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400G6. 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. alnifoiia. 



COCCOLOBIS DIVERSIFOLIA. Palobobo. West Indian 

 shrub or small tree, 10 to 20 feet high, with edible fruit. Related to 

 the sea-grape, C. uvifera. The leathery, shiny, bright-green leaves 

 are very variable in shape. The small white or greenish white flowers 

 are borne in spikes 4 to 6 inches long. The fruits are drupes about 

 the size of small cherries, with purple flesh and a peculiar flavor. 



42724. COCCOLOBIS sp. From Mr. H. M. Curran, San Martin 

 de Lcba, Bolivar, Colombia. Small ornamental tree with rounded 

 head, related to the sea-grape, 0. uvifera. The fruits are said to be 

 edible. 



44114. COCCOLOBIS sp. Jarra. From Mr. Carlos Werckle, 

 El Coj^olar, Costa Rica. Small fruit-bearing tree closely allied to 

 the sea-grape, C. uvifera. Tree small, dense, with small light-green 

 leaves and pleasantly subacid fruits. The seeds are said to be from 

 one-third to two-fifths the size of the mature fruit. Native of tropi- 

 cal America. 



40524. COCCOTHRINAX ARGENTEA. Palm. Presented by 

 Mr. Charles T. Simpson, Littleriver, Fla. Attractive Cuban palm, 

 with a stem diameter up to 4 or more inches and a height of 2 feet. 

 The dark-green leaves are silvery beneath, their bases being beauti- 

 fully netted with large, strong meshes. Grows in a variety of soils 

 in shade or sunshine. 



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. 



28288. COMBRETUM COMOSUM. Presented by Mr. G. Reg- 

 nard, Port Louis, Mauritius. Tropical African ornamental, growing 

 and flowering as a small shrub in Florida, but in its native habitat it 

 is said to be "a magnificent climber, whose vast panicles uf blood- 

 red flowers give a gorgeous appearance to the forests." Grown in 

 England as a greenhouse vine. Although specimen at Miami had 

 leaves killed by 26.5° F., it quickly recovered. 



