succulent roots afford a quantity of arrowroot, said to be equal
to the best of that from Bermuda. The fruit has a coating of an
orange-colored pulp, which is said to form a rich edible food. It
was from the roots of this plant that the Seminoles of Florida
obtained their _white meal_.

431. ZINGIBER OFFICINALE.--This plant is cultivated in most warm
countries for the sake of its rhizomes, which furnish the spice
called ginger. It is prepared by digging up the roots when a year
old, scraping them, and drying them in the sun. Ginger, when
broken across, shows a number of little fibers embedded in floury
tissue. Its hot pungent taste is due to a volatile oil. It also
contains starch and yellow coloring matter. Ginger is used for
various medicinal purposes, and in many ways as a condiment, and
in the preparation of cordials and so-called teas.

Transcriber's Endnotes

The following list details significant changes to the originally
published text, along with other noteworthy points:

Page 4. "Acacia deal bata" amended to _Acacia dealbata_.

Page 5. "Amomum meleguetta" amended to _Amomum melegueta_.

Page 6. "Andropogon schaenanthus" amended to _Andropogon
sch[oe]nanthus_.

Page 7. "Araucaria bidwilli" amended to _Araucaria bidwillii_.

Page 7. "Araucaria cunninghami" amended to _Araucaria cunninghamii_.

Page 9. "Beaucarnea recurvifolia" remains as printed but could be
an earlier classification of _Beaucarnea recurvata_ based upon
the description.

Page 9. "Bergera konigi" amended to _Bergera koenigii_.

Page 10. "Brosium alicastrum" amended to _Brosimum alicastrum_.

Page 10. "Caesalpina pulcherrima" amended to _Caesalpinia pulcherrima_.

Page 11. "Callistemon salignum" amended to _Callistemon salignus_.

Page 13. "Cinchonacae" amended to _Cinchonaceae_.

Page 13. "Chamaerops fortunii" amended to _Chamaerops fortunei_.

Page 17. "Croton calsamiferum" amended to _Croton balsamiferum_.

Page 18. "Dialium acutifolium" remains as printed but could be an
earlier classification of _Dialium cochinchinense_ or _Codarium
acutifolium_.

Page 19. "Dubosia hopwoodii" amended to _Duboisia hopwoodii_.

Page 22. "Feuillaea cordifolia" amended to _Fevillea cordifolia_.

Page 22. "Fourcroya cubense" remains as prin