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for silkworms. European fabrics have largely super- 

 seded the clothing made of this plant in the South Sea 

 Islands. 



Caesalpinia Gilliesii, "Wallich. (Poinciana GilUesii, Hooker.) 

 La Plata States. This beautiful hardy bush can be utilized 

 for hedges. 



Cajanus Indicus, Candolle. 



The Catjang ; in Assam, called G-elooa-mah. A shrubby 

 plant of India, probably available for profitable culture and 

 naturalization in the warmer parts of our Colony. It sus- 

 tains itself on dry ground, and yields the pulse known as 

 Dhal, Urhur and Congo-pea. The plant lasts for about 

 three years. Several species of Cajanus of the Atylosia 

 section, indigenous to the warmer parts of Australia, might 

 be tested here for the sake of the economic value of their 

 seeds. The insect, active in the formation of lac, lives 

 extensively on the Cajanus, according to Mr. T. D. Brewster 

 of Assam. Silkworms live also on it. 



Calamus montanus, T. Anderson. 



Himalaya, up to 6000 feet. A hardy climbing palm. The 

 aged canes are naked. " The light but strong suspension- 

 bridges, by which the large rivers of Sikkim are crossed, are 

 constructed of this palm. It supplies material for the 

 strongest ropes for dragging logs of wood from the forests. 

 The most durable baskets and the cane-work of chairs are 

 manufactured from the slit stems. "Walking-sticks and 

 riding-canes made of this species are exported from Sikkim 

 in considerable quantity." Many other Calami serve similar 

 purposes, but probably few or perhaps none are equally 

 hardy. 



Camelina sativa, Crantz. 



Middle and South Europe, temperate Asia. An annual 

 herb, cultivated for the sake of its fibre and the oil of its 

 seeds. It is readily grown after corn crops, yields richly 

 even on poor soil and is not attacked by aphis. Mr. W. 

 Taylor obtained 32 bushels of seeds from an acre, and from 

 these 540 lbs. of oil. The return is within a few months. 



