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INDEX 



Cajanus indicuSj description, 85 



■ inflorescence and green fruit 



of, 87 



■ leaves and branches, chemi- 

 cal composition, 281 



■ and husks, analysis, 89 



medicinal uses, 372 



nutriment values of green 



fodder and hay compared, 27, . 

 279 



pests of, 89, 93, 94 



— ■ — plants sheltering vanilla 



plantation, 92 



■ pods, analysis, 88, 89 



seeds, 88 



analysis, 88, 89 



sowing and growth of, 86 



starch grains in, 250 



— — - — in, characters, 249 



■ stem showing chrysalids of 



undetermined species of Terias, 

 424 



stems and leaves, chemical 



and mineral composition, go, 91 



use as green manure, 90, 93 



— — uses other than for food, 92, 



93 



value as food and fodder, 88, 



89, 91, 93, 281 



• yield of, 91, 92 



Calliandra Hildebrantii (tree), 



wood, 368 



— Honstoni (plant), medicinal uses, 



384 



— ■portorice)isis (tree), gum exuded 



by, 332 

 Camels, Leguminosae useful as 



fodder for, 282, 288, 300 

 Campeachy wood, 341, 361 

 • — • — see also H sematoxylon cam- 



■peachiamim 

 Camwood, uses of, 347 

 Canavalia eniarginata^ yji 



— ensiforiilis (Jack bean), 72, 

 — • — as intercrop at Reduit, 78 

 chemical composition as fod- 

 der, 81 



compared with that of 



haricot bean, 76 



— ■ — cultivation of, 74-76 

 in Mauritius, 74 



— — leaves of, chemical composi- 



tion, 84, 85 



■ method of planting and grow- 

 ing, 80, 81 



mineral composition, 82 



nitrogen content, 82 



— ■ — • nutriment values of green 

 fodder and hay compared, 278, 

 279 



pods, mineral composition of, 



79, 80 



Canavalia ensiformis, seeds and 



pods, composition of, yj 

 — • — starch grains in, 256 

 — in, characters of, 249 



— — value as food, 74 



• — • as green manure, 80 



— — yield, 75 

 at Hawaii, 83, 84 



— gladiata, 73 



pods edible, 392 



— - obtiisifoUa (liane), yz 

 dangerous, 240 



de Candolle, early cultivation of 



lentil, 125 

 Cape of Good Hope gum, 327 

 Caragena (shrub), species of, uses 



of wood, 348 

 Carob tree, Indian, 351 

 Carpentry, woods used for, 348, 



355, 356, 357, 358, 35Q, 363, 



364 

 Carts, wood used for making, 350 

 Cassia aiirea (shrub), flowering 



branches, 403 



— aiiricidata (tree), analyses of 



bark, 339 

 -- fistula (tree), flowers and leaves, 

 40s 



— florida (tree), flowering branches, 



— Iwvigata (shrub), regarded with 



suspicion, 244 

 — ■ mimosoides (shrub), regarded as 

 dangerous, 244 



— occidentalis (shrub), branches of , 



381 



— — regarded with suspicion, 244 

 — • sophera (shrub), regarded with 



suspicion, 244 

 - — sp., leaves purgative in action, 



244. 



— species yielding tanniferous 



bark, acceleration of germina- 

 tion of seeds, Z33 

 soil suitable for, 



333. 



yielding tanning matters and 



dyes, 339, 34o 



— sturtii (shrub), suspected as 



poisonous, 245 



— various species of, medicinal 



uses, 378-380 

 wood, qualities and uses 



of, 358 

 Castanosfenniini australe (tree), 



seeds, chemical composition, 



390 



edible, 390 



wood, quality of, 348 



Catarrhal troubles, treatment of, 



plant employed for, 384 

 Catechu, 327 



