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<section xml:id="mul4-4">
  <title>Fruits and Nuts</title>
  <para>The colony abounded with a wealth of fruits and nuts, some not previously known to the
    Europeans. ...</para>
  <table xml:id="mul-table1" frame="box">
    <caption>
      <para>North American Native Plants</para>
    </caption>
    <colgroup>
      <col align="right" valign="top"/>
      <col valign="top"/>
      <col align="center" valign="top"/>
    </colgroup> 
    <thead>
      <tr valign="top">
        <th>Use</th>
        <th>Plant Part</th>
        <th>Examples</th>
      </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="8"><emphasis role="bold">Vegetables</emphasis></td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="2">Seeds</td>
        <td>Corn</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Beans</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="3">Fruits</td>
        <td>Squash</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Peppers</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Tomatoes</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="2">Roots</td>
        <td>Potatoes</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Sweet Potatoes</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="4"><emphasis role="bold">Teas</emphasis></td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td rowspan="2">Leaves</td>
        <td>Mountain Mint (Namewuskons)</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Dawn Mint (Wabinowusk)</td>
      </tr>
      <tr valign="top">
        <td>Berries</td>
        <td>Wintergreen</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</section>
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