FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



Ornithogalhtm nmbeUatnm, W. Common Star of TSethleliem is deser- 

 ving of note also, as its bulb is supposed to be the Chirionim or 

 Pigeons' Dung of 2 Kings, vi. 25. (Balfour.) According to Fraas 

 it is the fio\&ivr) of Theophrastus ; opvi66yd\ov of Dioscorides ; and 

 Bolbine alba of Plinv. 



N. 0. 251. PALM.E. PALMS. 



Borassus flabelliformis. W. Fan-leaved Borassits, Palmyra. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Hexandria. 



The nut, used as food in innumerable forms ; and the germ. 



Vernacular. Tala, Sans. Tal, Beng. Hind. Tarie, Hind. Tar, 

 Dec. Ampana^ Carimpana, Mai. Panana-kulloo, Tarn. Putoo- 

 toadi, Tati-kulloo, Penty, Tel. Tal-gaha, Cey. Dom (Forskal), 

 Taji, Arab. Lontar, Malaya. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. Crawfurd, Tennant, and other writers state that the germ 

 of this nut pushed to the first stage of growth, dried in the sun, constitutes 

 a palatable vegetable ; and that the same sun-dried and reduced to powder 

 forms a flour held in the greatest esteem by the Dutch for its delicacy. 



COCOS nucifera. W. Common Cocoa-nut. 



Linn, Syst. Monoccia Hexandria. 



The nut, used in many ways. 



Vernacular. Narikela, Sans. Narikel, Beng. Narel, Hind. Tenga, 

 Mai. Taynga, Tarn. Tenkaia, Narikadavti, Kobbari, Tel. Pol 

 Nawasi, Tcembili, Cey. Jowz-hindee, Nardjil, Arab. Nur 

 Malaya. Kalapa, Java. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. The first distinct mention of this plant is by the Arabs 

 (Abuzeidi and Wahebi) ; and later it is described also by De Valdes 

 (Sprengel) , 



Kyphsene thebaica. Mart. Doum Palm y Gingerbread-tree. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Hexandria. 



The nut, used as a fruit. 



Vernacular. Oha-mundel, Din Island. * 



Habitat. Egypt. 



RemarJts. This is the *<>7 O f Theophrastus according to Fraas, and 

 Cucus of Pliny according to Fee. 

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