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aurea (Schaeffer), C. palmata (Scop.), C. crispa (Wulfen). Morren 

 mentions as much consumed in Belgium C. fastigiata (L.). Bergner 

 and Trog illustrate C. botrytis (Persoon). Several of these extend 

 naturally to Australia, where also various other species exist. The 

 puff-balls, comprising species of Bovista, Lycoperdon and Scleroderina, 

 are not specifically admitted as recommendable culinary fungs into 

 this work, as they are only convertible into food when very young, and 

 many become soon noxious. All Clavarias seem adapted for human 

 sustenance; their growth should therefore be encouraged. 



Claytonia perfoliata, Bonn. 



From Mexico to California and Cuba. An annual succulent herb, 

 serving for salad and also spinage. The genus could be reduced to 

 Montia. 



Clinostigma Mooreanum, F. v. Mueller. (Kentia Mooreana, F. v. M. ) 



Dwarf -palm of Lord Howe's Island, where it occurs only on the 

 summits of the mountains, at about 3,000 feet elevation. Likely to 

 prove one of the hardiests of all palms. 



Coccoloba uvifera, Jacquin. 



Central America, northward to Florida. A tree, attaining a large 

 size, fit for sandy sea-shores. Sir J. Lefroy noticed in Bermuda 

 stems 6 feet in girth. The dark-blue sweet or acidulous berries are 

 edible. A kind of kino is obtained from the bark; the wood yields a 

 red dye. Dr. Rosenthal notes as likewise producing edible fruits: 

 C. nivea (Jacq.), C. pubescens (L.), C. excoriata (L.), C. flavescens 

 (Jacq.), C. diversifolia (Jacq.). C. Leoganensis (Jacq.) is also a 

 coast-tree; other species belong to forest-regions of mountains. They 

 are all natives of the warmer zones of America. 



Coclllearia Annoracia, Linnet (Nasturtium Armoracia, Fries.) 



The Horse-radish. Middle Europe and Western Asia. Perennial. 

 Grown in Norway to lat. 70* 22' N. The volatile oil of the root 

 allied to that of mustard. 



Cochlearia officinalis, Linne". 



Water-cress. Shores of Middle and Northern Europe, Northern 

 Asia and North- America, also on saline places inland, even on the 

 Pyrenees. A biennial herb, like the allied C. Angelica and C. Danica 

 (Linne.), valuable as an antiscorbutic, hence deserving naturalization. 

 It contains a peculiar volatile oil. 



Cocos australis, Martius. 



From Brazil to Uruguay and the La Plata-States. One of the 

 hardiest of all palms, hardier than even the Date-palm, withstanding 

 unprotected a cold, at which oranges and almonds are injured or 

 destroyed. It remained perfectly uninjured at Antibes at a tempera- 

 ture of 15 F. (Naudin). C. pityrophylla ascends the Andes to 

 7,800 feet (de Denterghem). 



