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J. recurva Buch.-Ham. drooping juniper. 



Himalayan region. In India, the sprigs are used in the distillation of spirits. The 

 shrub is sacred and the resinous twigs are used for incense.' This species is used in India 

 in the preparation of an intoxicating liquor and for making yeast.^ 



J. tetragona Schlecht. mexic.\n juniper. 



Mexico. The berries are half an inch in diameter, and the Indians are said to use 

 them as food.' 



Elandelia rheedii Wight & Am. Rhizophoreae. 

 East Indies and Malay. Its fruit is edible.* 



Kedrostis rostrata Cogn. Cucurbitaceae. 



East Indies. The leaves are eaten as greens - and are called in Tamil appakovay.^ 

 Royle ' says the fruit is eaten. 



Kigelia pinnata DC. Bignoniaceae. 



A tree of tropical Africa. The fruit is often two or more feet long and is filled with pulp 

 containing numerous, roundish seeds. Grant ^ says the roasted seeds are eaten in famines. 



Kleinhovia hospita Lirm. Sterculiaceae. 



Tropical eastern Asia, the Malayan Archipelago and the Samoan Islands. The 

 leaves are cooked and eaten in the Philippines.' 



Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm. Sapindaceae. 



China. The berries, when roasted, are eaten by the Chinese, in spite of their appar- 

 ent acidity." The leaves are used for food.'' 



Lacis sp. ? Podostemaceae. 



Henfrey says some species are used for food on the Rio Negro and other parts of 

 South America.'^ 



Lactuca alpina Benth. & Hook. f. Compositae. mountain sow-thistle. 



Europe. The stem, which is milky, is peeled and eaten raw by the Laplanders; the 

 taste is extremely bitter." 



Brandis, D. Forest Fl. 536. 1876. 

 'Card. Chron. 17:47. 1882. (J. squamata) 

 Torrey, J. Pacific R. R. Rpl. 4: 141. 1856. 

 *Baillon, H. Hist. Pis. 6:301. 1880. Note 

 ' Ainslie, W. Mat. Ind. 2:21. 1826. 

 Drury, H. Useful Pis. Ind. 88. 1873. 

 " Royle, J. F. Illustr. Bot. Himal. i:2i<). 1839. 

 ' Speke, J. H. Journ. Disc. Source Nile 577. 1864. 

 Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Pis. 743. 1879. 

 > Smith, F. P. Contrib. Mat. Med. China iqc). 1871. 

 " Bretschneider, E. Bol. Sin. 52. 1882. 

 " Henfrey, A. Bot. 359. 1870. 



" Lankester Veg. Food g:igi. 1846. Libr. Entert. Knowl. 

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