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EUCALYPTUS TREES. 473 
Chloroxylon Swietenia, Candolle.—The Satin- wood, 
Mountains of India, Like the allied Findersias, pos- 
sibly this tree would prove hardy here in naturally 
sheltered places, the cognate Cedrela Taona advancing 
in East Australia southward to the 35th degree. A 
resin, valuable for varnishes, exudes from the stem 
and branches, 
Chrysanthemum roseum, Adam.—South-west Asia, 
This perennial herb, with C, carneum, yields the Per- 
sian insect powder. 
Cinna arundinacea, Linné.—North America. There 
recorded as a good fodder-grass ; perennial, some- 
what sweet- scented. Blyttia suaveolens (Fries) is, 
according to Dr, Asa Gray, a variety with pendent 
flowers. 
Cistus creticus, Linné. — Countries at the Mediter- 
ranean Sea. This shrub, with C. cyprius (Lam.), 
furnishes the best Ladanum resin. Otherspecies yield 
a less fragrant product. 
Combretum butyraceum, Caruel.—The Butter-tree 
of Caffraria and other parts of South-east Africa. The 
Caffirs call the fatty substance obtained from this tree 
chiquito. It is largely used by them as an admixture 
to their food, and exported also. It contains about 
one quarter olein and three quarters margarin, This 
butter-like fat is extracted from the fruit, and is of an 
aromatic flavor. The tree should be hardy in the 
warmer and milder parts of Victoria, 
Cordyline Ti, Schott.—China, The roots ina roast- 
ed state are edible, The leayes, like those of other 
species, can be utilized for textile fiber, 
Crambe cordifolia, Steven. — From Persia and the 
Caucasus to Thibet and the Himalayas, up to 14,000 
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