192 STURTEV ant's NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 



in especial esteon for condimental purposes in some parts of Peru.' Notwithstanding 

 this extended period of ciiltivation, no indication of varieties tinder cultivation is found. 



Coriaria nepalensis Wall. Coriarieae. tanner's tree. 



Himalayan region and China. Brandis * says the fruit is eaten but is said to cause 

 thirst or colic. J. Smith * says the fruit is eaten and is not unwholesome. 



C. ruscifolia Linn. deu. 



Peru and Chili. The baccate, fructiferous perianth yields a palatable, purple juice, 

 ivhich is much liked by the natives and from which a kind of wine may be made, but the 

 seeds are poisonous.* 



C. sarmentosa Forst. f. wineberry. 



New Zealand. The fruit affords a refreshing wine to the natives but the seeds are 

 poisonous. It is called tutu.^ 



Comus amomum Mill. Cornaceae. kinnikinnik. 



North America. In Loioisiana, this plant is said by Rafinesque to have black fruit 

 very good to eat. 



C. canadensis Linn, bunchberry. dwarf carnel. 



North America. This species occurs from Pennsylvania to Labrador on the east 

 and to Sitka on the northwest. The scarlet berries are well known to children, being 

 pleasant but without much taste. They are sometimes made into puddings.' 



C. capitata Wall. 



Himalayan region. This plant was introduced into English gardens about 1833 as 

 an ornamental. The fruit is sweetish, mingled with a little bitter taste, and is eaten 

 and made into preserves in India.* 



C. macrophylla Wall, large-leaved dogwood. 



Himalayan region, China and Japan. The round, smooth, small berries are eaten 

 in India.' 



C. mas Linn, cornelian cherry, cornus. sorbet. 



Europe and Asia Minor. The cornelian cherry was formerly cultivated for its fruits 

 which were used in tarts. There are animiber of varieties. De Candolle 1 mentions one 

 with a yellow fruit. Duhamel " says there are three varieties in France and Germany; 



Johnson, C. P. Useful Pis. Gt. Brit. 125. 1862. 



' Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 128. 1876. 



Smith, J. Dom. Bot. 132. 1882. 



* Gray, A. Bot. U. S. Explor. Exped. 306. 1854. 



' Smith, J. Dom. Bot. 132. 1882. 



Rafinesque, C. S. Fl. La. y8. 1817. (C. polygamus) 



' Emerson, G. B. Trees, Shrubs Mass. 2:470. 1875. 



'Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 254. 1874. 



'Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 252. 1874. 



' De Candolle, A. Geog. Bot. 2:1083. 1855. 



" Loudon, J. C. Hort. 581. i860. 



