TO PRINCIPAL TIMBER TREES, ETC. 
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Carum Bulbocastanum, Koch. 
Middle and South Europe, North Africa, Middle Asia, on lime- 
stone soil. The tuberous roots serve as a culinary vegetable, the 
fruits as a condiment. 
Carum Capense, Sonder. 
South Africa, where the edible, somewhat aromatic root is called 
Fenkelwortel. 
Carum segetum, Bentham, ( Anethum segetum, Linne). 
Around the Mediterranean Sea, extending to Middle Europe. 
An aromatic annual herb, available for culinary purposes. 
Cassia fistula, LinnA 
South Asia. The long pods of this ornamental tree contain an 
aperient pulp of pleasant taste. Traced by Dr. Hooker to the 
dry slopes of the central Himalayas. 
Casuarina Decaisneana, F. v. Mueller. 
Central Australia, where it is the only species of the genus. This 
tree is one of the largest among its congeners, and particularly 
valuable for arid regions. 
Casuarina torulosa, Aiton. 
New South Wales and Queensland. The wood of this handsome 
tree is in demand for durable shingles and furniture work; it is 
also one of the best for oven fuel. 
Castaneopsis chrysophylla, A. de Candolle. 
The Oak-Chesnut of California and Oregon. A tree attaining a 
large size of beautiful outlines. The leaves are golden yellow 
underneath. Wood durable. 
Catalpa bignonioides, Walter. 
On the Gulf of Mexico. A tree in warm humid climatic zones of 
remarkable celerity of growth. Mr. Meehan regards the wood to 
be as durable as that of the best chesnut trees, and observed a 
stem in twenty years to attain a diameter of three feet, even 
in {he clime of New York. 
Ceanothus rigidus, Nuttall. 
California. One of the best of hedge shrubs, available for dry 
situations. Evergreen ; up to 12 feet high ; the branches become 
densely intricate. In the coast-tracts it is replaced by C. thyrsi - 
fiorus, Esch., which can also be used for hedges and copses, and 
will live in mere coast-sand. C. prostratus, Benth., likes to form 
natural mats on slopes formed by roads and slides, which it 
gradually covers, and with its pretty blue flowers soon decorates 
(Professor Bolander). 
