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SO also does Ruellius,* 1536, who uses nearly the present French name, roqueta. In 1586, 

 Camerarius^ says it is planted most abundantly in gardens. In 1726, Townsend' says 

 it is not now very common in English gardens, and in 1807 Miller's Dictionary * says it 

 has been long rejected. Rocket was in American gardens in 1854 or earlier ^ and is yet 

 included by Vilmorin ^ among European vegetables. 



Eryngium maritimum Linn. Umbelliferae. sea eryngo. sea holly, sea-holm. 



Asia Minor and the seashores along the Mediterranean and Atlantic as far as Den- 

 mark. The yormg, tender shoots, when blanched, may be eaten like asparagus. The 

 roots are candied and sold as candied eryngo. When boiled or roasted, the roots resemble 

 chestnuts and are palatable and nutritious.' 



Erythrina indica Lam. Leguminosae. coral tree. 



Tropical Asia and Australia. This is a small tree commonly cultivated for supporting 

 the weak stems of the pepper plant. In Ceylon the young, tender leaves are eaten in 

 curries.* 



Erythronium dens-canis Linn. Liliaceae. dog's-tooth violet. 



Europe and northern Asia. The Tartars collect and dry the bulbs and boil them 

 with milk or broth. ^ 



E. grandifiorum Pursh. dog's-tooth violet. 



Interior Oregon. The roots of this plant are eaten by some Indians.*" 



Erythroxylum coca Lam. Lineae. coca, spadic. 



A shrub of the Peruvian Andes cultivated from early times for its leaves which are 

 used as a masticatory." This use of the leaves under the name, coca, is common throughout 

 the greater part of Peru, Quito, New Granada, and also on the banks of the Rio Negro, 

 where it is known as spadic. It forms an artide of commerce among the Indians and 

 is largely cultivated in Bolivia. These leaves contain an alkaloid analogous to thein and 

 exert, when chewed, a stimulant action. 



Eschscholzia sp.? Papaveraceae. 



China. This plant is grown in gardens and is used as a potherb or condiment.''' 



' Ruellius Nat. Stir p. 513. 1536. 



* Caraerarius />i/. 306. 1586. 



' Townsend Seedsman 18. 1726. 



* Martyn Miller Card. Did. 1807. 



' Brown U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 377. 1854. (Brassica eruca) 



Vilmorin Les Pis. Potag. 541. 1883. 



' Smith, J. Diet. Econ. Pis. 373. 1882. 



'Smith, A. Treas. Bot. 1:468. 1870. 



Gmelin PI. Sibir. 1:39. 1747. 



1" Brown, R. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 9:380. 1868. 



" Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 799. 1879. 



Smith, F. P. Contrib. Mat. Med. China 94. 1871. 



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