3 1 o Fruits and Fruit- Trees. 



produced but seldom, but probably only wait persuasion 

 to become plentiful. Hardy herbaceous plants do their 

 part well in the purple Phylolacca decandra and the 

 Podophyllum Emodi, not to mention the paeonies and 

 the gladwyn. Under glass we have the Nertera, the 

 Bucelia, and the Coccocypselum, again not to mention 

 the papaw, and two or three species of Clusiaceae, 

 notably the Xanthochymus pictorius, the yellow berries 

 of which are no less pretty than nice to eat. Capsicums, 

 in their many varieties, red and yellow, are singularly 

 ornamental when in fruit, and have the additional recom- 

 mendation that they serve, eventually, for pickling. 



The number of SEED-PODS and of SEEDS resorted to in 

 this country as articles of food, but which do not come 

 under the popular appellation of " Fruit," is considerable. 

 Still more are in constant request for employment in 

 medicine, various arts and manufactures, and for miscel- 

 laneous uses, such as bird-feeding. To describe them 

 is no part of the plan of the present volume; it may 

 be interesting, nevertheless, to mention the names. 



Resorted to as staple aliments : 



Wheat, Peas, 



Barley, Windsor beans, 



Oats, French beans, 



Rye, Haricots, 



Rice, Lentils, 



Italian millet, Coffee-seeds, 



Maize or Indian corn, Cocoa-seeds. 



