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riding-canes made of this species are exported from Sikkim 

 in considerable quantity." Many otlier Calami serve similar 

 purposes, but probably few or perha^DS none are equally 

 hardy. 



Callitris quadrivalvis, Yentenat. 



ISTortli Africa. A middling-sized tree, yielding the true 

 Sandarac resin. 



Calyptranthes aromatica, St. Hilaire. 



South Brazil. This spice-shrub would likely prove hardy 

 here, the flower-buds can be used almost like cloves, the 

 berries like allspice. Several other aromatic species are 

 eligible for test culture. 



Camelina sativa, Crantz. 



Middle and South Europe, temperate Asia. An annual 

 herb, cultivated for the sake of its fibre and the oil of its 

 seeds. It is readily grown after corn crops, yields richly 

 even on poor soil and is not atacked by aphis. Mr. W. 

 Taylor obtained 32 bushels of seeds from an acre, and from 

 these 540 lbs. of oil. The return is within a few months. 



Canna Achiras, Gillies. 



Mendoza. One of the few extra-tropic Cannas, eligible for 

 Arrow-root culture. 



Canna coccinea, Roscoe. 



West India. Yields with some other Cannas the particular 

 Arrow-root, called " Tous les mois." 



Canna edulis, Edwards. 



The Adeira of Peru. One of the hardiest of Arrow-root 

 plants, and thus well-adapted for our clime. Seeds, even if 

 many years old, will germinate. This species has yielded 

 excellent starch at Melbourne, Western Port, Lake Welling- 

 ton, Ballarat and other localities, from plants supplied at the 

 Botanic Garden. The Bev. Mr. Hagenauer, of the Gipps- 

 land Aboriginal Mission station, obtained 220 lbs. of 

 Arrow-root from one-eighth of an acre of this Canna. The 

 gathering of the roots is effected about April. The plants 

 can be set out in ordinary ploughed land. Captain James 

 Hall, of Hastings, prepared also largely the starch from this 

 root. Starch grains remarkably large. 



Canna flaccida, Boscoe. 



Carolina. Probably also available for Arrow-root, though in 

 first instance like many congeners chosen only for ; orna- 

 mental culture. 



Canna glauca, Linne. 



One of the West Indian Arrow-root Cannas. 



