Section IV 



Edible Seeds and Greens 



Identification table. — The following table does not include all 

 edible seeds and greens or all means of identifying these edible 

 plants. For additional descriptions of the plants and methods 

 of cooking the seeds and leaves of these plants consult the text 

 on the page referred to in the identification table. 



Identification Table — Seeds and Greens 



BLACK 



Plant part i 



Description 



Illus. 



No. 



Common name 



Page 

 No. 



s 



May be red and black; like beans 



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Coral bean {Caution)... 



64 







BROWN 









S 



Hard outer shell; meat inside. _ 



41 

 46 

 47 

 48 





54 



F 



Five large pods; has large seeds 



Panama tree {Caution). 



59 



F 



Rough; very heavy; many large seeds 



Large hard pods _. 



50 



F_._ 





61 











GREEN 



Grows like a small cabbage 



Five large pods; greenish brown _ 



Palm nuts 



Panama tree {Caution). 



Provision' tree 



Black nightshade 



Black nightshade 



54 

 59 



PINK 



Very large; pink and white _ 



47 



60 



PURPLE 



FL 

 F__ 



Small; pale purple or white 



Small; purple-black; many seeds. 



63 

 63 



iF=Fruit; Fl=Flower; L=Leaves; S=Stem. 



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