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berries contain theine; so also do the leaves, and in some countries the 
latter are preferred. 
CoLA ACUMINATA.—An African tree, which has been introduced into 
the West Indies and Brazil, for the sake of its seeds, which are known 
as Cola, or Kolla, or Goora’ nuts, and extensively used as a sort of con- 
diment by the natives of Africa. A small piece of one of these seeds is 
chewed before each meal as a promoter of digestion. It possesses pro- 
pert ties similar to the leaves of coca, and contains theine. 
COLOCASIA ESCULENTA.—This plant has been recommended for pro- 
fitable culture in this country, for its edible root-stock. It is cultivated 
in the Sandwich Islands, under the name of Tara. The young leaves 
are cooked and eaten as spinach or greens in Egypt. They are very 
acrid, but lose their acridity when Doiled and water changed. The 
roots are filled with starch, and have been long used as food in various 
semi-tropical countries. 
CONDAMINEA MACROPHYLLA.—This plant belongs to the Cinchona 
family, and contains tonic properties. The Peruvian bark gatherers 
adulterate the true Cinchona bark with this, but it may be detected by 
its white inner surface, its less powerful bitter taste, and a viscidity 
not possessed by the Cinchonas. 
CONVOLVULUS SCAMMONIA.—This plant furnishes the seammony of 
the druggists. 
Cooxta PUNCTATA. small-growing tree from China, which pro- 
duces a fruit known as the Wampee. This fruit is a globular berry, 
with five or fewer compartments filied with juice. It is much esteemed 
in China. 
COPAIFERA OFFICINALIS.—This tree yields Balsam of Copaiba, used 
in medicine. The balsam is collected by making incisions in the stem, 
when the liquor is said to pour out copiously; as it exudes, it is thin 
and colorless, but immediately thickens and changes to a clear yellow. 
COPERNICA CERIFERA.—The Carnauba, or Wax Palm of Brazil; 
grows about 40 feet high, and has a trunk six or eight inches thick, 
composed of very hard wood, which is commonly employed in Brazil 
for building and other purposes. The upper part of the young stem is 
soft, and yields a kind of sago, and the bitter fruits are eaten by the 
Indians. 'The young leaves are coated with wax, called Carnaub wax, 
which is detached by shaking them, and then melted and run into 
cakes; it is harder than bees-wax, and has been used for making 
candles. The leaves are used for thatch, and, when young, are eaten by 
cattle. | 
CoPpRosMA ROBUSTA.—A Cinchonaceous shrub. The leaves of this 
plant were largely used in some of the religious ceremonies of the New 
Zealanders. 
CoRDIA SEBESTENA.—A tropical plant, bearing succulent mucilagin- 
ous and emollient fruit, employed in medicine. 
CorpIA Myxa.—This produces succulent, mucilaginous, and emol- 
lient fruits, which are eaten. These qualities, combined with a slight 
astringency, have led to their use as pectorals. 
CoryvPHA UMBRACULIFERA.—The Talipot palm is a native of Cey- 
lon, producing gigantic fan-like leaves. These leaves have prickly 
stalks six or seven feet long, and, when fully expanded, form a néarly 
complete circle of thirteen feet i in diameter. Large fans made of these 
leaves are carried before people of rank among the Cinghalese ; they are 
also commonly used as umbrellas, and tents are made by neatly joining 
them together; they are also used as a substitute for paper, being writ- 
