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3335- Cow-tree milk.— The milk of the trunk of Brosimum galactodendron Don. 

 (Moraceae— Mulberry Family). Native of northern South America. 

 Said to be edible, like cow's milk. Presented by F. v. Wilmousky, of 

 New York. 



3336. The bark of the same tree. 



3337. The leaves of the same. 



THE KNOTWEED FAMILY (Polygonaceae) 



3338. Curly dock. Narrow dock.— The leaves of Rumex crispus L. Native of 



Asia and Europe and a cosmopolitan weed. Widely eaten as a pot-herb. 

 Collected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey, May 1, 1906. 



3339. Canaigre stems. Wild pie-plant.— The leaf-stems of Rumex hymenosepalus 



Torr. (See No. 1353.) Collected at Mesilla Park, New Mexico, in May, 

 1905, by E. O. Wooton. 



3340. Acetosella. Red, sheep, field, or horse, sorrel. Sour-grass. Green sauce — 



The herbage of Rumex Acetosella L. Native of Europe and somewhat 

 cultivated. Used in salads. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, 

 New Jersey. 



3341. Pie-plant. Garden rhubarb.— The leaf-stems of Rheum rhaponticum L. 



Native of eastern Europe and adjacent Asia and cultivated. From the 

 New York market. 



3342. The same from Rheum undulatum L., of western Asia. 



3343. Another sample of the same. 



THE GO0SEF00T FAMILY (Chenopodiaceae) 



3344. Glasswort. Saltwort. Pickle plant. Chicken's toes.— The herbage of 



Salicornia europaea L. Native of sea-coasts of the north temperate zone. 

 Used in pickles and as a pot-herb. Collected on Hunters Island, New 

 York, by M. A. Howe, August, 1906. 



3345. Lambs '-quarters. Goose-foot. Pig-weed.— The herbage of Chenopodium 



album L. Native of Europe and a cosmopolitan weed. One of the most 

 delicious of pot-herbs. Collected in Bronx Park by Percy Wilson, October, 

 1918. 



3346. Western orache. — The herbage of J triplex occidentalis Torr. Native of 



the western arid regions of the United States, and used by the natives as a 

 pot-herb. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Adamana, Arizona, August, 

 1909. 



3347. Saltbush.— The herbage of A. Nuttalliana S. Watson of the same region. 



Collected by H. H. Rusby at Albuquerque, New Mexico, in August, 1909. 



3348. Beet tops. Beet leaves.— The young plants of Beta vulgaris L. Native of 



Europe and everywhere cultivated except in hot regions. A favorite pot- 

 herb. Grown at Newark, New Jersey, by H. H. Rusby. 



3349. Swiss chard. — The herbage of a cultivated variety of Beta vulgaris, commonly 



known as B. Cycla. From the New York market. 



3350. Spinach. Spinage. — The herbage of Spinacea oleracea L. Native of Asia 



and cultivated in all except hot regions. From the New York market. 



