i8o sturtevant's notes on edible plants 



by Vilmorin,' although he says it does not appear to be cultivated. The swollen rootstock, 

 gathered before the plant flowers, was formerly used as a table-vegetable. It does not 

 appear to have ever reached American gardens. 



C. palustris Willd. 



Europe and Asia Minor. In Evel5m's time, the stalks were employed, as were those 

 of the milk-thistle, for food.' Lightf oot ' says the stalks are esculent, after being peeled and 

 boiled. 



C. serratuloides Roth. 



Siberia. The roots are eaten.* 



C. virginianus Pursh. 



North America. The roots are about the size of carrots, are sweet and well flavored 

 but require a long preparation. They are eaten by the western Indians.^ 



Coccinia indica Wight & Am. Cucurbitaceae. scarlet-fruited gourd. 



Tropical Asia. The fruit of this plant, so common in every hedge, is eaten by the 

 natives in their curries and when fully ripe is eaten by birds.' 



C. moimoi M. Roem. 



Tropical Arabia and Africa. The fruit' is eaten.' 



Coccoloba uvifera Linn. Polygonaceae. kino, seaside grape. 



Shores of the West Indies and neighboring portions of tropical America. Its fruit 

 is eatable and commonly sold in markets but is not much esteemed.* As grown in India, 

 the fruit is reddish-purple, pear-shaped, sweetish-acid and is borne in drooping racemes. 

 The fruit consists of the fleshy perianth which encloses a solitary seed.' 



Cocculus cebatha DC. Menispermaceae. 



A woody vine of tropical Arabia. The ripe berries are acrid but edible, and a spirituous 

 liquor is obtained from them.'* 



C. limacia DC. 



Eastern Asia. The berries are acid and edible." 



Cochlearia armoracia Linn. Cruciferae. horseradish, red cole. 



Europe. This well-known condimental plant is indigenous to eastern Europe from 



' Vilmorin Le5 Pii. Potog. 157. 1883. 



' Johnson, C. P. Usejvl Pis. Gt. Brit. 150. 1862. 



Lightfoot, J. Fl. Scot. 1:454- 1789. 



* Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 793. 1879. (Cirsium serratuloides) 



' Fremont Explor. Exped. 146, 159. 1845. (^Cirsium virginianum) 



Wight, R. Illustr. Bot. 2:27. 1850. 



' Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. $go. 1879. (Turia moghadd) 



Lindley, J. Med. Econ. Bot. 126. 1849. 



' Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 373. 1874. 

 ' Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 712. 1879. 

 "Royle, J. P. Illustr. Bot. Himal. 1:62. 1839. 



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