This volume accompanies text volume 14, published in 2005. Included are representatives of Apiaceae, or Umbelliferae, which contain a number of vegetables and herbs that are essential to world cuisines such as anise, carrot, celery, cilantro or coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, and parsley. Also represented are several species used in traditional Chinese medicine such as Clethraceae (the Lily of the Valley Tree family), Cornaceae (and the related Garryaceae, Helwingiaceae, Mastixiaceae, and Toricelliaceae), including the lovely white blossomed dogwood trees, and Diapensiaceae, a family of herbs and ornamental shrubs. Ericaceae, the heath family, encompassing the glorious rhododendrons and azaleas, as well as cranberries and bilberries is represented.

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