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chinquapin, barberry, huckleberry, and highbush blue- 
berry. Along the west side of the brook will be found rice, 
which furnishes the principle article of food for millions of 
people, especially in the tropics of the Old World; the cran- 
berry plant; taro, also an important article of food in the 
tropics, largely taking the place there of the potato in 
temperate climates; and water-cress. 
VITICETUM 
The area devoted to the plantation of hardy vines is 
above the easterly side of the economic garden, where 
a rough arbor has been constructed for them to climb 
upon. The arrangement begins at the southerly end of the 
arbor, on the left hand side, with the smilax family, to 
which belong the green-briers or cat-briers. The yam 
family is placed immediately opposite to the right, followed 
by the mulberry family on the same side. The birthwort 
family, with the dutchman’s-pipe as a representative, 
follows the smilax family on the left, and opposite to this 
is placed the buckwheat family, to which belong the 
climbing bindweeds and brunnichia. On the left hand 
side, and beyond the birchwort family, is the akebia family, 
where one may find the five-leaved akebia, a native of 
Japan. Following this on the same side is the moonseed 
family, to which belongs the Canada moonseed. On the 
opposite side of the arbor is the hydrangea family. Fol- 
lowing this, also on both sides of the arbor, is the pea family, 
including species of the peas and wistarias. Further on, 
occupying both sides, is the staff-tree family, where may 
be found the climbing bitter-sweet and other vines of this 
family. Succeeding this comes the grape family, to which 
belong the grapes, the Virginia creeper and the Japanese 
ivy. On the right, beyond the grape family, is the ac- 
tinidia family, represented by the toothed actinidia. 
Then comes the trumpet-creeper family, of which the 
trumpet-creeper, a native of the southeastern United 
States, is a member. This family in turn is followed by 
