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A USTRALIAN BOTANY. 



PRINCIPAL PLANTS OF ECONOMIC 



VALUE. 



1. PLANTS USED AS FOOD, YIELDING ESCULENT 



ROOTS, LEAVES, Etc. 



Common Name. 



Botanical Name. 



Native Country. 



Arrowroot, 



Canna edulis 



India 



Purple or 







East Indian 







Arrowroot, 



Marania arundinacea 



Tropical America and 



West Indian 





West Indies 



Arrowroot, 



Tacca pinnatifida 



South Sea Islands 



South Sea 







Island 







Artichoke 



Cynara Scolymus 



S outh Europe and Africa 



Asparagus 



Asparagus officinalis 



Europe, Asia, and Africa 



Barley 



Hordeum 



Unknown 



Bean 



Faba vulgaris 



Egypt 



Beet 



Beta vulgaris 



South Europe 



Cabbage 



Brassica oleracea 



Europe 



Carrot 



Daucus Carota 



5 > 



Cauliflower 



Brassica oleracea {variety) 



5» 



Celery 



Apium graveole?is 



JJ 



Chive 



Allium Schcznoprasum 



95 



Endive 



Cichorium Endiva 



Asia 



Garden Cress 



Lepidium sativum 



Persia 



Garlic 



Allium sativum 



South Europe 



Hop 



Humulus Lupulus 



Europe, Asia, and North 

 America 



Horse Radish 



Cochlear ia Armoracea 



Europe and Asia 



