CATALOGUE OP CULINARY VEGETABLES. 617 



the wood-sorrel tuber. The plants of this order are intensely acid : pure 

 oxalic acid is found in O. acetosella. 



RutacecB. Ruta TOM., the rue. 



LeguminosfB. Melildtus ccerulea Z,., the fragrant melilot for distilla- 

 tion ; Glycyrrhiza L. 9 the liquorice ; Psordka Z,., the bread-root; Cicer L., 

 the chick-pea; Faba Dec.) the bean; Jirvum Z,., the lentil; PisumZ,., 

 the pea; Ldthyrus Z,., the Spanish lentil, and the tuberous Lathy rus; 

 tfrobus Tou., the tuberous bitter vetch ; Apios Boer., the tuberous Apios ; 

 Phaseolus Z/., the kidney-bean ; Soja Moen., the soy-bean ; Dolichos L., 

 the Lubian bean ; Lablab Adan., the Lablab bean, and the Nankin bean ; 

 Cajdnus Dec., the pigeon pea; Arachis Z,., the American earth-nut; 

 Cercis Z,., the Judas-tree. None of the leaves of any of the plants of this 

 order are eaten by man; but the seeds of many of the species are farina- 

 ceous, the pods of some saccharine, as the sugar-pea, or nutritious as those 

 of the kidney-bean ; while the flowers of the Judas-tree have an agreeable 

 acidity, and are used in salads. The seeds of a number of species, as of 

 the laburnum, are poisonous. 



Rosace a. Sanguisdrba Z/., the great burnet ; Poterium ., the common 

 burnet ; Potentilla anserma Z,., the silver weed. 



Onagrdcece. (Enothera Z/., the tree-primrose, the roots of which are 

 edible, abounding in mucilage, and the tops used in salads; Epildbium 

 angustifblium Z/., the willow herb, the tender shoots of which are eaten as 

 asparagus, and the leaves as greens. 



HydrocharidecB. Trdpa ., the water chesnut. 



Portuldcece. Portuldca Z/., the purslane ; Claytonia Z,., the American 

 spinach. 



Crassuldcece. Cotyledon Z,., the navelwort spinach ; Sedum Album Z,., 

 the stone-crop salad. 



Ficoideai. Tetragonia L., the New Zealand spinach. 



UmbelKfercB. Apium Z,., the celery ; Petroselinum ZTo/m., the parsley ; 

 Carum Z,., the carraway; Bunium Zr., the earth-nut; Trdgium Spr., the 

 anise ; Sium L., the skirret ; (Endnthe pimpinelloides Thuil., the tuberous- 

 rooted dropwort ; Ligusticum Z,., the lovage ; Crithmum Z>., the samphire ; 

 Angelica Z/., the angelica; Anethum Z>., the fennel; Pastinaca i., the 

 parsnep ; Cumlnum Z/., the cumin ; Daucus Z>., the carrot ; Chaerophyl- 

 lum L. 9 the chervil ; Myrrhis Z/., the myrrh ; Smyrnium L.> Alex- 

 anders ; Coridndrum Z., the coriander. The leaves of most of the plants, 

 with the exception of the parsley, samphire, the prangos, hay-plant, and 

 perhaps a few others of this order, are unwholesome, and some of them are 

 poisonous ; but the seed or fruit is in no case dangerous. The stalks and 

 stems of the celery, the roots of the skirret, the parsnip, and the tubers 

 of (Enanthe pimpinelloides, are eatable ; while the leaves and tubers of 

 GEnanthe crocata are poisonous. 



Valeriandcece. Valerianella Z)w/V., Lamb's lettuce. 



Composites. Leontodon L., the dandelion ; Picris L., the Ox-tongue ; 

 Hypochwris Z>., the hawkweed ; Lactuca, L., the lettuce ; Sonchus Z/., the 

 sow-thistle ; Scorzonera Z/., the scorzonera ; Picridium Per., the salad Pi- 

 cridium ; Tragapogon ., the salsify ; ^Cichorium Z/., the endive and succory ; 

 Scolymus L., the Scolymus root; Arctium Z,., the Burdock; Cynara ., 

 the artichoke and cardoon ; Carthamus Z/., the saffron-flower; I'nula Z/., the 

 elecampane ; Tagetes Z/., the tarragon marigold ; Spildnthes Z/., the Para 



