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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 Chin- 
ese 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 long, contrast 
pleasingly with the small, pink flowers. For trial in the Guif 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 flow-— 
ers. For trial in the Gulf States and California. (Chico, Calif.) 
67071. CALOTHAMNUS QUADRIFIDUS. Mrytaceae. From Blackwood, South Australia. Pre- 
sented 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. Present— 
ed 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, Agri- 
Cultural Explorer. A spineless form of the caper of commerce, presented by the Bo- 
tanic Garden, University of Algiers. For trial in the southern United States. 
(Chico, Calif.) 
64769. CARAGANA. sp. From Harbin, Manchuria. Collected by P. H. Dorsett, Agricul- 
tural Explorer. A hardy ornamental yeilow-flowered shrub. For trial throughout the 
United States. (Bell, Md.) 

