sturtevant's notes on edible plants 127 



Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. Guttiferae. Alexandrian laurel, poonay-oil plant. 

 Old world tropics. The fruit when ripe is red and sweet and is eaten by the natives. 

 An oil is expressed from it and is used in lamps.' 



Calotropis gigantea Ait. Asclepiadeae. bow-string hemp. 



East India. According to Twemlow,^ an intoxicating liquor called bar is obtained 

 from the plant by the Hill People about Mahableshwur. According to Royle,^ it yields 

 a kind of manna. 



Caltha palustris Linn. Ranunculaceae. cowslip, marsh marigold, meadow bright. 

 Of northern climates. This well-known plant, says Gray/ is used as a potherb in 

 spring when coming into flower, under the name of cowslip. In the Southern States, the 

 flower-buds are pickled for use as a substitute for capers.* 



Calycanthus fioridus Linn. Calycanthaceae. Carolina allspice. 



North America. The aromatic bark is said to be used as a substitute for cinnamon.' 



Calyptranthes aromatica St. Hil. Myrtaceae. 



South Brazil. Mueller^ says the flower-buds can be used as cloves; the berries, as 

 allspice. 



C. obscura DC. 



Brazil. The fruit is sold in Rio Janeiro as an aromatic and astringent. 



C. paniculata Ruiz & Pav. 



Peru. The fruit is used as a substitute for cloves. 



C. schiediana Berg. 



Mexico. In Mexico, the fruit is used as cloves. 



Calystegia sepiimi R. Br. Convolvulaceae. bindweed. 



Temperate climates. It has edible stalks ' which are eaten by the Hindus." The 

 roots are said to be boiled and eaten by the Chinese, who manage, says Smith,'" to cook" 

 and digest almost every root or tuber in spite of the warnings of botanists and chemists. 



C. soldanella R. Br. sea bindweed. 



Temperate climates. The tender stalks of the sea bindweed are pickled." The 



'Drury, H. Useful Pis. Ind. 1858. {C. spurium) 



Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 596. 1879. (Asclepias gigantea) 

 Ibid. 



Gray, A. Man. Bot. 404. 1908. 



Porcher, F. P. Res. So. Fields, Forests 17. 1869. 

 Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:203. 1870. 

 'MueUer, F. Sel. Pis. 85. 1891. 



Royle, J. F. Illustr. Bot. Himal. 1 :3o8. 1839. 

 Ainslie, W. Mat. Ind. 2:220. 1826. 



"> Smith, F. P. Contrib. Mat. Med. China 47. 1871, 

 'Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 4:297. 1838. 



