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44001. CARDIOSPERMUM HIRSUTUM. Presented by Mr.
P. D. Barnhart, Los Angeles, Cal. Ornamental sapindaceous vine,
native of Africa. Useful perennial plant with densely hairy stems,
deeply toothed leaves (the under side of which is hairy), and nu-
merous axillary clusters of small white flowers. In southern California
it is said to bloom continuously.

CARICA CANDAMARCENSIS. Mountain papaya. Colombian
tree, smaller than C. papaya; presumably hardier, with much
smaller, more angular fruits of a flavor too acid for dessert, though
very agreeable when stewed; also used for jams and preserves. Ripe
fruit has a pleasant, applelike odor. Introduced for test of papain
quality and for hybridization with C. papaya.

CARICA PAPAYA. Papaya. Rapid-growing fruit tree, reaching
25 feet ; in 10 months bears numerous melon-shaped fruits on its
trunk. Good varieties deliciously sweet, with characteristic flavor;
relished as a breakfast fruit. Easily digested, containing powerful
papain ferment. For trial as an annual in northern Florida and
Texas. Easily grown in hothouse. Both sexes required.

CARISSA CARANDAS. A small apocynaceous tree or large
shrub, with sharp, rigid, forked thorns and oval leaves. The fruit
when ripe much resembles a damson; is smaller than that of C.
grandiflora. In India it is made into a pickle just before it is ripe,
and is also used in tarts and puddings. When ripe it makes a very
good jelly. Not so attractive a hedge plant as C. grandiflora, but
may prove hardier.

CARISSA GRANDIFLORA. South African amatungulu. A
handsome apocynaceous spiny shrub, with glossy green leaves, white
fragrant flowers, and ovoid scarlet fruits an inch long. Useful home
garden fruit, with a flavor when stewed peculiarly like that of cranberries.
Fruit may be dried like prunes. A most attractive ever-
green hedge plant. Stands clipping well, and its spines make it
quite impenetrable.

34153. CARISSA OVATA. From the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane,
Queensland. Native of Queensland and New South Wales. A
small bush, producing a white oval-shaped fruit about half an inch
long, which has an agreeable flavor.

40159. CARMICHAELIA FLAGELLIFORMIS. From the
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. A peculiar leguminous
shrub with erect, flattened, green branchlets which serve as leaves,
these being absent or very small. Flowers purplish lilac, pealike, in
short, dense clusters. Native of New Zealand. Can be grown out of
doors only in the Southern States.
        