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9. Euterpe oleracea, Mart. 



Cabbage Palm. 12-25 ft. higb. Every where, except Abaco, 

 Bahama, Andros, Eleuthera, Berry Islands. " Cabbage " used as 

 food for hogs ; this appears to be causing the extinction of the palm. 



Order XIV. TYPHACBAE. 



1. Typha latifolia, Linn. 



Cat's Tail, Bulrush, Reed-Mace. Extends from Brazil to Texas. 

 The young shoots are eatable when boiled, and also the rhizomes, 

 which are astringent and diuretic, and used in Asia for dysentery. 

 The pollen is made into bread in India and New Zealand. 



Order XV. AROIDEAE. 



1. Colocasia esculenta, Sch. 



Shot Eddoe, Indian Kale. From E. Indies. " Taro " is the 

 general name for the species of Colocasia; C. esculenta is also called 

 " Scratch coco." 



2. Caladium maculatum, Lodd. 

 Bleeding heart. E. and W. Indies. 



3. C. tricolor, Vent., etc. 



Bleeding heart. E. and W. Indies. 



4. Richardia iEthiopica, Kunth. 



White Arum, Calla Lily. From Cape of Good Hope. 



The rhizomes and leaves of Aroideae contain an acrid juice, some- 

 times a violent poison ; but an abundance of nutritive starch is 

 obtained from the rhizomes of Colocasia and Caladium, the Eddoes 

 Aroideae are said to have diuretic and expectorant properties. 



Order XVI. LILIACEAE. 



1. Yucca aloifolia, Linn. 



Adam's Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Dagger Plant. From South- 

 ern U. S. 



2. Lilium candidum, Linn. 

 In gardens. 



3. L. Japonicum, Linn. 

 Easter lily. 



4. Polianthes tuberosa, Linn. 



Tuberose. In gardens. From E. Indies. 



5. Aloe vulgaris, Willd. 



Medicinal aloe. East and West Indies. 



