336 STURTEV ant's notes on edible plants 



Penhallow,' who lived several years in Yeso, says that lilies are frequently cultivated 

 there for bulbs, which are sold as a vegetable food in the markets and are very fair eating, 

 being sweet and mealy and resembling a potato. In China, this lily is called shan-ian; 

 the bulbs are eaten, and the flowers are served as a relish with meat.' 



L. canadense Linn, yellow lily. 



North America. The roots are eaten by the Indians of the Northwest.' 



L. concolor Salisb. star lily. 



China. This lily is cultivated in Japan as a food plant. ^ 



L. japonicum Thunb. Japanese lily. 



Japan. Miss Bird ' found the bulbs of the " white lily," perhaps this species, culti- 

 vated and eaten as a vegetable. 



L. lancifolium Thunb. 



Japan. This .species is cultivated in Japan as a food plant.* 



L. martagon Linn, turban lily, turk's cap. 



Southern Europe. The bulbs are said by Pallas ' to be eaten by the Cossacks along 

 the Volga. 



L. pomponium Linn, turban lily. 



Eastern Asia. This lily is called by the Tartars askchep, and the roots are collected 

 for food.' These bulbs constitute an important article of food in Kamchatka ' and are 

 eaten in China.'" 



L. speciosum Thunb. showy lily. 



Japan. This species is cultivated as a food plant in Japan." 



L. superbum Linn, turk's cap. 



North America. Thoreau " says the bulb is eaten by the Indians of Maine in soups 

 and is dug in the autumn for this purpose. 



L. tigrinum Ker.-Gawl. tiger lily. 



China and Japan. Royle '' says the bulbs are eaten in China. D. P. Penhallow 

 says that this species is cultivated in Yeso for the bulbs, which are sold in the markets 



1 Penhallow, D. P. Amer. Nat. i6:iig. 1882. 



'Smith, P.P. Contrib. Mat. Med. China IM- 1871. 



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



*Georgeson Amer. Card. 212. 1892. 



'Bird Unbeat. Tracks Jap. 1:238. 188 1. 



Georgeson Amer. Card. 212. 1892. 



'Royle, J. F. lUustr. Bot. Himal. 1:388. 1839. 



Pickering, C. Chron. Hist. Ph. 793. 1879. 



Henfrey, A. Bot. 377. 1870. 

 "Royle, J. F. lUustr. Bot. Himal. 1:38$. 1839. 

 "Georgeson /Imer. Gord. 212. 1892. 

 " Thoreau Me. Woods 248, 249. 1877. 

 "Royle, J. F. lUustr. Bot. Himal. 1:388. 1839. 



