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THE CHICORY FAMILY (Cichoriaceae) 



3386. Large-leaved chicory. — The young leaves of Cichorium Intybus L. (Chichori- 



aceae — Chicory Family). Used as a salad. From the New York market. 



3387. Endive. Garden succory. — The leaves of Cichorium Endivia L. Native of 



Europe and Asia and cultivated as a salad. From the New York market. 

 Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



3388. The stems of the same. Purchased in the New York market by H. H. 



Rusby. 



3389. Dandelion. — The leaves of Leontodon Taraxacum L. Native of Europe 



and a cosmopolitan weed. Also cultivated as a pot-herb and salad. 

 Collected in The New York Botanical Garden. 



3390. Boston head-lettuce. — The terminal bud of a cultivated variety of Lactuca 



sativa L. Native of Asia and widely cultivated as a salad. From the 

 New York market. 



3391. Romaine lettuce. — The leaves of the variety Romana of the same species. 



3392. Burdock stems. — The young stems of Arctium Lappa L. {Carduaceae — 



Thistle Family). Native of Europe and a cosmopolitan weed. Sometimes 

 cooked and eaten. 



3393. Cardoon. — The stems of Cynara cardunculus L. Native of Europe and 



cultivated. Purchased in the New York market by H. H. Rusby. 



3394. Globe artichoke. — The young unopened flower-head of Cynara Scolymus L. 



(Same family). Native of the Mediterannean region and widely cultivated 

 as a food. From the New York market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



Fleshy or Fresh Fruits 



3395. Coontie fruit. — The fruit of Zamia floridana DC. {Cycadaceae — Cycad 



Family). Native of the southeastern United States. The pulp sur- 

 rounding the seeds is said to be used in preserves. Collected at Miami, 

 Florida, December, 1904, by J. K. Small. 



3396. Another sample of the same. 



3397. Seaside arrow-grass. — The fruits of Triglochin maritima L. (Scheuch- 



zeriaceae — Arrow-grass Family). Native of sea-coasts and of some inland 

 lakes and swamps of the north temperate zone. Collected at Oscoda, 

 Michigan, August 23, 1906, by H. H. Rusby. 



3398. Pray's hybrid sugar-corn. — A cultivated variety of Zea Mays L. (See No. 



257.) From the trial grounds of Peter Henderson & Company, August 

 14, 1899. 

 3399- Country Gentleman sugar-corn. — Another variety of the same. Same donor. 



3400. Sweet corn grown by the Baniva Indians, Rio Igano, upper Rio Negro, 



Brazil. Acquired by Weiss & Schmidt. 



3401. Saw-palmetto berries. — The fruits of Serenoa serrulata (R. & S.) Hooker f. 



(See No. 391.) They are used for fattening hogs and poultry and are 

 sometimes eaten by human beings. 



3402. Preserved dates. — The fruit of Phoenix dactylifera L. (Same family). 



Native of the Orient and cultivated in tropical countries. 



