50 SELECT PLANTS READILY ELIGIBLE 



Chloris truncata, R Brown. 



South-eastern Australia, as far south as Port Phillip. This 

 perennial and showy grass is regarded by Mr. Walter Bissill 

 as an excellent summer and autumn grass, of ready growth 

 and relished by pasture animals. C. ventricosa (E,. Br.) is 

 another valuable East- Australian species. 



Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Kunth. 



California, frequent on the mountains. This lily-like plant 

 attains a height of eight feet. The heavy bulb is covered 

 with many coatings, consisting of fibres, which are used for 

 cushions, mattresses, &c. ; large contracts are entered into for 

 the supply of this material on a very extensive scale 

 (Professor Bolander). The inner part of the bulb serves as a 

 substitute for soap, and it might be tried whether it can be 

 utilised for technological purposes like the root of Saponaria. 



CMoroxylon Swietenia, Candolle. 



The Satin-wood. Mountains of India. Like the allied 

 Plindersias, i^ossibly this tree would prove hardy here in 

 naturally sheltered places, the cognate Cedrela Taona 

 advancing in East Australia southward to the 35tli degree. 

 A resin, valuable for varnishes, exudes from the stem and 

 branches. 



Chrysanthemum roseum, Adam. 



South- West Asia. This perennial herb, with C, carneum, 

 yields the Persian insect-powder. 



Cicer arietinum, Linne. 



South Europe and Orient. The Gram. An annual herb, 

 valuable as a pulse for pasture animals. The seeds can also 

 be converted into pea-meal or be used otherwise for culinary 

 purposes. 



Cichorium Endivia, Linn6. 



South Europe, Orient, Middle Asia. A biennial plant, used 

 since ancient times as a culinary vegetable. 



Cichorium Intybus, Linne. 



Chicory. A well-known peremiial plant, indigenous to 

 Europe, North Africa and North and West Asia. The roots 

 much used as a substitute for coffee. This plant requires a 

 rich deep loamy soil, but fresh manure is detriuiental to the 

 value of the root. It is also a good fodder-plant, especially 

 for sheep. The root can also be dressed and boiled for 

 culinary purposes. The leaves useful for salad. 



Cimicifuga racemosa, Elliott. 



The Black Snake-root of North America. A perennial herb 

 of medicinal value, the root possessing emetic properties. 



