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dishes of the nomadic Oregon natives. The truly delicious root 
bursts on being boiled, showing a snowy white farinaceous sub- 
stance, which has a sweet cream-like taste and somewhat the 
aroma of parsley -leaves (Lindley). 
Casimiroa edulis, Llav and Lexarz. 
Mexico, up to the cool heights of 7000 feet, bearing orange-like 
fruits (Seemann). This tree comes into bearing in about 10 years ; 
the kernel is deleterious (Hernandez), the pulp of a delicious, 
melting peach-like taste (Garnier). The fruit is said to induce 
sleep. 
Cedrela Brasil iensis, A. de Jussieu.* 
South Brazil and Argentina. The wood is soft, fragrant and 
easily worked; it is known as Acajou wood. 
Celtis Tala, Gillies. 
From Texas to the La Plata States. A thorny shrub, or under 
favorable circumstances a good sized tree. This plant can be used 
for forming impenetrable hedges or shade avenues. One or two 
other Argentine species serve the same purpose. 
Cereus Engelmanni, Parry. 
Utah. A dwarf species with large scarlet flowers, and refreshingly 
cool fruits of strawberry taste. 
Ceroxylon austral e, Martius. 
Juan Fernandez, on the higher mountains (latitude 34° S.) 
Ceroxylon Klopstockia, Martius. 
Y enezuela. This very tall wax-palms reaches elevations of 6000 feet. 
Clavaria botrytis, Persoon. 
Europe. This and the following are the species, which are 
admitted for sale among Silesian mushrooms, according to Dr. 
Goeppert : — C. brevipes (Krombholz), C. Jiava (Persoon), C. 
formosa (Persoon), C. grisea (Persoon), C. muscoides (L.), C. 
aurea (Schaeffer), C. palmata (Scop.), C. crispa ( Wulfen.). 
Coccoloba uvifera, Jacquin. 
Central America, northward to Florida. A tree, attaining a large 
size, fit for sandy sea shores. The dark blue sweet or acidulous 
berries are edible. A kind of kino is obtained from the bark ; 
the wood yields a red dye. Dr. Rosenthal notes as yielding like- 
wise edible fruits — C. nivea (Jacq.), C.pubescens (L.), C. excoriata 
(L.), C.Jlavescens (Jacq.), C. diversifolia (Jacq.). C. Leoganensis 
is also a coast tree; other species belong to forest regions of 
mountains. 
