. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 6 WATER PLANTS, FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES the Indians sliced them and strung them up for winter use, calling them Wapato. The Chinese in California used the tubers roasted or boiled. Large tubers, 2 inches in diameter, contain a milky juice when raw that is quite unpleasant, but very sweet when roasted. In England corms are ground fine and yield a flour that can be used in making cookies, muffins or puddings. W-5. WATERCRESS, Nas- turtium officinale; Mustard Fam. The prostrat
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 6 WATER PLANTS, FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES the Indians sliced them and strung them up for winter use, calling them Wapato. The Chinese in California used the tubers roasted or boiled. Large tubers, 2 inches in diameter, contain a milky juice when raw that is quite unpleasant, but very sweet when roasted. In England corms are ground fine and yield a flour that can be used in making cookies, muffins or puddings. W-5. WATERCRESS, Nas- turtium officinale; Mustard Fam. The prostrate or ascend- ing stems grow from wet places or in water; small white flow- ers in racemes. Naturalized from Europe, Most states Xenophon recommended it to w. Can. thg Persians to make children strong and it was much prized by the Moslems. Romans con- sidered it excellent food for people with deranged minds. Parkinson in 1640 says, "Leaves or juice applied to the freckles, pimples, spots or the the morning. The juice mixed wi Water Marsh. Water Marsh Most States W. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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