CATALOGUE OF CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



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the wood -sorrel tuber. The plants of this order are intensely acid : pure 

 oxalic acid is found in O. acetosella. 

 Rutdcece. Ruta Tom., the rue. 



Legumindsce. Melildtus cceriilea L., the fragrant melilot for distilla- 

 tion ; Glycyrrhiza i,, the liquorice ; Psordlea i., the bread-root; Cher i., 

 the chick-pea; Faba Dec, the bean ; rLrvum Z,., the lentil ; Pisum iy., 

 the pea; Ldthyrus i., the Spanish lentil, and the tuberous Lathyrus; 

 drobus Tou., the tuberous bitter vetch ; Jpios Boer., the tuberous Apios ; 

 Phaseolus Z/., the kidney-bean ; Sdja Moen., the soy-bean ; Dolichos Z., 

 the Lubian bean ; Ldblab Adan., the Lablab bean, and the Nankin bean ; 

 Cajdnus Dec, the pigeon pea; Arachis Jy., the American earth-nut; 

 Cercis i., the Judas-tree. None of the leaves of any of the plants of this 

 order are eaten by man ; but the seeds of many of the species are farina- 

 ceous, the pods of some saccharine, as the sugar-pea, or nutritious as those 

 of the kidney-bean ; while the flowers of the Judas-tree have an agreeable 

 acidity, and are used in salads. The seeds of a number of species, as of 

 the laburnum, are poisonous. 



RosdcecB. Sanguisorba Z/., the great bumet; Poteriumi., the common 

 burnet ; PotentiUa anserina £,., the silver weed. 



OnagrdcecB. (Enothera X., the tree-primrose, the roots of which are 

 edible, abounding in mucilage, and the tops used in salads; Epilbbium 

 angustifolium Z/,, the willow herb, the tender shoots of which are eaten as 

 asparagus, and the leaves as greens. 



HydrocharidecB. Trdpa i., the water chesnut. 



Portuldcece. Portuldca L., the purslane ; Claytdnia Z,., the American 

 spinach. 



CrassuldcecB. Cotyledon L., the navelwort spinach ; Sedum album L-, 

 the stone-crop salad. 



Ficoideoi. Tetragonia L.y the New Zealand spinach. 



UmbellifercB. Apium Zy., the celery ; Petroselinum Hofm., the parsley ; 

 Carum Zy., the can-away ; Biinium L., the earth-nut ; Trdgium Spr., the 

 anise ; Sium Z,., the skirret ; CEndnthe pimpinelloMes Thuil., the tuberous- 

 rooted dropwort ; Ligusticum L., the lovage ; Crithmum Z/., the samphire ; 

 Angelica Zy., the angelica; Anethum Zy., the fennel; Pastinaca Z/., the 

 parsnep ; Cuminum Zy., the cumin ; Daucus Zy., the carrot ; Chserophyl- 

 lum Zr., the chervil ; MyrrMs Z/., the myrrh ; Smyrnium Z/., Alex- 

 anders ; Coridndrum Z/., the coriander. The leaves of most of the plants, 

 with the exception of the parsley, samphire, the prangos, hay-plant, and 

 perhaps a few others of this order, are unwholesome, and some of them are 

 poisonous ; but the seed or fruit is in no case dangerous. The stalks and 

 stems of the celery, the roots of the skirret, the parsnip, and the tubers 

 of (Enanthe pimpinelloides, are eatable ; while the leaves and tubers of 

 CEnanthe crocata are poisonous. 



Valeriandce(B. Valerianella Dufr., Lamb's lettuce. 



Compositce. Leontodon Z., the dandelion ; Picris Z,., the Ox-tongue ; 

 Hypochoh'is Z/., the hawkweed ; Lactuca, Z,., the lettuce ; Sonchus Zy., the 

 sow-thistle ; Scorzonera Zy., the scorzonera ; Picrldium Per., the salad Pi- 

 cridium ; Tragapogon Zy., the salsify ; ^Cichorium L., the endive and succory ; 

 Scolymus Z,., the Scolymus root; Arctium L., the Burdock ; Cynara Z,., 

 the artichoke and cardoon ; Carthamus Z/., the saffron-flower; Tnula Zy., the 

 elecampane ; Tagetes Zy., the tarragon marigold ; Spildnthes Zy., the Para 



