sturtevant's notes on edible plants 163 



Chondris crispus Lyngb. Rhodophyceae. carrageen, irish moss, pearl moss. 



This alga is found on the western coast of Ireland, England and Europe and also on 

 the eastern coast of the United States. It has been used as a food and medicine by the 

 Irish peasants from time immemorial. It is collected for the market and is largely used 

 as a food fof invalids under the names carrageen, Irish moss and pearl moss. 



Choretrum candoUei F. Muell. Santalaceae. wild currants. 



A shrub bearing greenish-red berries which are called wild currants in New South 

 Wales. They have a pleasant, acid taste combined with a certain degree of astringency. 

 Mixed with other fruit, they are used for preserves and in the preparation of cooling, acid 

 beverages.' 



Chorispora tenelld DC. Cruciferae. 



Central Asia. The leaves of this plant are described as a good, early salad by -Pallas 

 in his Travels in Russia. 



Chrysanthemum balsamita Linn. Compositae. ale cost, costmary. 



West Mediterranean countries. This plant is common in every cottage garden in 

 England, where it was introduced in 1568. The leaves possess a strong, balsamic odor 

 and are sometimes put in salads but it has ceased to be grown for culinary purposes 

 and even in France is only occasionally used. The leaves were formerly used in England 

 to flavor ale and negus, hence the name alecost. In the United States, it is mentioned 

 by Burr,^ 1863, who names one variety. It is grown in Constantinople.' 



C. leucanthemum Linn, marguerite, ox-eye daisy, white daisy, whiteweed. 



Europe. Johnson* says the leaves may be eaten as salad. The plant is the well- 

 known flower of our fields, where it has become naturalized from Europe. 



C. segetum Linn, corn chrysanthemum, corn marigold. 



Europe, north Africa and western Asia. The stalks and leaves, " as Dioscorides 

 saith, are eaten as other pot herbes are."^ In northern Japan and China, Miss Bird' 

 describes a cultivated form of chrysanthemimi as occurring frequently in patches and 

 says the petals are partially boiled and are eaten with vinegar as a dainty. 



Chrysobalanus ellipticus Soland. Rosaceae. coco plum. 



African tropics. This plant bears a damson-sized fruit with a black, thin skin and 

 is eaten.^ 



C. icaco Linn, coco plum. 



African and American tropics. This tree-like shrub, with its fruit similar to the damson, 

 grows wild as well as cultivated in the forests along the shores of South America and in 



Smith, A. Treai. 5(7/. 2:674. 1870. {Leptomeria biilardieri) 



*Burr, F. Field, Card. Feg. 416. 1863. {Balsamita vulgaris) 



Forskal Fl. Aeg. Arab. 32. 1775. 



< Johnson, C. P. Useful Pis. Gt. Brit. 161. 1862. 



Gerarde, J. Herb. 745. 1633 or 1636. 2nd Ed. 



*B\iA Unheal. Tracks Jap. i:iT5. 1881. 



'Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 2:477. 1832. 



