133? 



Note also a model of the Cardoon {Gyyiara Gardun- CASE 

 culus^ L.). A hardy perennial. The blanched stalks of 69. 

 the inner leaves are eaten as a vegetable. 



.Also Artichoke Heads {Cynara Scolyrrms, L.), a 

 hardy perennial, cultivated in this country as a vegetable. 

 The part eaten is the lower fleshy portion of the imbri- 

 cated scales of the involucre and the receptacle. 



Observe Kenguel Seeds {Silyhum Marianum^ 

 Gfertn.), from Asia Minor, where they are roasted and 

 used as a substitute for coffee. They are also believed by 

 the Turks to have a medicinal value. 



No. 336. CosTus of the Ancients, the root of 

 Saussurea Lappa^ Clarke {Aucklandia Oostus, Falc), a 

 plant of Cashmere, where it is called KOOT. Large 

 quantities of it are sent to different parts of India, the 

 Persian Gulf, and China. It is used in medicine in India 

 and China, and in Cashmere for protecting bales of 

 shawls from the attacks of insects. 



No. 337. Safflower. A beautiful rose-colour, used 

 as a dye and rouge, obtained from the flowers of Car- 

 thamus tinctorius, L. Cultivated in China, India, the 

 South of Europe, &c. The fruits contain a large quantity 

 of oil, which is expressed and used in India for culinary 

 purposes, and for burning in lamps ; it is also said to be 

 an ingredient in macassar hair oil. Under the name of 

 Kurdee Seeds they are imported into Europe from 

 Southern India as an oil seed. 



Observe roots and leaves of Gerbera lanuginosa, Sch. 

 Bip. Also specimen of yarn made from the woolly leaves, 

 and a bag made from the yarn and used by the Jampanees 

 or carriers in the Himalayas for holding meal, for making 

 into bread. 



Note also PiPlTZAHOAC root and PiPiTZAHOAC acid 

 obtained from roots of Perezia rigida, A. Gray, from 

 Mexico. 



No. 338. Chicory, the root of Gichorium Intyhus, 

 L., a plant wild and cultivated in England and other parts 

 of Europe and largely used for the purpose of mixing 

 with coffee. The roots are sliced, kiln-dried, roasted, and 

 ground. 



