THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 21 



TILIACEAE. 

 Tilia Americana. Basswood. The inner bark yields a 



strong" and useful fiber. In Europe this is often woven into 

 mats. 



MALVACEAE. 

 Abutilon Theo'phrasti. Indian Mallow. Stem yields a 

 strong fiber. 



PASSIFLORACEAE. 

 Passfflora incarndta. Maypops. Fruit the size of a hen's 

 egg, edible, with a flavor suggesting the tropical grenadilla. 



CACTACEAE. 

 Opuntia vulgaris. Prickly Pear. Fruits edible. Several 

 other species of cacti have edible fruits and the stems of others 

 may be used as forage. 



THYMELEACEAE. 

 Dirca palustris. Leatherwood. Bark contains a strong 

 and durable bast. 



ELEAGNACEAE. 



SJicplierdia argcutca. Buffalo Berry. Fruit edible. A 

 dry ground species which can be improved by cultivation. 



ONAGRACEAE. 



Oenothera biennis. Evening Primrose. Young plants 

 vised as a salad or potherb. Roots fleshy, edible. Probably to 

 be much improved by cultivation. 



ARALIACEAE. 



Aralia nudieaulis. Wild Sarsaparilla. Rootstock 

 edible. Sometimes used in place of the official sarsaparilla. 



Aralia raccniosa. Wild Spikenard. Roots fleshy, 

 edible, spicy-aromatic. 



Panax quinquefolia. Ginseng. Roots edible but of slow 

 growth. In high repute with the Chinese as a medicinal plant. 



Panax trofoliiun. Ground-nut. Each plant produces a 

 single small round tuber which is edible. 



