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Cassava, see Janiphd MdnihSt. 
Cassia, Linn. According to Olaus Celsus, this 
name is to be traced to the Hebrew Ketzioth, and 
latinised by Cassia. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Leguminosae. This is a numerous genus of orna- 
mental plants, growing from one to fifteen feet 
high ; they delight in a light, loamy soil, or loam 
and peat mixed ; some produce seed in abundance, 
but cuttings strike freely in sand under a glass in 
a little heat. Synonymes; 1. C. acuminata. 2. C. 
Jlexuosa. 3. C. crispa. 4. C. grandijlora. 5. C. 
orientalis, acutiloba. 6. C. Senna, 7. C. procumbens. 
8. C. cernua. 9- C. arborescent. 10. C. multiglandu- 
losa. 11. C. chinensis. 12. C. dimidiata. 
acapulcSnsls . . Yellow • 6, S. Ev. S. Acapulco . 1823 
BBschynOmenfi . Yellow . 6, S. A. W. Ind. . 1810 
Kvvpti&cA . . Yellow • 5, G. Ev. S. Egypt . . 1822 
allta .... Yellow . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1731 
angustlsslm4 . . Yellow . 7* S. A. E. Ind. . . 1820 
apoucomt4, 1 . Yellow . S. Ev. S. Surinam . 1820 
arenSrfa . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. Maypures . 1819 
artemisioidSa . Yellow . 6, 0. Ev. S. N. Roll. 1820 
Siper^ .... Yellow . 7, S. A. Georgia . . 1818 
atomarlS . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1810 
auriculSta . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1777 
australis . . . Yellow . 7. G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1824 
aversiflorS . . Yellow . 7» S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1820 
bacillaris . . . Y. How . S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1782 
BarclaySnS . . YeHow . 7. G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1827 
BertgrI . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1827 
bicapsularla . . Yellow . 5, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1739 
biflora .... Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1766 
bifoliata . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1820 
bracteata . . . Yellow . 8, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1822 
brevifOlia . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. Madagas. . 1824 
BurmannI, 2 . . Yellow . 6, F. A. C. G. H. . 1810 
capOnsis . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1816 
chamaecrista . . YeUow . 7, America . 1699 
chinensis . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. China . . 1807 
ciliarls ; . . . Yellow . 6, S. Her. P. E. Ind. . . 1817 
ciliata .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Cuba . . 1820 
coromandeliana . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Coroman. . 1823 
corymbosa . . YeUow . 7i S. Ev. S. B. Ayres . 1796 
cuspidata . . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
diphylia . . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1781 
dIspar .... YeUow . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1824 
elliptlcS . • . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Trinidad . 1818 
emarginata . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Jeimaica . 1759 
fastigiata . . . YeUow . 6, S. £r. S. E. Ind. . . 1818 
flexuosa . . . YeUow . 7, S. A. Brazil . . 1810 
floribunda . . YeUow . 6, S. A. New Spain 1818 
florlda .... Yellow . 6, S. A. E. Ind. . .1820 
frondosa, 3 . . Yellow . 4, G. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1796 
geminifldra . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
glandulOsa . . YeUow . 9, S. A. W. Ind. . 1822 
glauca .... Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . .1818 
glutindsa . . . YeUow . 6, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. • 1818 
gracUls . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Orinoco . 1817 
Herbertiana . . YeUow . 11, S. Ev. S. Barba. . . 1828 
hlrta .... Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. N. Amer. . 1820 
hirsuta . . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. America . 1778 
humiUs . . . Yellow . 6, S. B. S. Amer. . 1800 
itallca .... Yellow . 6, S. A. S. Eur. . . 
laevigata, 4 . . YeUow . 7. S. Ev. S. _V.FlalrL . /S// 
lanceolata, 5 . . Yellow . 7> S. Ev. S. Levant . . //J’jP 
ligustrina . . . YeUow . 7> S. Ev. S. Bahama . 1726 
linearis . . . Yellow . 6, G. Ev. S. Carolina . 1800 
lineata . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Jamaica . 1818 
longislllqua . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1800 
lotoldes . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Trinidad . 1820 
macranthera . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Brazil . . 1824 
marginata . .’ YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Surinam . 1823 
marilandlca . . YeUow . 9, H. Her. P. N. Amer. . 1823 
mexicana . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. Mexico . . 1824 
microphyUa . . Yellow . 7, S. A. San. Cniz . 1800 
mimosoldes . . Yellow . 7» S. A. Ceylon . . 1806 
mollissima . . YeUow . S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
nictitans . . . YeUow . 7> H. A. N. Amer. . 1800 
nigricans . . . YeUow . 6, G. Ev. S. Egypt . . 1817 
obovata, 6 . . YeUow . 7> S. A. Egypt . . 1640 
occidentalls . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1759 
pallida . . . Pa. yeh . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1818 
Parkeriana . . YeUow . 8, S. Ev. S. Demerara . 1817 
patula .... YeUow . 8, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1778 
penduia . . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
pentagona . . YeUow . 6, 8. Her. P. Peru . .1700 
pilosa .... YeUow . 6, S. Her. P. Jamaica . 1818 
planisUIqua . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1822 
polyphyUa . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1816 
prostrata . . . YeUow • 6, S. Ev. Tr. S. Amer. . 1819 
pubescens . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1819 
pulchella • . . YeUow . 7, G. Ev. S. Mauritius . 1825 
pumUa, 7 . . YeUow . 6, S. Tr. A. E. Ind. . . 1814 
purpurea . . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. P. E. Ind. . . 1821 
quinquangularis Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Cayenne . 1818 
reticulata . . . Yellow . 8, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1821 
Richardiana . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. Cumana . 1823 
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robinioides . .YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1823 
ruscifolla . . . YeUow . 6,G. Ev. S. Madeira . 1816 
sennoides . . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1808 
sophora . . . YeUow . 7, S. Ev. S. E. Ind. . . 1658 
speciosa . . .YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. BrazU . . 1816 
spectabilis . . Yellow . 6, S. Ev. S. Caraccas . 1820 
stipulacea. . . YeUow . S. Ev. S. ChUi . . 1781 
sulcata, 8 . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. S. Amer. . 1820 
tarantan . . . YeUow . 7, A Ev. S. Cumana . 1817 
tenelia .... YeUow . 7> S. Ev. S. Oronoca . 1820 
Thonningii . . Yellow . 6, S. A. Guinea . . 1824 
tomentosa, 9 . . Yellow . 7, S. Ev. T. S. Amer. . 1822 
torosa, 10 . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. China . . 1816 
triflora .... YeUow . 6, S. A. W. Ind. . 1816 
vimlnea . . . Yellow . S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1786 
virgata . . . YeUow . 6, S. Ev. S. W. Ind. . 1810 
WaUichiana, 11 YeUow . 6, S. A. Nepal . . 1817 
Absds, ligustrinoidSs, obtusifblia, procUmbens, sertcea, 
sulphfirid 12, Tagerd, T6rd. 
Cassink, Linn. The name applied to it by the Indians 
of Florida. Linn. 5, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Aquifoliacece. 
An ornamental genus, from one to six feet high ; 
and one species, C. excelsa, grows eighteen feet 
high. They thrive in a composition of loam and 
peat, and cuttings of the matured wood root freely 
in sand under a glass. 
mthioplca . . . White . . 7, 0. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 
barbara . . . .White. . 7, G, Ev. S. C. G. H. .1818 
capensis . . . White . . 7, G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1629 
Colpoon. . . . White. . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1791 
excelsa .... G. Ev. S. Nepal . . 1820 
Maurocenla . . White . . G. Ev. S. C. G. H. . 1690 
oppositifoUa . . White . . G. Ev. S. 
Cassinia, R. Brown. In honour of M. Henri Cassini, 
a celebrated French botanist. Linn. 19, Or. 5, 
Nat. Or. Compositae. The species of this genus are 
pretty, and may be successfully cultivated in a 
mLxture of loam and peat; they are multiplied by 
dividing at the root, by cuttings, and by seed, 
without difliculty. 
aflFlnls .... . 5, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1820 
aurea .... YeUow . 7, G. Her. P. N. HoU. . 1803 
leptophvlla . . White. . 8, G. Ev. S. N. Zeal. . 1821 
longifolla ... . 5, G. Ev. S. N. HoU. . 1822 
spectabilis . . . YeUow . 7, H. Ev. A. N. HoU. . 1818 
Cassioberrv bush, see Viburnum ImvigdlUm. 
Cassytha, Linn. The Greek name of the Cuscuta, 
which it much resembles. Linn. 9, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 
Cassythacece. This is a curious parasite, resembling 
very much the habit and character of the genus 
Cuscuta, and will succeed with the same treatment ; 
which see. 
filiformis . . . White . . 5, Parasite. E. Ind. . . 1796 
glabeUa .... White . . 5, Parasite. N. HoU. . 1823 
Castanea, Gcertner. From its being originally found 
in the territory of Castanea, in Thessaly. Linn. 
21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. Corylacece. Ornamental timber 
trees, of variable heights, from ten to fifty feet ; 
some are raised from seed ; the varieties are fre- 
quently multiplied by grafting on the common 
Hnds. Synonyme : 1. Fagus Castanea. 
american4 . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. America . 
chinensis . . . Green . . 5, H. De. T. China . . 
Indlca .... S. Ev. T. E. Ind. . .1827 
pumlla .... Gm. yel. . 7. H. De. T. N. Amer. . 1699 
vesca, 1 ... Green . . 6, H. De. T. England . 
asplenifdlla . Green . . 6, H. De. T. Europe . . 
fClIIs-aureis . Green . . 6, H. De. T. 
media . . . Green . . 6, H. De. T. Europe . . 
Castanospermum, Hooker. The seeds taste like 
chesnuts ; whence the name, from castanea, a 
chesnut, and sperma, a seed. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. 
Or. Leguminosce. An ornamental fruit-tree, grow- 
ing upwards of forty feet high, and delights in any 
loamy soil, and may be increased by layers. 
austrUe . . . SaflRron . G. Ev. T. N. HoU. . 1828 
Casteuea, Turpin. After M. Castel, author of a 
poem upon plants. Linn. 8, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Ock- 
nacece. An interesting stove shrub, four feet high ; 
it requires a mixture of peat and loam to grow in, 
and is increased by cuttings in sand, in heat under 
a glass. 
erecU .... S. Ev. T. W. Ind. . 1821 
Castiuleja, Mutis. After Don Castilleja, a Spanish 
botanist, and friend of Mutis. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. 
Or. Scrophulariaceee. A genus of ornamental plants, 
of easy management; the stove species succeed 
