3208. 
3209. 
3210. 
Ons 
3212. 
3213. 
3214. 
3215. 
3216. 
(141) 
Family). Native of the northern hemisphere. An aboriginal food. 
Collected at Little Moose Lake, New York, July 4, 1906, by H. H. Rusby. 
Taro. Indian kale—The corm of Colocasia Colocasia (L.) Lyons. (Same 
family.) Native of the Orient and cultivated as a food in all tropical 
countries. Obtained in Porto Rico, August, 1902, by Percy Wilson. 
Another specimen of the same, obtained in Florida, by J. K. Small. 
Dasheen.—A cultivated variety of the preceding. 
Tuckahoe. Arrow-head.—The corms of Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth. 
(Same family.) Native of the eastern United States, and very abundant 
in swamps. An important aboriginal food. Collected in the New York 
Botanical Garden by H. H. Rusby. 
Cluster-lily—The bulbs of Brodiaea capitata Benth. (Liliaceae—Lily 
Family). Native of the Pacific region of the United States. An aboriginal 
food. From cultivated plants at the New York Botanical Garden. 
Quamash. Camassia.—The bulbs of Quamassia Quamash (Pursh) Coville. 
(Same family). Native of central and western North America. An 
important aboriginal food. Collected at Union, Oregon, June 5, 1905, 
by W. C. Cusick. 
Camassia bulbs.—A fine sample of the bulbs of the preceding. 
The bulbs of an undetermined plant, used as food by the Baniva Indians of 
the upper Rio Negro, Brazil. Collected by Weiss and Schmidt. 
Wild garlic—The bulbs of Allium vineale L. Same family. Native of 
Europe and naturalized in the eastern United States.. Used as onions by 
the aborigines. Collected at Franklin, New Jersey, June 1, 1906, by H. H. 
Rusby. 
Numbers 3217-3220 are cultivated varieties of Allium Cepa L. Same family. 
Native of Europe. From the New York market. Presented by H. H. 
Rusby. 
. Large white globe onion, 
. Large yellow globe onion. 
. Yellow Spanish onion. 
. Wethersfield red onion. 
. Pickled onions.—Young onions, pickled in vinegar. Presented by Francis 
H. Leggett & Company. 
. Garlic.—The bulbs of Allium sativum L. Native of Europe and universally 
cultivated. From the New York market. Presented by H. H. Rusby. 
. Pickled garlic—The same pickled in vinegar. 
. Leeks.—The bulbs of Allium Porrum L. Native of Europe and everywhere 
cultivated. From the New York market. 
. Evaporated leeks.—The preceding bulbs, sliced and dried, so as to possess 
keeping qualities. 
. Shallots —The bulbs of Allium Ascalonium L. Native of Europe and culti- 
vated. From the New York market. 
. Chives.—The bulbs of Allium Schaenoprasum L. Native of Europe and 
cultivated. 
. Wild American leek.—The bulb of Allium tricoccum Ait. Native of 
eastern North America. Eaten as leeks by the aborigines and settlers. 
Grown by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey. 
