272 FOREST CULTURE AND 
tral America it has spread over many parts of the 
globe. The writer saw it disseminated in the moun- 
tains of St. Vincent’s Gulfas early as 1847. It is one 
of the richest of all grasses, grows continuously and 
speads readily from seeds, particularly on fertile and 
somewhat humid soil, and has proved as a lasting and 
nutritious fodder-grass or pasture-grass one of our 
best acquisitions. 
Broussonetia papyrifera, Ventenat. —The Paper 
Mulberry. Islands of the Pacific Ocean, China, Japan, 
perhaps only truly indigenous in the last-named coun- 
try. The bast of this tree or shrub can be converted 
into very strong paper. It can also be used as a tex- 
tile fabric ; furthermore, the fabrics made from it can 
be dressed with linseed oil for waterproof coverings. 
In cultivation the plant is kept like an osier. The 
leaves cannot be used for silkworms. European fab- 
rics have largely superseded the clothing made of this 
plant in the South Sea Islands. 
Caesalpinia Gilliesii, Wallich. (Poinciana Gilliesii 
Hooker. )—La Plata States, This beautiful hardy bush 
can be utilized for hedges. 
Cajanus Indicus, Candolle. —The Catjang; in As- 
sam called Gelooa-mah. A shrubby plant of India, 
probably available for profitable culture and naturaliza- 
tion in the warmer parts of our colony. It sustains 
itself on dry ground, and yields the pulse known as 
dhal, urhur, and Congo-pea. The plant lasts for 
about three years. Several species of Cajanus of the 
Atylosia section, indigenous to the warmer parts of 
Australia, might be tested here for the sake of the 
economic value of their seeds. The insect, active in 
the formation of lac, lives extensively on the Caja- 
