( 107) 
these, while quite unknown to the general public, could 
probably be developed, through selection and breeding, into 
products of equal value with some of those now generally 
cultivated. 
roup B—cases 87 and 88—includes such plant-stems 
as asparagus, pokeroot, and milkweed, such leaf-stems as 
pie-plant, celery and cardon, such buds as cabbage and 
brussels sprouts, leaves like spinach, Swiss chard, beet tops, 
and lamb’s-quarters, and varieties of cauliflower. 
Group C—cases 89 to 105—shows collections of fleshy 
fruits, including not only those commonly understood by 
this term, such as apples, grapes, and the berries, but those 
which, like string beans, are eaten as vegetables, but in 
their fresh state. It also includes seeds eaten in the fresh 
green state, like green peas and lima beans. It therefore 
comprises not only those sweet products which are com- 
monly called fruits by the public, but also those which, 
like tomatoes, pepper, and okra, are eaten as table vege- 
tables. is collection, in its entirety, is very large. 
Here will be found not only all the cultivated fruits of 
temperate regions, in many varieties, as well as those of 
tropical production, but also such wild edible fruits and 
berries as our collectors have accumulated from our own 
and many foreign countries. Aside from its economic 
interest, this group affords first-class material for the special 
studies of the morphologist and taxonomist. 
Group D—cases 106 to 110—like its predecessor, con- 
tains a large number of articles in use in other countries, 
which are quite unknown to most persons in the United 
States. Prominent among such articles are some of the 
nuts and many varieties of beans grown in tropical coun- 
tries, especially in Chile and the Philippine Islands. Of 
great interest also is quinoa, the seed of a species of lamb’s- 
quarters of the Andes, constituting the principal food of 
the poorer classes in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. 
Group E—cases 111-114—comprising the cereal grains, 
is also very large, representing those of all countries, and 
