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69397. CAESALPINIA CORIARIA. From Haina. Dominican Republic. Presented by Dr. R.
Cifferi, Director, Estacion Agronomica de Haina. (Chapman Field, Fla.)

58905. CALLICARPA RUBELLA. Verbenaceae. From Darjiling, India. Presented by
G. H. Cave, Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, The chief attraction of this small Chinese 
shrub is its appearance in the fruiting stage, with its dense cymes of small
purple berries. The flat, yellowish green leaves 4 to 5 incles [inches]long, contrast
pleasingly with the small, pink flowers. For trial in the Gulf States and
California, (Bell, Md.)

67069. CALOTHAMNUS ASPER. Myrtaceae. From Blackwood, South Australia. Presented
by Edwin Ashby. A hairy shrub, with crowded, linear, flat leaves, and short dense
clusters of flowers with crimson stamens. Native to Western Australia, For trial
in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, Calif.)

64478. CALOTHAMNUS CHRYSANTHERUS. Myrtaceae. From Blackwood, South Australia.
Presented by W. L. Wheeler, Eden Hills, through Edwin Ashby. A rather small erect
shrub, native to Western Australia, with thick corky branches, and thick, terete,
sharp-pointed leaves 2 to 4 inches long. The chief beauty of the shrub lies in the
bundles of deep-red stamens which protrude an inch or more from the yellowish flowers. 
For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, Calif.)

67071. CALOTHAMNUS QUADRIFIDUS. Mrytaceae. [Myrtaceae] From Blackwood, South Australia, Presented 
by Edwin Ashby. An erect shrub 7 feet high, with crowded linear leaves about
an inch long, and dense spikes of flowers which are conspicuous because of the rich
crimson stamens. Native to Western Australia. For trial in the Gulf States and
California. (Chico, Calif.)

66769. CALYCOPHYLLUM CANDIDISSIMUM. Rubiaceae . From Summit, Canal Zone. Presented 
by Holger Johansen, Plant Introduction Garden. This Central American timber tree,
known commercially as the "Degame"is 40 to 65 feet high with a straight trunk free
from limbs. The wood has the strength, toughness, and resilience of hickory, and is
used for making agricultural implements, tool handles, and similar articles. For
trial in southern Florida. (Chapman Field, Fla.)

67072. CANDOLLEA CUNEIFORMIS. Candolleaceae. From Blackwood, South Australia.
Presented by Edwin Ashby. An erect evergreen shrub about 7 feet high, with thick
wedge-shaped leaves and yellow flowers. For trial in the Gulf States and California
(Chico, Calif.)

62662. CAPPARIS SPINOSA. Caper. From Algeria. Collected by David Fairchild, Agricultural 
Explorer. A spineless form of the caper of commerce, presented by the Botanic Garden, University of Algiers. For trial in the southern United States.
(Chico, Calif.)

64769. CARAGANA. sp. From Harbin, Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, Agricultural 
Explorer. A hardy ornamental yellow-flowered shrub. For trial throughout the
United States. (Bell, Md.)
        