sturtevant's notes on edible plants 289 



frozen and then allowed to thaw in the sun. The water runs away as the thawing proceeds, 

 leaving a white skeleton of kanteen. One part will make a firm jelly with 150 parts of 

 water. 



Genipa americana Linn. Rubiaceae. genipap. marmalade box. 



South America. This plant is cultivated in Brazil, Guiana and other tropical coun- 

 tries for its large, greenish- white, edible fruit.' The fruit is as large as an orange and 

 has an agreeable flavor. In Siirinam, it is called marmalade box.^ 



Genista tinctoria Linn. Leguminosae. dyer's-broom. woodwaxen. 



Europe in the region of the Caucasus. The buds are pickled and used in sauces as 

 a caper substitute. 



Gentiana campestris Linn. Gentianeae. gentian. 



Europe. Linnaeus' says the poorer people of Sweden use this species as a hop to 

 brew with their ale. 



G. lutea Linn, yellow gentian. 



Europe and Asia Minor. The root contains sugar and mucilage, and in Switzerland 

 an esteemed liquor is prepared from it.* It is an inmate of the flower garden in 

 France.' 



Geoffraea superba Htimb. & Bonpl. Leguminosae. almendor. 



South America. Gardner ^ says this plant produces a fleshy drupe about the size 

 of a walnut which is called umari by the Indians. In almost every house, whether Indian 

 or Brazilian, he observed a large pot of this fruit being prepared. The taste of the kernel 

 is not unlike that of boiled beans. It is the almandora of the Amazon.' 



Geranium dissectum Linn. Geraniaceae. Australian geranium, native carrot. 



Europe, northern Asia and Australia. In Tasmania, the roots, called native carrots, 

 are used as food.' Drummond ' saw a species in Swan River Colony, the perennial root 

 shaped like a carrot, which was eaten by the natives. 



Geum rivale Linn. Rosaceae. indian chocolate, purple avens. water avens. 



Northern temperate regions. Johnson *' says this plant was often used in olden times 

 to flavor ale and other liquors. 



1 Don, G. Hist. DicU. Pis. 3:495. 1834. 

 Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 1:525. 1870. 

 Lightfoot, J. Ft. Scot. 1:153. 1789. 



* Lindley, J. Med. Econ. Bot. 194. 1849. 



Vilmorin Fl. PI. Ter. 427. 1870. 3rd Ed. 



Gardner, G. Trav. Braz. lOl. 1846. 



' Black, A. A. Treas. Bot. 1:527. 1870. 

 Syme, J. T. Treas. Bot. 1:528. 1870. 

 Hooker, W.J. /orn. 5o/. 2:368. 1840. 

 " Johnson, C. P. Useful Pis. Ct. Brit. 88. 1862. 

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