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as greens, and the young leaves are often boiled in soup in the outer Hebrides and form 

 a very palatable article of food, it is said.' The tender tops are much more commonly 

 eaten in Germany, Belgium and other parts of Europe than in England^ and are also 

 used in northern Persia.' 



Uvaria burahol Blume Anoncu:eae. 



Java. Baillon * say^ the fruit is eaten in tropical Asia. 



U. cordata Schum. & Thoim. 



Tropical Africa. The plant bears edible fruits.' 



U. dulcis Dun. 



Burma, Malay and tropical Asia. The perfumed fruit is eaten. In the Public Gardens 

 of Jamaica, this species is grown as a fruit tree.^ 



U. zeylanica Linn. 



East Indies. The fruit is eatable, of a vinous taste, resembling that of an apricot.' 



Uvularia perfoliata Linn. Liliaceae. belwort. 



Eastern North America. Griffith saj^ the roots are edible when cooked, and the 

 young shoots are a very good substitute for asparagus. 



U. sessilifolia Linn, belwort. 



Eastern North America. This pretty herb is mentioned as 5rielding a good substitute 

 for asparagus.' 



Vaccinium caespitosum Michx. Vacciniaceae. dwarf bilberry. 



Alpine regions of northeastern United States. A small bush, says Mueller,'" with 

 bluish, edible berries. 



V. canadense Kalm. sour-top or velvet-leaf blueberry. 



Canada and Maine to Wisconsin and the Rocky Mountains. The berry is blue and 

 sweet." 



V. corymbosum Liim. high blueberry, swamp blueberry. 



Northeastern United States and southward. The berries are often large, black, with 

 a bluish bloom and of a sprightly, acidulous taste. This blueberry has been recommended 

 by horticulturists for cultivation and in some of its varieties is very deserving. 



^ Jotirn. Agr. 2:378. 1831. 



* Masters, M. T. Treas. Bot. 2:1 ig6. 1870. 

 Unger, F. U. S. Pat. Off. Rpt. 356. 1859. 

 Baillon, H. Hist. Ph. 1:272. 1871. 



Masters, M. T. Treai. 5o/. 2:1198. 1870. 



Morris Rpt. Pub. Card. Jam. 35. 1880. 

 'Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pis. 1:92. 1831. 

 8 Griffith, W. Med.Bot.6^1. 1847. 

 Mueller, F. Se/. P/j. 498. 1891. 



"Mueller, F. Sel. Pis. 499. 1891. 

 "Wood, A. Class Book Bot. i\,9,2. 1864. 



