132 ORNAMENTAL GARDENING 



Casuarina eguisetifolia has been, discussed in the chapter on 

 road trees. 



Catalpa speciosa has been offered for sale in Florida and I have 

 seen what I suppose is this in Fort Myers, though it was not 

 very vigorous. It ought to do well farther north in the state. 



Cedrela odorata. The wood has the color and smell of cedar 

 but the tree is a very different thing. Cigar boxes are made from 

 its wood and it is used in manufacturing furniture. It does well 

 here in rich, moist land and succeeds moderately in pine land. 

 C. toona is a nearly related species from India. 



Cedrus libani, Cedar of Lebanon, C. atlantica and C. deodara 

 are majestic conifers that might do well in fairly good soil in the 

 hilly region of the northern part of the state where they could 

 have good drainage. They are quite hardy. 



Ceratonia siligua, Carob Tree or St. John's Bread of southern 

 Europe, has thick, shining, pinnate leaves and bears pods with 

 edible pulp; will probably do well generally in Florida. It suc- 

 ceeds at Miami. 



Cinnamomum. C. cassia is the Bastard Cinnamon and C. 

 camphora is the Camphor tree. Both are fine trees, the latter 

 being hardy throughout the state ; the former is much more tender. 

 C. zeylanicum (the true cinnamon) has entirely failed with me 

 after repeated trials. There is a C. cassia in Fort Myers that 

 must be forty- five feet high, a fine tree. 



Clusia, Matapalo or Scotch Attorney. A genus of trees from 

 the American Tropics whose members are usually parasitic on 

 other trees. C. rosea has handsome, very thick, obovate leaves 

 and large rose colored flowers. It will grow in soil or on trees. 



Couroupita guianensis, Cannon Ball Tree, receiving its common 

 name because its large fruit is shaped like a cannon ball. A fine 

 specimen of this tree is in cultivation at Fort Myers and bears 

 flowers and fruit. 



Crescentia cujete is the Calabash Tree of the West Indies. It 

 is a straggling tree, bearing curious, purplish blossoms along 

 the trunk which are followed by very large globular fruits, the 

 hard shells of which are used for a variety of domestic purposes. 

 It succeeds fairly well in lower Florida but is very tender. 



