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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, especia'ly 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. 



VlTICETUM 



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 



