There are numbers of berries, nuts, roots, barks, and leaves that are good to eat.
The same with crops of different kinds of corn and seed, vegetable roots, and even grasses and vetches. Seaweed is much eaten in Ireland (Sloke) and Scotland. Certain kinds of moss are also used as food.
HINTS FOR INSTRUCTOR.
PRACTICES.
Take out scouts to get specimens of leaves, fruits, or blossoms of various trees, shrubs, etc., and observe the shape and nature of the tree both in summer and in winter.
Collect leaves of different trees; let scouts make tracings of them and write the name of the tree on each.
In the country make scouts examine crops in all stages of their growth so that they know pretty well by sight what kind of crop is coming up.
Start gardens, if possible, either a patrol garden or individual scout's garden. Let them grow flowers and vegetables for profit to pay for their equipment, etc.
Show all the wild plants which may be made use of for food.