292 STURTEVANT S NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS 



Seeds were brought from Japan to America by the Perry Expedition on its retvim and 

 were distributed from the United States Patent Office * in 1854. In France, seeds were 

 distributed in 1855.^ In 1869, Martens' described 13 varieties. 



Glycosmis pentaphylla Correa. Rutaceae. Jamaica mandarin orange. 



Tropical Asia and Australia. This Asiatic tree is noted for the delicious flavor of 

 its fruit.* It is the mandarin orange of Jamaica and is grown as a fruit tree in the Public 

 Gardens of Jamaica.^ The ripe fruit is eaten.' 



Glycyrrhiza asperrima Linn. f. Leguminosae. wild licorice. 



Russia and central Asia. Pallas ' says the leaves are used by the Kalmucks as a 

 substitute for tea. 



G. echinata Linn, wild licorice. 



Southern Europe and the Orient. From the root of this herb, a portion of the Italian 

 licorice is prepared. The Russian licorice root is of this species.* 



G. glabra Linn, licorice. 



South Europe, northern Africa and Persia. This plant is cultivated in England, 

 Germany and the north of France. Licorice root is used in medicine and in brewing 

 porter.' The leaves, called nakhalsa are employed by the Mongols as substitutes for 

 tea.'" 



G. lepidota Pursh. wild licorice. 



North America. The root is eaten by the Indians of Alaska and the northwestern 

 states." 



Gmelina arborea Roxb. Verbenaceae. 



Tropical India and Burma. The yellow drupe is eaten by the Ck)nds of the Satpura 

 who protect the tree near villages." 



Gnetum gnemon Linn. Gnetaceae. 



Malay. The seeds are eaten in Amboina, roasted, boiled or fried, and the green 

 leaves are a favorite vegetable, cooked and eaten as spinach. *' 



' U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. XV. 1854. {Soja hispida) 



' Paillieux 5oja 5. 1881. 



' Martens Gartenbohne 103, 104, 105. 1869. 



* Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 1:537. 1870. (G. citrijolia) 



' Morris Rpt. Pub. Card. Jamaica 35. 1880. 



Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 50. 1874. 



' Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 793. 1879. 



'MueUer, F. Sel. Pis. 217. 1891. 



'Mueller, F. Sel. Pis. 218. 1891. 



"Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 753. 1879. {G. hirsuta) 

 " U. S. D.A. Rpt. 407. 1870. 

 " Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 364. 1876. 

 " Figuier Veg. World 332. 1867. 



