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Oleander, and bell-shaped yellow flowers ; common, easily pro- 

 pagated by cuttings. 



CHEERY. Vide Prunus Gerasus. 



CHICKRASSIA TABULARIS, Cedrelacece. This is a magnificent 

 tree formerly called the Swietenia Chickrassa. 



CHINA Box. Vide Murraya, Exotica. 



CHLOROXTLON SWIETENIA. Cedrelacece. WAT. BILLU KURRA. 

 Satin wood tree. This tree grows abundantly in the jungles of 

 Goozerat and the Deccan, the wood seldom exceeding fifteen, 

 inches in breadth, it is of a light yellow colour, close grained 

 and takes a good polish, well adapted for picture frames and 

 light furniture ; it is apt however to lose its colour by age, if not 

 protected by varnish. 



CHONEMORPHA MACROPHYLLA. Apocynacece. Takes its name 

 from Chone a funnel and Morpha form ; a very handsome climb- 

 ing shrub, with large white flowers, well adapted for a screen 

 or covering a wall. 



CHRYSOBALANUS ICACO. Hosacece. The cocoa plum-tree of the 

 West Indies lately introduced. 



CHRYSOPHYLLUM ACUMINATUM. Sapotacece. STAR APPLE. 

 NAT. PEETAKARA. This tree grows -to a large size, thirty 

 feet or more, the branches round, and leaves having a ferru- 

 ginous down upon them when young. The flower is of a pale 

 yellow, and the fruit ripens in October, about the size of a large 

 crab apple : the pulp is of a yellowish colour and firm inside, 

 the outer rind being of a dark brown. It requires no particular 

 soil. There are several trees in the Residency Garden at 

 Hyderabad. 



CICCA DISTICHA. Euphorbiacece. NAT. URFALAYOORIE. TAM. 

 AUNELIE PULLUM. Country Gooseberry. A small tree, leaves 

 pinnate, from one to two feet long, scattered about the ends of 

 the branches. Flowers small, of a reddish colour. Fruit round, 

 size of a gooseberry : it has ati acid flavour. 



CINNAMOM. Vide Laurus Cinnamomum, 



Cissus QUADRANGULARIS. Ampelidece. NAT, HAEJOKA, TAM. 



