JAPAN. a23 



Cucumis melOf 323. Sp. pi. 4. p. 205. Kaempf. Amcen,\. p. 81 1. 

 Flor. Cocb. 726. The melon often cultivated near Nagafaki. 



Cucumis fativus, 324. Sp. pi. 4. p. 206. Kaempf. Amcen. v. 

 p. 8ri. Flor. Cocb. 726. Common cucumber. 



Cucumis flex uof us et conomon, 324. Sp. pi. 4. p. 207. Kaempf. 

 Amoen.-v. p. 811. The twifted ; efteemed very delicate. The 

 fruit is preferved in the lees of the Japanefe rice beer, and con- 

 ftitutes a frequent dilh ; it is called Conomojti and is fometimes 

 imported into Holland. 



Pteris Aquilina^ 332. Sp. pi. 4. p. 396. Kaempf. Am(£n. v. p. 

 912. The very young flioots of the leaves are eaten, and often 

 fold ill bunches. The woody root is bruifed, and the water 

 being exprefled, in which it had been fleeped, the pulp is eaten 

 by the pooreft people. 



Agaricus campeflris et aliiy 346. Sp. pi. 4. p. 597. Kaempf. 

 Ajncen.y. p. 832. 



Fucus faccharinus, 346. Sp. pi. 4. p. 597. Kaempf. Amoen. 

 v. 833. Flor. Scot. ii. 940. Flor. Cocb. 847. Eaten much in 

 Japan, as it is in Iceland, Scotland, and even on fome of the 

 Englifb fhores. 



Ly coper don tuber, 349. Sp. j)!. 4, p. 623. Kaempf. Amoen. 

 v. p. 832. Truiies, Fl. Scot. ii. 1064. A well known vegetable ; 

 when faked, nfed in the Japanefe foups. 



Betula Alnus, 76. Sp. pi. 4. p. 127. The cones are ufed to Di 

 dye black, and fold ready dried. 



Rubia cor data, 60. Kaempf. Amcen. v. p. 912. 



Litbofpermum aruenfe, 81. Sp. pi. i, p. 385. From the root 

 is made a red dye. 



Gardenia 



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