56 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOETED. 



43642 to 43671— Continued. 



43648. Cassia coeymbosa Lam. Csesalpiniacese. 



A very handsome shrub, native of Argentina, but introduced and culti- 

 vated in the British Isles and the middle portion of the United States. It 

 attains a height of 4 to 10 feet, and the leaves are composed of three pairs 

 of leaflets. In the spring the branches are clothed vrith numerous corymbs 

 of bright-yellow flowers. This is one of the best-known garden species, 

 being an excellent consem-atory plant for spring, summer, and autumn 

 bloom. (Adapted from Bailey. Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol 

 2, p. 680, and from Florists' Exchange, July 27, 1912.) 



43649. Cassia didymobotbya Fres. Caesalpiniacese. 



A woody plant, native of Abyssinia, with leaves composed of five to 

 seven pairs of leaflets. The flowers occur in racemes gi-owing from the 

 upper axils, the petals being painted by the thick, colored nerves and 

 veins. The slender pods are compressed. (Adapted from Fresenius, 

 Flora, roL 22, p. 53,1839.) 



43650. Cassia eremophila A. Cunn. Csesalpiniacese. 

 (C. nemophila A. Cunn.) 



A woody plant, found in all the colonies of Australia except Tasmania. 

 The leaves are composed of two pairs of very narrow leaflets, and the 

 pods are very smooth. In Australia both the pods and the leaves of this 

 plant are eaten by stock. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, p. Jf7.) 



43651. CiTHAKEXYxuM QUADEANGULAEE Jacq. Verbenacese. 



A large tree, native of the West Indies, with permanently 4-angled 

 branches and opposite, entire, serrate leaves. The small white odorous 

 flowers occur in racemes, and the fruit is a fleshy drupe. This tree might 

 prove to be a good ornamental for the northern part of the United States. 

 (Adapted from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 

 778.) 



43652. Clebodendbum indicum (L.) Druce. Verbenacese. 

 (C. siphonanthus R. Br.) 



A shrub, 2 to 8 feet high, rather openly branched, with opposite or 

 vertieillate narrow notched leaves. The white flowers, which occur in 

 very large terminal racemes, have tubes 3 to 4 inches long. The fruit is 

 a showy red and purple berry, which persists a long time. This shrub 

 is a native of the East Indies and is also hardy in Florida. (Adapted 

 from Bailey, Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 801.) 



43653. ABECASTRrM eomanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc. Phoenicaceae. 

 (Cocos romanzofflana Cham.) Palm. 



This coconut palm is found in Santa Catharina, Brazil, and bears a 

 fibrous fruit, which is eaten, although containing insipid juice. But one 

 seed is contained in this fruit, which is said to be about the size of a 

 walnut. The spadix is about 6 feet in length. (Adapted from Choris, 

 Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde, p. 5.) 



43654. CoBDiA MYXA L. Boraginacea^. Sebesten. 

 A moderate-sized deciduous tree, found iu tropical Asia and Australia, 



with oval leaves and thick, rough bark. The wood is soft and is said 

 to have furnished the lumber from which the nrummy cases were made. 

 In India it is used for boat building, gunstocks. and agricultural imple- 



