THE AMERICAN BOTANIST IT 



jellies and also eaten raw. Called wild lemon. Foliage 

 poisonous as is also the root which forms an official drug. 



LAURACEAE. 



Sassafras variifolium. Sassafras. Bark of the root 

 used in making tea. Regarded as medicinal. Pith of the stem 

 yields much mucilage. 



Benzoin acstivalc. Spice Bush. Fruits once used like 

 allspice. Leaves used as a substitute for tea. 



PAPAVERACEAE. 

 Papaver soninifcnim. Poppy. The seeds of this and 

 other species used in bread and cakes. 



CRUCIFERAE. 



Brassica sp. Mustard. The mustards are valued as pot- 

 herbs and are sometimes cultivated for this purpose. The 

 seeds of B. nigra yield a bland oil and are used in preparing 

 the well known condiment. 



Nasturtium officinale. Water Cress. Well known as a 

 salad plant. 



Nasturtium amoracia. Horse Radish. The use of the 

 roots as a condiment familiar to all. Leaves used as a pot- 

 herb. 



Barbarca vulgaris. Winter Cress. Plant used as a pot- 

 herb. Called poor man's cabbage. 



Barbarca vcrna. Scurvy Grass. Young plants used as 

 a winter salad. 



Dcntaria diphylla. Crinkle-root. Rhizomes with a 

 peppery flavor. Edible. 



Dcntaria laciuiata. Pepper-root. The starchy, pungent, 

 tubers are edible. 



CRASSULACEAE. 



Siylophyllum cdulc. Young leaves used as a salad by the 

 Indians. 



