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98793 to 98888— Continued. 



98821. Cassia obovata Collad. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 3797. From Anguilla, Leeward Islands, 

 March 16, 1932. A low bushy herbaceous shrub 

 with typical cassialike yellow flowers and flat pods, 

 rounded at both ends and crested in the middle. 

 A tea made from the leaves and fresh twigs is used 

 by the Negroes of Anguilla medicinally. It is a 

 naturalized species, introduced probably from the 

 Old World Tropics. 



For previous introduction see 34809. 



93822. Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae. 



No. 3852. Collected March 16, 1932, near South 

 Hill, Anguilla. A handsome species with smaller 

 cones and larger coarser twigs than C. equisetifolia; 

 possibly a hybrid. 



98823. Cayaponia Americana (Lam.) Cogn. 

 Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 3855. Collected March 19, 1932, near Har- 

 ringan, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A woody 

 vine with large scabrous rough five-lobed leaves 

 of very dark-green color. The long-ovoid fruits, 

 less than 1 inch long, turn red when ripe. 



98824. Cedrela odorata L. Meliaceae. 



Cigar box-oedar. 



No. 3800. From the Jardin d'Essais, Basse 

 Terre, Guadeloupe. This is the West Indian or 

 Spanish cedar, the soft fragrant wood of which is 

 easily worked and in great demand for cigar boxes. 

 It is also used as a shade tree in coffee plantations. 



For previous introduction see 97976. 



98825. Clitoria ternatea L. Fabaceae. 



No. 3824. Collected March 14, 1932, in the vil- 

 lage of Codrington, Barbuda, Leeward Islands, 

 where it was growing in dry rocky calcareous soil. 

 An ornamental leguminous vine with pea-shaped 

 blue or white flowers about 1 inch long. 



For previous introduction see 90906. 



98826. Clusia rosea Jacq. Clusiaceae. 



No. 2892. From the Avena Forest Reserve, 

 Trinidad, February 16, 1932. A Central Ameri- 

 can shrub or tree up to 30 feet high, usually epi- 

 phytic when young but eventually killing the 

 host plant. The opposite entire broadly ovate 

 leaves are very thick and leathery, and the large 

 white flowers are often tinged with pink. 



For previous introduction see 77024. 



98827. Clusia sp. Clusiaceae. 



No. 3825. From St. Cloud, near Basse Terre, 

 Guadeloupe, French West Indies, March 13, 1932. 

 A tree with crimson fruits 2 inches long with a 

 five-parted stigma which persists, and thick dark- 

 green foliage which seems never to be diseased. 



98828 to 98831. Coccoloba spp. Polygonaceae. 



98828. Coccoloba krugu Lindau. 



No. 3829. From near Codrington, Barbuda, 

 Leeward Islands, March 14, 1932, where it forms 

 a component of the scrub which thrives in the 

 dry limestone soil of the island. A shrub or 

 small tree up to 25 feet high, with smooth gray 

 bark and slender branches, native to the West 

 Indies. The light-green, somewhat leathery, 

 broadly cordate leaves are 4 to 6 inches long, and 

 the small green flowers with white stamens are 

 borne in slender spikes and followed by small 

 ovoid slightly fleshy black fruits. 



98829 and 98830. Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq. 



Collected on Barbuda Island March 14, 1932. 

 A small tree 25 feet high, native to the West 

 Indies. The ovate to elliptic-obovate coriace- 

 ous leaves are 2 to 6 inches long, and the small 

 green flowers, followed by slightly fleshy black 

 fruits, are borne in slender spikes longer than 

 the leaves. 



98793 to 98888— Continued. 



98829. No. 3830. A larger-fruited form than 

 no. 3829 (98828) and a promising ornamental. 



98830. No. 3811. A small-leaved form that 

 seems well able to withstand long periods of 

 drought. 



98831. Coccoloba sp. 



No. 3874. Probably collected from trees on 

 the dry rocky soil of Great Inagua, Bahama 

 Islands. 



98832. Cordia nitida Vahl. Boraginaceae. 



Glossy cordia. 



No. 3868. Red manjack or West Indian cherry. 

 Collected March 19, 1932, on Tortola, British 

 Virgin Islands. A shrubby tree with harsh glossy 

 foliage, white flowers, and red viscid berries which 

 are eaten by the wild doves. 



For previous introduction see 51118. 



98833. Cracca toxicaria (Pers.) Kuntze (Teph- 

 rosia toxicaria Pers.). Fabaceae. 



No. 3713. Collected March 1, 1932, at Para- 

 maribo. Surinam. A shrub up to 7 feet high, with 

 leaves made up of nine or more leaflets, and 

 racemes of white and pink flowers. It is used as a 

 cover crop, and in Peru, where it is native, parts 

 of the plant are crushed and thrown into the water 

 to poison fish. It is now being tried as an ingre- 

 dient of insecticides to replace arsenical salts. 



For previous introduction see 81056. 



98834 to 98842. Crotalaria spp. Fabaceae. 



98834. Crotalaria anagyroides H. B. K. 



No. 3711. From Paramaribo, Surinam, March 

 1, 1932. A shrubby vigorous species over 7 feet 

 high with mucronate pubescent trifoliolate 

 leaves and terminal inflorescences of brilliant 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see 97878. 



98835. Crotalaria retusa L. 



No. 3860. Collected March 19, 1932, above the 

 village of Roadtown, Tortola, British Virgin 

 Islands. 



For previous introduction see 97958. 



98836 to 98839. Crotalaria incana L. 



For previous introduction see 97956. 



, No. 3814. From Little Bay, St. Mar- 

 tin Island, March 17, 1932. 



98837. No. 3638. Collected March 15, 1932, at 

 Bottom, Saba, Netherland West Indies. 

 A small species growing in the cultivated 

 lands. 



98838. No. 3853. Collected March 19, 1932, 

 on Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A 

 small-podded legume growing on a rock wall 

 at Harrigan. 



No. 3813. Collected March 17, 1932, on 

 the island of St. Martin. A low bushy 

 herbaceous legume with densely pub&scent 

 soft delicate leaves. It may be a naturalized 

 form escaped or introduced with forage. 



and 98841. Crotalaria juncea L. 



Sunn-hemp. 



For previous introduction see 97931. 



l No. 2974. Collected February 25, 1932, 

 in the Botanic Garden, Georgetown, Brit- 

 ish Guiana. A large plant 8 feet high with 

 deep-orange or brilliant-yellow flowers 1 

 inch long borne on erect slender gray-pubes- 

 cent branches. The short, somewhat 

 flattened pods are covered with velvety 

 pubescence. 



