. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 18. Figure 16.—Job's tears {Coix lachryma-jobi). B 18. Specific Grasses.—a. Job's tears \Coix lachryma- johi).—This is coarse grass, usually 2 to 3 feet high, often abundant in open places, never found in forests. The very hard, white, shining "fruit" contains one to several fairly large seeds which may be eaten raw, boiled, or roasted. There is one form (dele, jelai, salea, lahja, hadjeli, iriule, sah, sari

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. Emergency food plants and poisonous plants of the islands of the Pacific. Plants, Edible -- Islands of the Pacific; Poisonous plants. EMERGENCY FOOD PLANTS AND POISONOUS PLANTS 18. Figure 16.—Job's tears {Coix lachryma-jobi). B 18. Specific Grasses.—a. Job's tears \Coix lachryma- johi).—This is coarse grass, usually 2 to 3 feet high, often abundant in open places, never found in forests. The very hard, white, shining "fruit" contains one to several fairly large seeds which may be eaten raw, boiled, or roasted. There is one form (dele, jelai, salea, lahja, hadjeli, iriule, sah, sari, rore, lore), with very thin-walled brownish "fruits," fre- 516614^—43- 27. 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 Merrill, Elmer Drew, 1876-1956; United States. War Dept. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Govt. Print. Office

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