ight of 60 to 80 feet. The bark of this tree
possesses febrifugal properties and is also used for tanning. By
pressure, the seeds yield a liquid oil called carap-oil or
crab-oil, suitable for burning in lamps.

89. CARICA PAPAYA.--This is the South American papaw tree, but is
cultivated in most tropical countries. It is also known as the
melon-apple. The fruit is of a dingy orange-color, of an oblong
form, about 8 to 10 inches long, by 3 or 4 inches broad. It is
said that the juice of the tree, or an infusion of the leaves and
fruit, has the property of rendering tough fiber quite tender.
Animals fed upon the fruit and leaves will have very tender and
juicy flesh.

90. CARLUDOVICA PALMATA.--A pandanaceous plant from Panama and
southward. Panama hats are made from the leaves of this plant. The
leaves are cut when young, and the stiff parallel veins removed,
after which they are slit into shreds, but not separated at the
stalk end, and immersed in boiling water for a short time, then
bleached in the sun.

91. CARYOCAR NUCIFERUM.--On the river banks of Guiana this grows to a
large-sized tree. It yields the butter-nuts, or souari-nuts of
commerce. These are of a flattened kidney shape, with a hard woody
shell of a reddish-brown color, and covered with wart-like
protuberances. The nuts are pleasant to eat, and yield, by
expression, an oil called Piquia oil, which possesses the flavor
of the fruit.

92. CARYOPHYLLUS AROMATICUS.--This myrtaceous plant produces the
well-known spice called cloves. It forms a beautiful evergreen,
rising from 20 to 30 feet in height. The cloves of commerce are
the unexpanded flower-buds; they are collected by beating the tree
with rods, when the buds, from the jointed character of their
stalks, readily fall, and are received on sheets spread on
purpose; they are then dried in the sun. All parts of the plant
are aromatic, from the presence of a volatile oil. The oil is
sometimes used in toothache and as a carminative in medicine.

93. CARYOTA URENS.--This fine palm is a native of Ceylon, and is also
found in other parts of India, where it supplies the native
population with various important articles. Large quantities of
toddy, or palm-wine, are prepared from the juice, which, when
boiled, yie