h there perennial, tlie berry pimento, and the pi- 

 inen(o with a iiblig;ea()us staik. The inhabit- 

 ants make use equally of all the three to season 

 their food. 



Besides tliose whicli I have mentioned, the 

 Cliilians make use of many other excellent plants, 

 which, tliough natural to the country, require a 

 more attentive cultivation ; of these the principal 

 arc the umbellifera, t!ie bermudiana or illmu, 

 andthehemerocallis of Feuille. The umbellifera, 

 or heracleum tuberosum, in its leaves, flower?^, 

 and seed resembles theillmu, but is distinj^uishcd 

 from it by the quantity of its bulbs, which are 

 six inches long and three broad ; the colour of 

 tlie bulbs is vellow and tlieir taste very pleasant, 

 it grows naturally in sandy places near hedges, 

 and produces abundantly. 



The bernundiana bulbosa, or the illmu oi' 

 Feuille, has a branchy sialic, and its leaves are 

 very similar to those of th.e leek; the llower is 

 of a violet colour, and divided into six parts, 

 which are turned back towards the foot-stalk; 

 it has six sta'.nens and a triangular pystil; the 

 seeds are black and round, and the bulbs wlien 

 boiled or roasted are excellent food.'^ 



The hemerocallis, or, the liuto of the Indians^ 



*Tlie natives of the country nvtke use of the root of th;? 

 plant ill their s(>u})s, and it is very ))k'a5ant to the taste, us J 

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