$4 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



Oestrum nocturnum, Linn4. 



West-Indies, Southern Mexico. Praised above almost all other 

 plants for its fragrance in Mexico, its flowers lasting through the 

 summer and autumn, and their scent being particularly powerful at 

 night (Dr. Barroeta). 



Cetraria Islandica, Acharius. 



Colder regions of Europe, Asia and North-America. This 

 renowned lichen, inappropriately called " Iceland-Moss/' deserves 

 translocation to other cold parts of the globe; it yields on boiling a 

 nutritious jelly, pleasant after removal of the bitter principle (Cet- 

 rarin), the latter rendering this lichen additionally valuable in medi- 

 cine. 



Chserophyllura bulbosum, Linn. 



Middle Europe and Western Asia. The Parsnip-chervil. A biennial 

 herb. The root a very palatable culinary esculent, three times- as 

 rich in starch as potatoes ; to be kept some time before consumed 

 (Vilmorin). 



Chamsedora elatior, Martius, 



Mexico, at an elevation of 4-5,000 feet. This graceful palm attains 

 only a height of about 12 feet and bears some frost. With many of 

 its congeners available for table-decoration. The oldest generic 

 name is Morenia. 



ChainSBropS excelsa, Thunberg.* (Trachycarpus excelsus, Wendland.) 



Southern China, as far north as Napong, also in Japan. This 

 Fan-palm is highly desirable, although not very tall, as the name 

 would indicate. The hardiest of all palms; has stood 3 F. with 

 only a slight litter (Count de Saporta). Hardy in the mild middle 

 coast-regions of England. Cordage prepared from the leaves does 

 not decay in water (Dupont). Rate of growth while young at Mel- 

 bourne about I foot a year. The hairy covering of the stem, of this 

 palm and of Livistona Chinensis is utilized for fixing lime-plaster to 

 buildings in Japan (Christie). C. Fortunei (Hooker), the Chusan- 

 palm from North-China, is a variety or closely allied species. It 

 attains a height of about 30 feet, and endures considerable frost. The 

 leaves can be employed for plaiting palm-hats, the fibrous leaf-sheaths 

 for making brushes, brooms and cordage. Other hardy palms might 

 be naturalized and used for various purposes, irrespective of their 

 ornamental features. 



Chamserops humilis, Linn. 



The Dwarf Fan-palm of South-Europe, North-Africa and the 

 most south-western parts of Asia. Height to 20 feet. It is very 

 ornamental for gardens and plantations, and particularly eligible for 

 scenic effect. Hats, mats, baskets, fans and brushes are made from 

 the leaves. 



