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Besides those mentined in this chapter there are innumerable
other plants with edible leaves. For instance, in the chapter of
Cereals and Leguminous plants, the cotyledons of Glycine hispida,
Afocnch (21-23) and Phaseolns radiata, L. subtriloba (34), and the
young leaves of Doliclios umbellatus, Thunb, var. volubilis (28-33),
Pisum sativum, L. (41-42), Vic-ia faba, L. (42), Fagopirum esculen-
tum, Alccnch, etc. are eaten as vegetables. Among the chapter of
Root vegetables, the young leaves of almost ail plants except 2-3 are
used for the same purpose, as Eaphanus sativus, L. (93-102),
Brassica rapa, L. (103-106), Daucas carota, L. (107), Lappa major,
Gaertn. ( 108), Batatus edulis, Chois, and Solatium tubsrosa, L.
Among the Flower vegetables, the leaves of Pyrethrum sinense,
Sabin^ and tue }^oung shoots of Amomum Mioga, 1 h. or Zingiber
mioga, Roscoe; among Cucurbitaceous plants the petioles
of Cucurbita
pepo, L. (129-130); the young leaves and stalks of several
plants contained in the chapter of Spices and Condiments, as Eutrema
Wcusabi, Max. (162), Raphauns sativus, L. (167), Perilla
arguta, Betith (170), Capsicum longum, L. (167), and Polygonum 1/
nodosum, L.\ among Starch yielding plants the young leaves of
Erythronium deniscanis, L. (257) and Orichia edalis, Miq. (258) ;
among Economic plants the soft young leaves and stalks of
Kochia scoparia, Schrad (300)
among
and Luffa petola, Scr. (305) ;
Oil and Wax plants the leaves of Brassica chinensis, L.
(308) ; among Textile plants the young leaves of Typha japonica
(339) and Zizania aquatica, Miq. (346) ; among Dye
plants the leaves of Basella rubra, L. (371) ; among
Medi-
cinal plants the .young leaves of Malva pulchella, Berttn. (406)
and Plantngo asiatica, L. (448) and the petioles of Eheum undula-
tum, L. (453); among Timber trees and Bamboos the young leaves
'f Cedrela chinensis, fuss-, among Evergreen trees the young
leaves of Cycas revoluta, Thunb ; among Ornamental garden
trees the young soft leaves of Althoea rosea, Cav. (769), Scabiosa
japonica, Miq. (809), Taraxacum officinale, Wigg. (853), Adeno-
phora vcrticellata, Fisch($\) t Conandron ramondioides,
S. et Z.
(959) and Funkia sieboldiana, fafffc{9GQ) are all eaten as vegetables.
Besides these, among Trees and Shrubs there are many serving to