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This tree shares with the Elder, the ignominy of 

 being supposed to be the tree on which Iscariot hanged 

 himself. The pods remain on the tree all the year, 

 and are flat, thin, and brown in colour. 



There is another variety, known under the name of 

 C. canadensis, which has not yet been introduced into 

 the country. Both are handsome, ornamental trees. 

 Propagated by seeds. 



Ceratonia Siliqua The Carob, or St. John's Bread. 

 Native of the Levant. A branching tree, about 

 3oft. high, with shiny dark-green foliage, bearing pods 

 which are known as locus beans. The dry saccharine 

 pulp of these beans is very nutritious, and is supposed 

 to have been the food of St. John in the wilderness. 

 The small seeds are said to have served as the 

 original carat weight of the jewellers. Propagated by 

 seed and cuttings. 



Caesalpinia pulcherrima. A native of the East 

 Indies. A showy tree with masses of small scarlet 

 flowers and light fern-like foliage. The leaves are 

 sometimes used as a substitute for senna. 



C. Gilliesii and C. Bonducilla are also cultivated 

 in Egyptian gardens as ornamental trees ; propagated 

 by seed. 



Citharexylun cinereum The West Indian Fiddle- 

 wood. Is a graceful tree of recent introduction, 

 suitable either for the garden, or as an avenue shade 

 tree. It grows rapidly from seed if planted in 

 sheltered places, and bears in October thin hanging 

 racemes of small white flowers. 



Cassia fistula. The handsomest of all the Cassias, 

 it is a beautiful flowering tree, widely distributed 

 throughout the tropics, where it grows from 3oft. to 

 5oft. high, having soft pinnate leaves, numerous 

 racemes of bright yellow flowers, and cylindrical 

 pendant pods, which often reach 2ft. in length. The 

 pulp of the pod has a sweetish taste, and is used 

 in medicine as a mild laxative. 



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