(i5i) 



family). Native of tropical America. Acquired by D. T. MacDougal at 

 Tucson, Arizona, January, 1904. 



3371. Cubierta. — The similarly prepared pulp of the stem of Echinocactus Wis- 



lezeni Englm. (Same family). Native of the southwestern United States. 

 Same source and donor. 



3372. Another sample, probably from the same plant. Acquired in San Luis 



Potosi, Mexico, by Edward Palmer. 



3373. Preserved cactus pulp. — Identity of plant not known. Same source and 



donor as preceding. 



3374. Fireweed stems. — The stems of Chamaenirion latifolium (L.) Small. (Ona- 



graceae — Evening Primrose Family). Native of northwestern North 

 America. The pith is used by the Indians in soup. Collected by H. H. 

 Rusby near Glacier, Canada. 



3375. Evening primrose. — The young herbage of Oenothera biennis L. (Same 



family). Native of eastern and central North America. Collected by 

 H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey. 



THE CARROT FAMILY (Ammiaceae) 



3376. Cow parsnip. — The leaf-stems of Heracleum lanatum A^ichx. Native of 



North America. They are eaten like celery stems. Collected in the New 

 York Botanical Garden in September, 1918, by Percy Wilson. 



3377. Fennel stems. — The leaf-stems of Foeniculum Foeniculum (L.) Karst. (See 



No. 1954.) Purchased in the New York market and presented by H. H. 

 Rusby. 



3378. Another sample of the same. Grown at Sparkhill, New York, by M. Ball. 

 3378.1. Satsuma. — The entire plant of Deringa canadensis (L.) Kuntze. It is a 



favorite pot-herb of the Japanese. Native of North America and Japan and 

 cultivated. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 

 June 13, 1920. 



3379. Pseudocymopteris stems. — The leaf-stems of Pseudocymopterus tenuifolius 



(Gray) Rydberg. Native of the Rocky Mountain region. Eaten like 

 celery. Collected at Williams, Arizona, by H. H. Rusby, September, 

 1909. 



3380. Celery. — The leaf-stems of Celeri graveolens (L.) Britton. (See No. 1577.) 



From the New York market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



3381. Golden self-blanching celery. — Another variety of celery. 



3382. Parsley.' — The herbage of Apium Petroselinum L. (See No. 1578.) Grown 



by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey, August 5, 1919. 



3383. Fetticus. Corn salad. Lambs' lettuce. — The herbage of Valerianella 



locusta (L.) Bettke. {Valerianae eae — Valerian Family). Native of 

 Europe and cultivated as a salad. 



3384. Squash flowers and very young fruits. — The flowers and very young fruits 



of various cultivated varieties of squash. Used in salads in Mexico. 

 Purchased in the market of Mexico City, by H. H. Rusby, November, 

 1896. 



3385. Pumpkin flowers. — Used like the preceding. 



