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21887. CARAGANA OHAM- 

 LAGU. From Mr. Frank N. Meyer, 

 Chinanfu, Shantung, China. A shrub 

 growing to a height of 6 to 10 feet, 

 loaded with yellow flowers in spring. 

 May foe utilised as a hedge plant in 

 the more arid sections of the United 

 States as it stands drought remarkably 

 well. 



CARICA PAPAYA. PAPAYA. 



A small tree native of tropical Amer- 

 ica, with straight trank and large 

 paimatifid leaves supported by long 

 slender petioles. Usually dioecious, the 

 small fruited kinds are sometimes 

 hermaphrodite. The fruits are globose 

 or cMozi£, up to 50 cm. in length. The 

 tender salmon-colored meat is rich in 

 digestive properties. May foe eaten 

 raw, or cooked as a vegetable unripe. 



32482. OARISSA GRAN D I- 

 FLORA. South African amatungulu. 



Presented by Mr. J. E. Higgins of Mono- 



liil u. A handsome apocynaceous shrub 

 h glassy green leaves, white scent- 

 ed flowers, and scarlet ovoid fruits an 

 inch in length. Useful home garden 

 frui -: with a flavor peculiarly like that 

 cf cranhsrries when stewed. Fruit can 

 he dried like prunes. 



24903. GARTH Ah4 US Tl MO- 

 TOR] US. Safflower. Presented by 

 Mr. Hubert S. Smiley^, Brumalis, Ire- 

 land. A hardy flowering annual from 

 Abyssinia, growing from 1 to 3 feet 

 high, from which an oil is expressed. 



^26445. OA RUM GARVi. 



Caraway. A biennial or annual herb 

 grown for its seeds, which are used in 

 flavoring bread, cakes and cheese; 

 also occasionally for the shoots and 

 leaves, which are eaten. It grows from 

 t to 2 feet high, has finely cut. nin- 

 nately compound foliage and small 

 white flowers in umbels* 



26170. CASSIA ORANDIS, from 



J. flL Boctor, Bombay, India. 



A tall, leguminous tree attaining a 

 height of 65 feet and producing a very 

 handsome, fine-grained wood. Occurs 



in many parts off tropical America, 

 where it is frequently planted as an 

 avenue or shade tree on account of its 

 dense foliage. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in April and are very handsome. 

 Will not stand frost. 



