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40066. CLETHRA BARBINERVIS. From Japan, through E.H.
Wilson. A deciduous shrub of the heath family, up to 6 feet high.
Leaves often clustered at the end of the twigs, oval or obovate,
2 to 5 inches long. Flowers white, produced from July to September
in a rather compact terminal panicle 4 to 6 inches long, covered with
white, starry down. Not so hardy as our native C. alnifolia.

COCCOLOBIS DIVERSIFOLIA. Palobobo. West Indian
shrub or small tree, 10 to 20 feet high, with edible fruit. Related to
the sea-grape, C. uvifera. The leathery, shiny, bright-green leaves
are very variable in shape. The small white or greenish white flowers
are borne in spikes 4 to 6 inches long. The fruits are drupes about
the size of small cherries, with purple flesh and a peculiar flavor.

42724. COCCOLOBIS sp. From Mr. H. M. Curran, San Martin
de Loba, Bolivar, Colombia. Small ornamental tree with rounded
head, related to the sea-grape, C. uvifera. The fruits are said to be
edible.

44114. COCCOLOBIS sp. Jarra. From Mr. Carlos Wercklé,
El Coyolar, Costa Rica. Small fruit-bearing tree closely allied to
the sea-grape, C. uvifera. Tree small, dense, with small light-green
leaves and pleasantly subacid fruits. The seeds are said to be from
one-third to two-fifths the size of the mature fruit. Native of tropical
America.

40524. COCCOTHRINAX ARGENTEA. Palm. Presented by
Mr. Charles T. Simpson, Littleriver, Fla. Attractive Cuban palm,
with a stem diameter up to 4 or more inches and a height of 2 feet.
The dark-green leaves are silvery beneath, their bases being beautifully
netted with large, strong meshes. Grows in a variety of soils
in shade or sunshine.

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA. Dasheen. From various West
Indian and East Indian sources. Large-leaved aroid, related to the
taro and the elephant-ear, producing numerous small tubers around
a large central one. These, when cooked, are as palatable as potatoes,
richer in protein, and with a nutty flavor.

28288. COMBRETUM COMOSUM. Presented by Mr. G. Regnard.
Port Louis, Mauritius. Tropical African ornamental, growing
and flowering as a small shrub in Florida, but in its native habitat it
is said to be &quot;a magnificent climber, whose vast panicles of blood-
red flowers give a gorgeous appearance to the forests." Grown in
England as a greenhouse vine. Although specimen at Miami had
leaves killed by 26.5° F., it quickly recovered.
        