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Brassica, Cynara, many palms, &c. Other 1. are also eaten, e.g. 

 Apium (celery), Ceratopteris, Clienopodium, Crambe (sea-kale), 

 Eremurus, Foeniculum (fennel), Lactuca (lettuce), Lepidium (ciess), 

 Myrrhis, Rheum (rhubarb), Scorzonera, Spinacia (spinach), Tetra- 

 gonia, &c.; similarly the young shoots of Asparagus, Bambusa, &c. 

 This leads on to condiments or spices (see Condiments). 



ManyyiVj/y/r. are also eaten ; the greatest food value attaches to 

 Artocarpus (bread-fr., jak), Musa (banana, plantain), and Phoenix 

 (date), but others are Aberia, Achras, Anacardium (cashew), Ananas 

 (pine-apple), Anona (custard-apple, &c.), Artaboirys, Averrhoa, 

 Bactris, Benincasa, -Blighia, Borassus (palmyra- palm), Byrsonima, 

 Carica (papaw), Celtis, Cereus, Chrysobalanus, Chrysophylhim, 

 Citrullus, Citrus (orange, lemon, &c.), Coccinia, Coccoloba, Cucumis 

 (melon, cucumber), Cucurbita (pumpkin, marrow), Debregeasia, 

 Decaisnea, Dialium, Diospyros (kaki), Durio (durian), Eriobotrya 

 (loquat), Eugenia (rose-apple, &c.), Feronia, Ficus (fig), Fragaria 

 (strawberry), Garcinia (mangosteen), Gaylussacia (huckleberry), 

 Glycosmis, Hymenaea, Juniperus, Lantana, Lapagevia, Litchi 

 (litchi), Macadamia, Maclura, Mammea, Mangifera (mango), Mimu- 

 sops, Monstera, Morus (mulberry), Myrtus, Nephelium (rambutan), 

 Opuntia(pncklypear),Osmanthus, Pappea, Passiflora(granadilla,&c.), 

 Pereskia, Persea (avocado), Peumus, Prunus (plum, cherry, apricot, 

 peach, &c.), Psidium (guava), Punica (pomegranate), Pyrus (pear, 

 apple, &.C.), Ribes (gooseberry, currant), Rubus (raspberry, &c.), 

 Sechium, Spondias, Tamarindus (tamarind), Vaccinium (cranberry, 

 bilberry, &c.), Vitellaria, Vitis (grape), Zanthoxylum, Zizyphus, &c. 



Drinks (q.v., and Alcohol), narcotics (y.v.), &c. may also be men- 

 tioned here. For food for animals cf. Fodder, and Bee-flowers. 



Edithcolea N. E. Br. Asclepiadaceae (n. 3). i E. Afr., Socotra. 



Edmondia Cogn. Cucurbitaceae (3). i Venezuela. 



Edraianthus A. DC. = Wahlenbergia Schrad. (BH.) = Hedraianthus 

 A. DC. 



Eflulis (Lat.), edible. 



Edwardsia, Salisb. = Sophora Linn. 



Edwinia A. A. Heller (JTamesia p.p.). Saxifnigaceae (in). 2 N. Am. 



Eel-grass, Zostera ; -trap pi. , Biovularia, Genlisea, Polypompholyx, 

 Utriciilaria. 



Eenia Hiern et Sp. Moore. Compositae (4). i Damaraland. 



Effete, function less from age. 



Effigurations, outgrowths of receptacle, Capparidaceae, Orchidaceae, 

 Passifloraceae. 



Effuse, expanded. 



Efulensia C. H. Wright (Deida/nia EP.). Passifloraceae. i trop. Afr. 



Eganthus Van Tiegh. Olacaceae. i Brazil. 



Egassea I'ierre ex Wildem. Scyiopetalaceae. 3 trop. Afr. 



Egeria Neraud. Rubiaceae. Nomen. 



Egg -apparatus, the ovum and synergidae ; -fruit, -pi., Solan um 

 Melongena L. 



Eggersia Hook. f. (Neca p.p. El\}. Nyctaginaceae. i W. Indies. 



Eglantine, Rosa l'.^!antei ia L. 



Egletes Cass. Compositae (3). 6 trop. Am., Mexico. 



