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Camellia japonica 
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CASSIA—Continued 
C. corymbosa. Argentina. 6 ft. Small shrub of 
graceful appearance, with slender branches and 
fine foliage. Leaflets usually six. narrow pointed. 
Not downy. Blooms very freely in crops at dif¬ 
ferent times. 
C. floribunda grandiflora. 10 ft. Good-sized 
shrub of loose habit. Branches and leafstalks 
smooth or nearly so. Leaflets usually ten. per¬ 
fectly smooth. Flowers large, bright yellow with 
brown anthers. Free blooming. 
C. laevigata. (5 ft. Very graceful and delicate 
appearing. Smooth throughout. Leaflets about 12 
or 14, verv narrow and small. Flowers small. En¬ 
dures only moderate frosts. Very desirable where 
it will thrive. 
C. polyantha. Shrub of very spreading growth. 
Leaflets 12 to 16. notched at tip. nearly smooth, 
but downy at base. Old leaves very dark green, 
new ones much lighter. Very free and continuous 
bloomer. 
C. tomentosa. Mexico. 10 ft. Large shrub of 
very strong and erect growth. Very downy 
throughout. Leaflets 12 to 16. large, green above 
and gray beneath. Flowers large and borne very 
freely in crops. Excellent shrub for quick effect. 
CASUARINA 
Curious anti unique Australian trees of quick 
growth. Destitute of leaves, their place taken by 
the numerous slender, green, jointed hranchlets 
Will grow on salty or alkaline soil. Commonly 
known as Beefwood or She Oak. 
C. cunninghamiana. Australia. Growth strong 
and dense. Branohlets very numerous and fine, 
with very short internodes. A handsome, rapid¬ 
growing tree. 
CEANOTHUS 
Shrubs with clean, glossy foliage. Perfectly 
hardy here and of easy culture. Flowers very 
small, in compact, showy panicles. 
C. thyrsiflorus. CALIFORNIA WILD LILAC. 
California. (S) 20 ft. A native shrub, sometimes 
becoming a small tree. Leaves small and shiny. 
Flowers pale blue. One of our fine native plants. 
Hybrid Varieties —The following garden hybrids 
are characterized by larger flower clusters and 
much longer blooming period: 
Gloire de Plantieres. Flowers deep blue. 
Gloire de Versailles, lias very large leaves and 
bright blue flowers. In bloom nearly all summer. 
White Flowering. Similar to preceding, but 
with nearly white flowers. 
CERATONIA 
C. siliqua. CA ROB. ST. JOHN’S BREAD. Med¬ 
iterranean region. (T) 40 ft. Although of great 
economic value on account of its edible pods, this 
splendid tree is also one of the handsomest orna¬ 
mentals adapted to our climate. It is of regular 
growth with spreading branches forming a rounded 
head. Leaves are pinnate, with large, leathery, 
deep green, glossy leaflets. Very resistant to 
drought and not inclined to become dusty. 
CESTRUM 
Large and quick-growing shrubs with rather 
large leaves. Produce an abundance of red, yel¬ 
low or white flowers. Require little care except 
pruning to keep in shape. The red-flowering 
kinds have hitherto been listed as Habrothamnus. 
C. aurantiacum. Guatemala. <S) 10 ft. A strong 
growing shrub with oval, wavy leaves. Flowers 
tubular, orange-yellow, about one and a half inches 
long and borne in clusters, followed by showy white 
berries. A fine winter bloomer. 
C. elegans. Mexico. (S) 10 ft. Growth tall and 
slender, almost climbing. Young branches covered 
with reddish purple down. Flowers are about an 
inch long, deep, purplish red, in clusters at ends of 
branches. 
C. fasciculatum. Mexico. (S) 12 ft. Similar to 
preceding, but with somewhat larger flowers, lighter 
red and without purplish hue. Flower clusters 
quite compact. 
C. nocturnum. Jamaica. (S) 8 ft. Shrub of 
moderate growth. Leaves soft and pointed; flowers 
creamy yellow and very fragrant at night. 
C. parqui. Chile. (S.) Somewhat similar to pre¬ 
ceding. but with narrow leaves and greenish yellow 
flowers. Also fragrant at night. 
Carpenteria californica 
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