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Condalia microphylla, Cavanilles. 



Chili and Argentina. The Piquillin. Bush yielding sweet, 

 edible, succulent fruit. 



Conium maculatum, Linne. 



The Hemlock. Europe, North Africa, North and West Asia. 

 A biennial herb, important for medicinal purposes. It should, 

 however, not be allowed to stray from its plantations, as it is 

 apt to be confounded with culinary species of Anthriscus, 

 Chaerophyllum and Myrrhis, and may thus cause, as a most 

 dangerous plant, disastrous mistakes. Active principles : 

 coniin, in the fruit also conhydrin. 



Conopodium denudatum, Koch. 



Western Europe. The small tuberous roots of this herb, 

 when boiled or roasted, are available for food and known as 

 Earth Chestnuts. The plant is allied to Carum Bulbocasta- 

 num. 



Conospermum Stoechadis, Endlicher. 



West Australia. The question has arisen, whether this shrub, 

 with C. triplinervium (R. Brown), ought not to be introduced 

 into our worst desert country. All kinds of pasture animals 

 browse with avidity on the long, tender, and downy flower 

 stalks and spikes without touching the foliage, thus not de- 

 stroying the plant by close cropping. 



Convolvulus floridus, Linne fil. 



Canary Islands. A shrubby, not climbing or winding species. 

 With C. scoparius it yields the Atlantic Rosewood from stem 

 and root. 



Convolvulus Scammonia, Linne. 



Mediterranean regions and Asia Minor. A perennial herb^ 

 from the root, which will grow 2 feet long, is obtained the 

 purgative resin Scammonia. Plants readily raised from 

 seeds. To obtain the resin a portion of the root is laid bare 

 and into incisions made shells are inserted to collect the 

 juice, which is daily removed (Maw). 



Convolvulus scoparius, Linne fil. 



Teneriffe. One of the Rosewood plants. 



Copernicia cerifora, Martins. 



Brazil, extending into Bolivia and also Argentina. This 



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