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3. No. 264, 1912, " The Cultivation of Onions." 

 The flowers of Hemerocallis yraminea, Andr. (//. minor, 

 Mill.), anil of Liliuni bulbiferum, Linn., are used by the Chinese 

 for flavouring soups and also eaten as a vegetable, and the bulbs 

 of Lilium cordifoliuw, I hunb., are used as food in Japan and 

 by the Ainos [KJB. 1NS9, pp. 116-118). 



Asparagus officinalis, Linn.; Asparagus. 



A perennial with creeping root slocks, commonly culti ited in 

 gardens for the young and tender shoots used as a vegetable. 



ted 



France. 



2. June, 190G, u The Cultivation of Asparagus in Brunswick, f 9 

 pp. ]• 1-159; Oct., 1911. "Commercial Asparagus Cultivation," 



pp. 551-557. 



Palmeab. 

 Phoenix dactylites a, Linn.; Date Palm. 



gh, sometimes rea c 



• 



lates 



in Southern Europe, North Africa, and the Orient, including 

 many varieties; cultivated in India, Baluchistan, California, 

 Arizona, Texas, Australia, Canary Islands, and many hot, dry 

 countries. In desert regions like that of the Sahara in Northern 



Africa, the fruit is of first importance to the inhabitants. In 



Mesopotamia as well as being of importance to the people, 

 are largely used for feeding cows. 



Dried dates are imported into the United Kingdom from 

 Turkey in Asia, France, British India, Persia, Egypt, Gib- 

 raltar, &c, the amount in 1913 being 625,806 centals. 



1. 1895, "Date Cultivation in South Australia/ 1 pp. 161-163; 



te 



the 

 1914, " The Sex ol 



1896, "Date Cultivation in Antigua," pp. 26-28 ; 1898, "Da 

 Production in Bussorah," pp. 46-50; 1908, "Cultivation of t 



M 



Date Palm Seedlings,*' pp. 159-162. 



t 



Metroxylon Sagu, Rottb.; Spineless Sago Palm, of the East 



Indies, common in Sumatra and adjacent islands and in Borneo. 



M. Rumphii, Mart.; Thorny Sago Palm, of New Guinea, 



Moluccas, and Amboyna, and in Borneo. 



Both palms are felled to extract the starch, known as "Sago " 

 from the trunk. The first mentioned is the principal source of 

 the "Sago" that is imported into Europe. The cultivation of 

 the Sago Palms appears to be limited to their native habitats. 



1. 1894, "Sago Cultivation in North Borneo," pp. 414-417. 



Elaeis guineensis, J acq.; Oil Palm, African Oil Palm. 



A tree upwards of 100 ft. high, native of West Africa; intro- 

 duced to Labuan, Federated Malay States, Seychelles, Sumatra, 

 Queensland, Jamaica, &c. Oil is obtained from the pericarp of 

 the fruit, used for food in West Africa, " palm oil chop " being 

 a standard dish. The kernels are shipped to Europe for crush- 

 ing; they yield an oil used in much the same way as that of the 

 "Coconut," in the manufacture of margarine. &c, and the 



