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106 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE NATIONAL HERBARIUM. 
Caracolillo listado. 
A tree from the western part of the island; height, 15 to 20 feet (5 or 6 meters); 
diameter, 30 to 35 inches (75 to 90 centimeters). Wood yellow, streaked; specific 
gravity, 0.952; used in making furniture. (Exp. 1857.) 
Cardenala azul. See Lobelia cliffortiana. 
Cardiospermum halicacabum. FARo.iros. 
Family Sapindaceae; an annual, climbing herb, known as heart seed, winter 
cherry, and heart pea. At Rio Piedras a specimen (no. 1004) was obtained, under 
the name ‘‘ bombija.’’ (Stahl, 2: 153.) 
Cardo. See Carduwus mexicanus. 
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Cardosanto. See Argemone mexicana. 
Carduus mexicanus. Carbo. g 
A native thistle, notabundant. (Urban, Symb. 1: 470,as Cirsiwm mexicanum.) 
Cariaquillo. See Lantana camara and L. crocea. 
Cariaquillo de Santa Maria. See Lantana involucrata. 
Cariaquito blanco. See Melanthera deltoidea. 
Carica papaya. See Papaw. PAYAYA. 
Family in Porto Rico commonly called ‘‘ lechosa,’? meaning ‘‘milky,’’ or 
‘“papaya lechosa.’’ This useful species is everywhere cultivated at low eleva- 
tions; it has also escaped from cultivation and now grows spontaneously in waste — 
places. 
Caro. See Vitis sicyoides. 
According to the list of the Exposition of 1857, there are two trees of this name, ~ 
both occurring in all parts of the island. One has a height of 30 to 35 feet (9 to 
11 meters); diameter 19 to 20 inches (48 to 50 centimeters). Wood light-colored, 
hard; specific gravity, 0.980; used in building houses. Also called ‘‘ chupagallo.” 
The other has a height of 35 to 40 feet (10 to 12 meters); diameter, 6 to 8 inches 
(15 to 20 centimeters). Wood yellow, hard; specific gravity, 0.873; used in mak- 
ing furniture. Also called ‘‘ chino.” 
Caro agrio. See Vitis acida. 
Caro de tres hojas. See Vitis trifoliata. 
Carrasco. See Comocladia. 
Carubio. See Magara monophylla. 
Caryocar nuciferum. SOUARI NUT. 
A tree belonging to the family Caryocaraceae. It is a native of Guiana, 
but has been cultivated in several of the West Indies. Three other species of 
Caryocar—C. glabrum, C. barbinerve, and C. intermedium—have been ~onerieg as 
growing in Martinique, but all are probably introduced. 5 
Both the flowers and the fruit are very large. the latter several inches in diam- | 
eter and inclosing from 2to4 hard-shelled nuts, the size of a hen’s egg, but some- 
what kidney-shaped, and with rounded warts onthe outside. These are described 
as having a very pleasant flavor and also as yielding an oil to pressure. The i 




attains a height of 100 feet (30 meters) or more, and the timber is of good quality, 
and very durable. Its chief use has been in the line of shipbuilding. 
In his ‘** Tropische Agrikultur’’ Semler expresses a very high opinion of thi 
valuable qualities of the souari nut, considering it in fact the finest of all nuts 
and the one most likely to prove successful and remunerative in culture. The 
taste is said to be similar to the almond, but sweeter, and the small quantitie 
sent to the European markets have found ready sale at good prices. Successf 
