Coriandrum
(a name used by Pliny, derived from coris, a bug; in reference to the foetid smell of the leaves). Coriander. ORD. Umbelliferoe. C. sativum is a hardy annual, native of Southern Europe, but occasionally found in a semi-wild state, in waste places in the South and East of England. The young leaves of this plant are occasionally employed in soups and salads, and the seed are used in confectionery, and for other flavouring purposes. They ripen about August, and should be sown, in a warm position, in autumn, and again in spring. If the leaves are required, small quantities of seed should be sown about every month for succession, in drills 1ft. apart. C. sativum (cultivated). fl. white; umbels of three or four rays, without any involucre; involucels of three dimidiate leaves. l. decompound. Stems terete. h. 1 1/2ft.