50 STURTEV ant's NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 



Anchomanes hookeri Schott. Aroideae. 



Eastern equatorial Africa. The large biilb is boiled and eaten.' 



Anchusa officinalis Linn. Boragineae. anchu. bugloss. 



Europe. Johnson ' says, in the south of France and in some parts of Germany, where 

 it is common, the young leaves are eaten as a green vegetable. 



Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum G. Mann & H. Wendl. Palmae. 



African tropics. The stems are cut into short lengths and are carried by the 

 natives upon long journeys, the soft central parts being eaten after they have been properly 

 roasted.* 



Andropogon schoenanthus Linn. Gramineae. camel's hay. geranium grass, lemon 



GRASS. OIL-PLANT. 



Asia, African tropics and subtropics. This species is commonly cultivated for the 

 fine fragrance of the leaves which are often used for flavoring custard.* When fresh and 

 young, the leaves are used in many parts of the country as a substitute for tea and the 

 white center of the succulent leaf-ciilms is used to impart a flavor to curries.* The tea 

 made of this grass is considered a wholesome and refreshing beverage, says Wallich,* 

 and her Royal Majesty was supplied with the plant from the Royal Gardens, Kew, 

 England. 



Aneilema loureirii Hance. Commelinaceae. 



China. The plant is cultivated and its tubers are eaten by the Chinese.'' They are 

 also eaten in India.' 



Angelica sylvestris Linn. Umbelliferae. ground ash. holy ghost, wild angelica. 



Europe and the adjoining portions of Asia. On the lower Volga, the young stems 

 are eaten raw by the natives. Don ^ says it is used as archangelica, but the flavor is 

 more bitter and less grateful. 



Angiopteris evecta Hoffm. Filices. 



A fern of India, the Asiastic and Polynesian Islands. The caudex, as also the thick 

 part of the stipes, is of a mealy and mucilaginous nature and is eaten by the natives in 

 times of scarcity.'" 



* Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 733. 1879. 



* Johnson, C. P. Useful Pis. Gt. Brit. iSi. 1862. 



' Williams, B. S. Choice Stove, Greenhouse Pis. 33. 1876. {Calamus secondiflorus) 



* Firminger, T. A. C. Gard. Ind. 334. 1874. 



* Drury, H. Vsejul Pis. of Ind. 37. 1858. (A. citralus Hort.) 

 Wallich Pis. Asiat. 3:48 PI. 280. 1832. - 

 'Royle, J. F. Illustr. Bat. Himal. 1:403. 1839. 



Henfrey, A. Bo<. 380. 1870. 

 Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 3:323. 1834. 

 "Smith, J. Dom. Bot. 171. 1882. 



