FUUFTS AND VEGETABLES. 



N. O. 172. BASELLAOE^E. BASELLADS. 



Basella alba. W. White Malabar Nightshade. 

 Basella COrdifolia. W. Heart-leaved Malabar Nightshade. 

 Basella lucida. W. Shining Malabar Nightshade. 

 Basella rubra. W. Red Malabar Nightshade. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Trigynia. 



The herb, used as a vegetable. 



Vernacular. B. alba, Kalumbi y Sans. Suffet-pooi, Beng. Hind, 

 Bayl-ke-butchla-ke-baji, Dec. Mayal-ke-bajee, Wahlea, By. 

 Codipassalei-keeray, Tarn. Tinghe-batsali-koora, Alla-batsalla, 

 Alubach-chali, Karu-bachchali, Tel. Sudu-niwiti, Sans. B. lucida, 

 andB. COrdifolia ? Oopodaki, Sans. Poo?, Beng. Hind. Coot- 

 toopassalei-keray, Tarn. Pedda-batsalla, Poti-batsali-koora, Tel. 

 Ma-pat-niwiti, Cey. B. rubra, Pootika, Sans. Racta-bun- 

 pooi, Pooi, Beng. Yerra-batsalla, Tel. Rat-niwiti, Cey. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. The above four plants are probably varieties of one another, 

 and not separate species. B. nigra, W. is cultivated in China. 



N. O. 176. POLYGON ACE-E. BUCKWHEATS. 

 Rumex vesicarius. Linn. Bladder Dock. 



Linn. Syst. Hexandria Trigynia. 



The herb, used as a garnish. . 



Vernacular. Chuko, Sindh. Chucaka-ke-baji, Dec. Ambaree- 

 chucka, By. Soori> Cey. Turshak, Pers. Humbcejt, Egypt. 



Habitat. Africa. Cultivated in the Deccan. 



Remarks. R. Patientia, W. Patience of Italy, the XdnaOov K^n-euroy 

 of Theophrastus, and Dioscorides, and Rumex sativus of Pliny; R. 

 sanguineus, W. Bloody-veined Dock, of England ; R. scutatus, W. 

 French Sorrel ; R. acetosa, W. Common Sorrel ; and R. acetosella, W. 

 Sheep's Sorrel of Britain, are all used either as Spinage plants or Salad. 

 For Fagopyrum esculentum of this order, see " Starches." Coccoloba 

 uvifera, W. is the Round-leaved Sea-side Grape of the West Indies. 

 Between this order and the next, yielding indigenous fruits and vegetables, 

 the following call for attention for the fruits specified : 



N.-O. 178. LAURACE^E. 



Persea gratissima, W. Avocado or' Alligator Pear of the West 

 Indies. Annona palustris, W. Cork Wood of West Indies, 

 yields the Alligator Apple, an austere, narcotic fruit. 



N. O. 183. EL^EAGNAC^E. 



Hippoph'de rhamnoides, W. Common Sea Buckthorn of Northern 

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