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5. — Yellow-lily (H. minor Mill.) It grows mostly in the 

 -river valleys and is not very different from the first lily. 



6. — Fritillaria Kamtschatensis Gawl. The bulbs of this 

 plant are eaten by natives. 



7. — Daurian lily (Lilium daurium Gawl). A very com- 

 mon plant in meadows. The bulbs of it are eaten by 

 the Chinese. 



8. — One coloured lily (L. concolor Salisb.) It is very 

 extensively grown in the country. The flowers and the bulbs 

 are used by Chinese as food. The bulbs are of a sweetish 

 taste. 



9. — Tiger lily (L. trigrinum Gawl.) It grows in almost 

 all districts and the bulbs are eaten by Chinese. 



10. — Caltha palustris L. It is found in marsh meadows 

 in all the Far East. The spring stalks of this plant are eaten 

 as a vegetable. 



11. — Limnanthemum nymphoides Hoff. It grows on 

 the surface of the stagnant waters. The leaves of Limnan- 

 themum are seldom eaten by Chinese. 



12. — Elder (Sambucus racemosa L.) It is found in all 

 districts. The leaves of this shrub are used as food by the 

 local Chinese and the Coreans. 



13. — White flowered peony (Paeonia albiflora Pall). It 

 grows in every district and the spring stems are eaten by the 

 Chinese and Coreans. 



14. — Sorrel. (Rumex acetosella L. and R. acetosa L.) 

 It is found in all the Far East, and is eaten by the Eussian, 

 Chinese, Coreans. 



15. — Phlomis tuberosa L. It grows in West Manchuria 

 and the shoots of this plant are eaten by the Chinese. 



16. — Ribwort riffle-grass (Plant ago major L.) It grows 

 everywhere near buildings. The leaves and the seeds are 

 used as food by the Chinese. 



17. — Amurian berberry (Berber is amurensis Rupr.) A 

 very common shrub in mountains in the Far East. The 

 spring leaves of this plant are eaten by the Chinese in the 

 forests of Northern Manchuria. 



18. — Elm-tree (Ulmus pumila L.) The young green 

 seeds of this tree are used by the Chinese as a vegetable, not 

 only in Manchuria, but also in North China. They are eaten 

 fresh, boiled and fried. In the time of hunger the bark of 

 the young branches of the elm-tree also is employed as food 

 and for this purpose the bark is dried, bruised and is boiled 



as a kind of gruel. 



19. — Chenopodium album L. It grows in all districts 

 and the leaves of the young stalks are eaten by the Chinese 

 and the Eussians. 



