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Cupressus torulosa, D. Don. 



Nepal-Cypress. Northern India ; 4,500 to 8,000 feet above the 

 sea-level. Average ordinary height 40 feet, but much larger 

 dimensions are on record ; thus Dr. Stewart and Major Madden 

 mention a tree 150 feet in height and 17 feet in stem-girth. The 

 reddish fragrant wood is as durable as that of the Deodar-Cedar 

 and highly valued for furniture. The tree prefers lime-stone 

 soil. Splendid for wind-breaks and tall hedges. Sir D. Brandis 

 thinks, that it may attain an age of 1,000 years. See C. glauca. 



Curcuma long'a, Linne. 



"Turmeric." Tropical Asia. The clime of some regions of 

 Japan proved warm enough for rearing this plant, which for 

 ornament's sake alone deserves attention. Hardy at Moreton-Bay 

 [Fr. Turner] . Turmeric is an ingredient of curry-powder, and is 

 also used for tingeing chemical test-paper ; it consists of the 

 pounded root. It is exported to the value of 100,000 annually 

 from India. 



Curtisia fag-inea. Alton. 



South-Africa. A tree, attaining 40 feet in height. The wood 

 is heavy, tough and durable ; the Caffirs use it for their assagais. 

 It answers well for superior furniture, tools, and is not surpassed 

 there by any other wood for the construction of waggons, to be 

 used in a hot and dry country. (See "Indian Forester," 1885.) 



Cy amopsis psoraloides, Be Candolle. 



Southern Asia. The " Ghiar." This annual is mentioned by 

 Dr. Forbes Watson among the plants, which furnish throughout 

 the year table-beans to a portion of the population of India. The 

 plant is however more important as a good cattle-fodder [Dr. Wat o]. 



Cyathea medullaris, Swartz. 



Malayan Archipelagos, Islands in the south-pacific ocean, south- 

 eastern Australia and New Zealand, there to 47. Admitted into 

 this work, as an extensive export exists in root-stems of tree-ferns, 

 this species being one of the most hardy. 



Cycas Normanby ana, F. v. Mueller. 



A noble Queensland-species, deserving introduction, and capable 

 of being shipped, to long distances in an upgrown state without 

 emballage. Tall stems of Cycas media, brought to conservatories 

 abroad, after eight years' dormancy sprouted into foliage [J. C. 

 Schmidt] . 



Cycas revoluta. Thunberg. 



The Japan Pine-Palm. The trunk attains in age a height of 

 about 6 feet, and is rich in sago-like starch. The slow growth of 

 this plant renders it only valuable for scenic decorative culture ; 



