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coarseness of its foliage—the Fissure aes being a foot in breadth, 
reidees it it less —— than man “others 's of our native climbers. 
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be : readily 
recognized by having a oo itbend pair of —— kidney-shaped ke and a 
single large broy borne in the fork of the long pe 
oles. The moe or, more © properly, root-stock, is highl 
aromatic ; it is largely collected ‘to supply the drag ; its taste 
somewhat resembles tnt 9 of ginger, and it is used as a substitute for it 
in some parts of the country. : 
