CANARIUM COMMUNE. 



Java Almond. A large handsome Ma- 

 layan tree with buttressed trunk. 

 Bears an abundance of purple fruits 

 the size of small plums. The kernels 

 are edible and resemble almonds in 

 flavor. Oil expressed from seeds is 

 used in cooking. Desirable for avenue 

 planting. Thrives in hot moist dis- 

 tricts, suitable for extreme south only. 



40157. CARAGANA AURAN- 

 TIACA. From the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Kew, England. Deciduous shrub 

 4 feet high, with graceful, ultimately 

 pendulous,ieafy branches, armed with 

 triple spines i-4 inch long. Leaves 

 nearly sessile, composed of four nar- 

 row leaflets 1-3 to 1-2 inch long. 

 Orange-yellow flowers 3-4 of an inch 

 long, produced in great profusion from 

 under side of branches. Easily prop- 

 agated by late summer cuttings. 



40158. CARAGANA FRUTEX. 



From the Royal Botanical Gardens, 

 Kew, England. A deciduous, legumin- 

 ous shrub, up to 10 feet in height, 

 having long, supple branches, not 

 much divided except near the ends. 

 The leaves are each composed of two 

 pairs of leaflets. Flowers bright yel- 

 low. A graceful shrub in habit, and 

 very handsome when in flower. 



