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Cow-tree milk—The milk of the trunk of Brosimum galactodendron Don. 
(Moraceae—Mulberry Family). Native of northern South America. 
Said to be edible, like cow’s milk. Presented by F. v. Wilmousky, of 
New York. 
The bark of the same tree. 
The leaves of the same. 
THE KNOTWEED FAMILY (Polygonaceae) 
Curly dock. Narrow dock.—The leaves of Rumex crispus L. Native of 
Asia and Europe and a cosmopolitan weed. Widely eaten as a pot-herb. 
Collected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, New Jersey, May 1, 1906. 
Canaigre stems. Wild pie-plant.—The leaf-stems of Rumex hymenosepalus 
Torr. (See No. 1353.) Collected at Mesilla Park, New Mexico, in May, 
1905, by E. O. Wooton. 
Acetosella. Red, sheep, field, or horse, sorrel. Sour-grass. Green sauce.— 
The herbage of Rumex Acetosella L. Native of Europe and somewhat 
cultivated. Used in salads. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Newark, 
New Jersey. 
Pie-plant. Garden rhubarb.—The leaf-stems of Rheum rhaponticum L. 
Native of eastern Europe and adjacent Asia and cultivated. From the 
New York market. 
The same from Rheum undulatum L., of western Asia. 
Another sample of the same. 
THE GOOSEFOOT FAMILY (Chenopodiaceae) 
Glasswort. Saltwort. Pickle plant. Chicken’s toes——The herbage of 
Salicornia europaea L. Native of sea-coasts of the north temperate zone. 
Used in pickles and as a pot-herb. Collected on Hunters Island, New 
York, by M. A. Howe, August, 1906. 
Lambs’-quarters. Goose-foot. Pig-weed.—The herbage of Chenopodium 
album L. Native of Europe and a cosmopolitan weed. One of the most 
delicious of pot-herbs. Collected in Bronx Park by Percy Wilson, October, 
1918. 
Western orache.—The herbage of Atriplex occidentalis Torr. Native of 
the western arid regions of the United States, and used by the natives as a 
pot-herb. Collected by H. H. Rusby at Adamana, Arizona, August, 
1909. 
Saltbush.—The herbage of 4. Nuttalliana S$. Watson of the same region. 
Collected by H. H. Rusby at Albuquerque, New Mexico, in August, 1909. 
Beet tops. Beet leaves.—The young plants of Beta vulgaris L. Native of 
Europe and everywhere cultivated except in hot regions. A favorite pot- 
herb. Grown at Newark, New Jersey, by H. H. Rusby. 
Swiss chard.—The herbage of a cultivated variety of Beta vulgaris, commonly 
known as B. Cycla. From.the New York market. 
Spinach. Spinage.-—The herbage of Spinacea oleracea L. Native of Asia 
and cultivated in all except hot regions. From the New York market. 
