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40066. CLETHRA BARBINERVIS. From Japan, through E. 

 H. Wilson. A deciduous shrub of the heath family, up to 6 feet 

 high. Leaves often clustered at the end of the twigs, oval or obovate, 

 2 to 5 inches long. Flowers white, produced from July to September, 

 in a rather compact terminal panicle 4 to 6 inches long, covered with 

 white, starry down. Not so hardy as our native C. alnifolia. 



COCOS CORONATA. Nicuri palm. Collected by Dorsett, 

 Shamel, and Popenoe, Bahia, Brazil. A palm 20 to 30 feet high, 

 usually presenting a somewhat straggly appearance due to the leaves 

 being whipped and torn by the wind. The old leaf bases adhere to 

 the trunk; and, being arranged spirally, give it a curiously twisted 

 appearance. The leaves are glaucous and graceful when not torn. 



COLOCASIA ESCULENTA. Dasheen. From various West 

 Indian and East Indian sources. Large-leaved aroid, related to the 

 taro and the elephant ear, producing numerous small tubers around 

 a large central one. These, when cooked, are as palatable as pota- 

 toes, richer in protein, and with a nutty flavor. Twenty-five hundred 

 people are growing them in the South. 



37866. COPERNICIA CERIFERA. Carnauba palm. From 

 Joazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. Through Dorsett, Shamel, and Popenoe. 

 Forms large groves along river banks. Wax exuding from cut leaves, 

 dried in the sun, once formed the basis of an important industry. 

 The fruits are so highly valued for hog feed that owners of groves are 

 protecting them. The tree is probably a slow grower; a single one 

 yields a bushel of fruits. 



40988. CORDIA ALBA. Ateje. From Wilson Popenoe, Trini- 

 dad, Cuba. A large, bushy shrub, 15 feet high, branching close to 

 the ground, sending up long, stiff shoots well furnished with dark- 

 green foliage. The flowers, which are pale yellow, about one-half 

 inch across, are borne in broad, flat-topped corymbs sometimes a 

 foot across. This is apparently a good honey plant and of consider- 

 able ornamental value. 



37224. CORDIA OBLIQUA. From Dr. L. Trabut, Algiers. 

 A medium-sized tree, 40 to 50 feet high, native of India, where it is 

 found at an altitude of 5,000 feet. Its wood is used in boat building, 

 in the making of agricultural implements, and as fuel. The tree is 

 vigorous in its growth and forms a handsome rounded crown with 

 dense bright green foliage. 



