnish and seasoning. Roots are boiled as a 
vegetable or eaten in salads. 
DEscRIPTION: Soft, ferny leaves, round, ribbed stems reaching eighteen 
inches in height and lovely white umbels possess an exotic perfume 
and aromatic spicy flavor. 
CULTIVATION: Seeds sown in moist humus sometimes take nine months 
to germinate. If planted when ripe in July, seedlings will appear in 
early spring. Sow where plants are to remain for several years as they 
do not transplant well. Loves acid, moist soil in partial shade. Blooms 
in the early part of May. 
CORIANDER—Coriandrum sativum. Family: Umbelliferae. 
Uses: Seeds used for spicing cookies, hot breads, 
coffee, confections, liqueurs and curry powder. 
Description: A. slight, little annual with 
rounded basal leaves similar to Anise which 
become linear at the top of the eighteen inch 
stems. Flat umbels of extremely pretty pale- 
mauve blossoms. The acrid smell of the foliage 
does not suggest the pleasing fragrance of the 
ripe fruits. The seeds are crushed before using 
in cooking and improve in flavor the longer 

they are kept. 
CuLTIvaATION: Easily .grown annual to be sown where plants are to 
remain. Matures early and fat brown seeds may be harvested in the 
middle of July. One of the earliest flowers in the herb garden. 
COSTMAR Y—Alecost, Bible Leaf, Mint Geranium, Sweet Mary Ann, 
Chrysanthemum balsamita. Family: Compositae. 
_ Users: Old-fashioned flavoring for ale. Leaves are spread among linens 
or pressed to make sweet-scented book marks. 
Description: The verdant clumps of broad leaves with finely-toothed 
margins are handsome, hardy perennial additions to the garden. Spread- 
ing three foot tall flowering stems bear clusters of yellow buttons in 
late summer. The distinctive scent is reminiscent of balsam and mint. 
CuLTIvATION: Plants are usually propagated by divisions of creeping 
roots in fall or spring. The variety Chrysanthemum majus with white 
rays about the yellow floral disks is called Camphor plant because of 
the camphor smell of the leaves. 
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