STARCHES. 



r* See "Fruits andVegetables." 



N. O. 2f>7. ARACE.E. 



Amorphophallus campamdatus, W. 



Root. 



Arum Colocasia, W. Root. 

 Arum esculentum ? Eddoes and Coco 



of West Indies. Root. 

 Arum indicum. Lour. Root. 



Arum maculatum, W. The Source 

 of " Portland Sago." 



Arum nymphcei folium . Root. 

 Arum trilobatum, W. Root. 

 Caladium costatum. 

 Caladium grandifolium, W. Root. 

 Caladium ovatum, W. Root. 

 Caladium sagittifolium, W. Root. 

 Colocasia himalensis. 

 Colocasia macrorhiza* 

 Arum rumphii of Polynesia, yields farina according to SimmonJs. 

 N, O. 266. GRAMINACE^E. 



Avena sativa, Linn, and other species. Oats. 



Festuca (Glyceria, Brown) fluitans, Linn., of Russia. " Manna 

 Croup." 



Ilordeum distichon, Linn., and other species. Barley. 

 Oryza mutica, Rox. "Upland Rice." 



Panicumfasciculatum, Swartz. Jamaica, Cumana, Mexico, Guiana, 

 Quito, St. Thomas. 



Panicum oryzoides, Swartz. Jamaica and Brazil. 



Paspalum exile, according to Simmonds the Fundi or Fundungi of 

 West Africa. 



Poa alyssinica, Jacq, Teff of Abyssinia. 



Secale cercale, Linn. Rye. 



Sorghum avenaccum, Beauv. Cape, 



Sorghum caffrorum, Beauv. Cape. 



Triticum vulaare, Kunth. and other species. Wheat. 



Zizania aquatica, II. K. "Canada Rice." 



Soojce, Rolong, Semola, Semolina, Semoletta, Semola rarita, and 



Urena, arc simply forms of Wheat flour. See also " Agricultural 



Produce Cereals." 



