56 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Caesalpinia coriaria, Willdenow. 



Wet sea-shores of Central America. Might be naturalised in our 

 salt marshes. Colonel Drury states that each full-grown tree pro- 

 duces annually about 100 Ibs. of pods, the husk of which, com- 

 mercially known as Divi-Divi, is regarded as the most powerful 

 and quickly-acting tanning material in India. The mercantile price 

 of the pods is from 8 to 13 per ton. 



Caesalpinia crista, Linne. 



West India and Carolina. This shrub or tree furnishes a yellow 

 dye-wood. 



Csesalpinia echinata, Lamarck. 



Brazil. The Fernambuc or Red Brazil Wood is obtained from 

 this tree and allied species ; they also furnish the dye principle 

 brazilin. 



Csesalpinia Gilliesii, Wallich. (Poinciana Gilliesii, Hooker.) 



La Plata States. This beautiful hardy bush can be utilised for 

 hedges. 



Csesalpinia Sappan, Linn6, 



South Asia. The wood furnishes red dye. This shrub can also be 

 utilised for hedges. 



Csesalpinia sepiaria, Roxburgh. 



South Asia, east to Japan. Can be utilised as a hedge-bush. It 

 can advantageously be mixed for hedge growth with Pterolobium 

 lacerans (R. Br.), according to Dr. Cleghorn. It furnishes a red 

 dye-wood. 



CaBsalpinia tinctoria, Humboldt. 

 Chili. The bark yields a red dye. 



Csesalpinia vesicaria, Linne. (C. bijtiga, Swartz.) 



West India, on dry savannahs and limestone rocks. This tree 

 furnishes part of the red Fernambuc Wood of commerce for dye 

 purposes and select implements. 



Cajanus Indicus, Candolle.* 



The Catjang ; in Assam, called Gelooa-mah, also called Arhar. A 

 shrubby plant of tropical Africa and India, ascending to 6,000 feet 

 in the already extra-tropical latitudes of the Himalayas. One of 

 the upland varieties will endure a few degrees of frost (C. B. 

 Clarke). It sustains itself on dry ground, and yields the pulse 

 known as Dhal, Urhur and Congo Pea. The plant lasts for about 



