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ajv alphabetical list of 



Canella alba. — A "West-Indiau evergreen tree ; all parts are strongly 

 aromatic, the flowers in particular diffusing a delightful per- 

 fume. 



Canthium parvifiorum. — A spiny Indian plant, with a white fragrant 



flower, while the leaves are used to flavour curries. 

 Caprifolium. See Lonicera. 



Carapa. — A species of tropical trees found in Central America, that 

 bear sweet-scented flowers of the purest whiteness. 



Carduus nutans {Jiusk Thistle).— A British species with drooping 

 purple flovrers that have a strong odour of musk. 



Carica Papaya {Fapaic Tree). — A native of tropical America, and 

 now largely grown in India and other warm parts of the world 

 for its fruit, which, together with the bloom of the male plant, 

 is sweetly perfumed. 



Carnation. See Dianthus caryophyllus. 



Carpenteria Calif ornica. — A hardy American shrub, bearing clusters 

 of large white anemone-shaped scented flowers. 



Caryophyllus aromaticus. — The Clove tree of commerce, a handsome 

 evergreen from the Molucca Islands. All parts are aromatic, 

 especially the flower- buds ; and the tree is now largely grown in 

 many tropical climes. 



Caryopteris mastacanthus, — A hardy Japanese shrub, with rich 

 lavender-blue flowers that have a slight aromatic fragrance. The 

 foliage when bruised gives out a powerful pungent aromatic odour, 

 suggestive of mint. 



Cassia fistulosa. — An Eastern tree with historical associations. We 

 are told by Alpinus, when he was in Egypt in the latter part of 

 the sixteenth century, that the natives took great delight in walk- 

 ing early in the morning, at certain seasons, near plantations of 

 this Cassia, regaling themselves with the fragrance of its flowers, 

 which are yellow, and borne in racemes similar to the Laburnum. 



Catalpa Ksempferi. — A Japanese shrub of rather slender groAvth, pro- 

 ducing large clusters of flowers, yellowish white, dotted with 

 purple. The blossoms are very fragrant, and this is considered 

 equal to the Linden as a honey-producing tree. After the flowers 

 fade they are replaced b}^ clusters of cylindrical seed-pods, a foot 

 or more in length, which hang during the whole of the summer and 

 winter, p>resenting a most odd and unique appearance, that give 

 it the name, in some localities, of the Cigar-tree. C. -speciosa, a 

 Korth American species, possesses a delicate odour. 



Cating"a. — A Central American fruiting-tree. C. moscJiafa bears fruit 

 buds with a musky flavour, and 0. fragrans has an odour like that 

 of Sweet Basil. 



