40674 



44818 



44270 



42724 



44114 



40524 



45009 



39219 



43654 



35689 



34493 



34493 

 45194 

 45448 

 41098 



41690 



44997 



44677 

 36973 



37869 

 40994 



43419 



44825 

 45109 



43684 



43687 



44116 

 45235 



CITRUS MEDICA. Citron. Small tree from the Philippines; 



bears large fruits, the peel of which Is candled and 



used In confectionery. 

 CLEOME SP. Herbaceous plant from Guatemala; bears numerous 



pale blue and white flowers. 

 COCCOLOBIS DIVERSIFOLIA. Kamalla. - Small West Indian tree; 



bears small edible fruits allied to the sea grape. 

 COCCOLOBIS SP. Small ornamental tree from Colombia, related 



to the sea grape. 

 COCCOLOBIS SP. Small f rult-bearlng tree from Costa Rica; 



bears a small subacid fruit; plant closely allied to the 



sea grape. 

 COCCOTHRINAX ARGENTEA. Palm from Cuba; leaves dark green 



above; silvery beneath. 

 COCOS DATIL. Palm from Argentina; one of the most attractive 



of the Cocos palms. 

 COPERNICIA GLABRESCENS. Cuban hat palm called "yarey", used 



mostly for thatching. 

 CORDIA MYXA. Moderate sized deciduous tree bearing succulent 



and mucilaginous fruits which, when young, are used as 



vegetables, or are pickled 



used to make rope. 

 CORYPHA ELATA. Large tropical 



tender . 



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14 



35 

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The bark contains a fiber 

 fan palm from the Philippines 



221 



CUDRANIA TRICUSPIDATA. Che. 



related to the American 



strawberry-like, edible 



character . 



CUDRANIA TRICUSPIDATA. 

 If It 



- A small Chinese tree closely 

 osage orange; produces a red, 

 fruit; sweet but not of much 



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82 



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722 



CURCUMA SP. Plant cultivated In the lower Urubamba Valley, 



Peru, for Its aromatic yellow-fleshed rootstocks which 



are used for coloring food. 

 CUPRESSUS GLABRA. Smooth Cypress from Arizona, recently 



discovered; light blue-green, glaucous foliage; not 



hardy In the northern states. 

 DIPHYSA SP, A leguminous shrub common In the mountains of 



Guatemala, The foliage is coarsely pinnate, and the 



deep lilac flowers are produced In large clusters. 

 DOCYNIA DELAVAYI . Spiny, ornamental, evergreen tree from 



China; bears a pear-like fruit used for cooking. 

 ELAEIS GUINEENSIS. West African Oil Palm, - Variety Sombo; 



bears large clusters of fruits which yield a large amount 



of oil. One 

 ELAEIS GUINEENSIS, 



of the greatest oil plants known. 



115 



113 



216 



ENTADA POLYSTACHYA. Woody vine from Colombia; bears terminal 



panicles of white flowers; tender. 19 



ERYTHROCHITON SP , A plant from Brazil which thrives In a 



warm, moist atmosphere; allied to Citrus. 5 



EUGENIA SUPRA-AXILLARIS . An evergreen shrub from eastern 



Brazil; bears clusters of white flowers and black fruits 



about the size of a small cherry, flesh sweet, of a 



very resinous taste, 48 



EUONYMUS BUNGEANUS SEMIPERSISTENS , Large glabrous, seml- 

 evergreen shrub or small tree bearing yellowish white 

 flowers In loose cymes. Fruits are bright pink. Beautiful 

 dooryard shrub. 24 



EUONYMUS RADICANS VEGETUS . Low spreading, hardy evergreen 

 shrub, growing 5 feet high, bearing dense cym.es of 

 greenish white flowers and numerous capsules enclosing 

 a bright orange aril. One of the best for dooryards. 12 



FICUS PADIFOLIA. Large and dense evergreen tree from Costa 



Rica of exceptionally beautiful habit; tender. 312 



FICUS PALMATA X CARICA. Fig from Algiers, Algeria. Seed- 

 lings grown from seed of Fieiis palmata fertilized by 

 F. earica. May prove of value as a caprlflg. 31 



