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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, ES 
Crategus—continued. à 
tata (headed) Of a somewhat fastigiate habit, an 
» Ae 09 its (nae in close heads, mostly at the extremities of 
ts branches, E 4 
. eriocarpa (woolly-fruited).* fr. woolly when young. | 
nA rapidly- wine variety, with large leaves, strong thick 
shoots, a clear white bark, and few thorns. 3 
С. О. filicifolia (fern-leaved).* 1. deeply cut, fern-like. : 
C. O. flexuosa (zigzag). Branches small, twisted in a zigzag 
flore-pleno albo (white double-flowered). Л. white, 
г а off a beautiful pink, double, produced in great profusion. 
. С. О, foliis-argenteis (silver-leaved). l. variegated with white. 
C. О. foliis-aureis (golden-leaved). J. variegated with yellow. 
C. О. horrida (horrid). A very prickly variety. 
C. О. laciniata (cut).* 1. finely cut, plant less robust, and the 
fruit smaller than in the type. 
C. О. obtusata (obtuse) Distinguished from the type by its 
smaller, obovate, less cut, flat, and shining leaves. 
C. О. Oliveriana (Olivers) A synonym of C. melanocarpa. 
С. О. przecox (early).* Glastonbury Thorn. Л. frequently out 
on Christmas Day. l. appearing in January or February. 
C. О. pteridifolia (Pteris-leaved).* This resembles the variety 
_ laciniata, but the leaves are longer in proportion to their breadth, 
and more elegantly cut. 
C. О. punicea (scarlet) А synonym of C. 0. rosea-superba, 
C. O. quercifolia (Oak-leaved). Oak-leaved. Very distinct. 
C. О. rosea (rose-coloured). jl, petals pink, with white claws. 
C. О. rosea-superba (superb rose-coloured) has larger petals, 
which are of а dark red, without white on the claws. SYN. 
J. О. punicea. 
C. О. sibirica (Siberian. An early-leafing variety. 
c. lia (smallleaved) j. white, small, us 
Y. fr. yellow, ratherturbinate, 2. obovate-cu 
serrated, pubescent ; stipules setaceous, h. 6ft. 
. 1700. SYN. Mespilus parvifolia, (W. D. B. 65.) 
; C. populifolia (Poplar-leaved). А synonym of C. cordata. 
C. punctata (dotted). Л. white: cal rather villous. May. 
2. obovate-cuneifi „ glabrous, serra A. 15ft. to 20ft. United 
States, 1746. (W. D. B. 57.) There are varieties of this Species 
with either yellow or red fruit, which are usually dotted, 
ly solitary. 
orm, deeply 
"United States, 
: - ^. 106, 
There ате one or two 
| be propagated by division, in spring; and both Ж 
| C. rubra (red).* 
f Europe. Syn. Barkhausia rubra. See Fig. 545. (5. F. 
Cratægus—continued. 
spathulata (spathulate) f. white; corymbs few-flowered ; 
pedicels short; calyces tomentose. May. l small, in fascicles, 
narrowed a long way at the base, somewhat spathulate and trifid. 
Spines strong. Л. 8ft. to 12ft. United States, 1806. SYN. 
C. microcarpa. (B. R. 1846.) 
C. tanacetifolia (Tansey-leaved).* fl. white; calycine lobes 
acutish, reflexed, hairy. May. fr. greenish-yellow, globose, 
1. deeply pinnatifid, downy; lobes oblong, acute, few-toothed. 
h. 12ft. to 20ft. Levant, 1789. (B. R. 1884.) 
CRATZEVA. (named after Cratevas, a Greek botanist, 
who lived in the time of Hippocrates). Garlic Pear. ORD. 
Capparidee. Unarmed stove evergreen shrubs or 
with terminal cymes or racemes of large flowers, and tri- 
foliolate leaves. They require a compost of loam, peat, 
and rotten dung. Cuttings will root freely, if planted in 
a pot of sand, and placed under a hand glass, in heat. 
C. Tapia (Tapia). fl. whitish, on long peduncles, forming loose 
terminal panicled racemes. jr, as large as an orange, and, when 
ripe, having a strong scent of pum which is communicated to 
the animals that feed on it. l, leaflets ovate-acuminated, un- 
equal at the base. A. 50%. to 40ft. "Tropical America, &c., 1752. 
Other species usually enumerated as being in cultivation are: 
gynandra, Roxburghii, and tapioides. 
CRAWFURDIA (named after John Crawfurd, а 
Governor of the Island of Singapore ; author of a History 
of the Indian Archipelago), Syys. Pterygocalyz, Triptero- 
spermwm. ORD. Gentianee. Six or seven species of 
showy, half-hardy, glabrous, twining herbs, natives of Hast 
Indies, the Malayan Archipelago, Japan, and М 
Flowers pale blue, axillary, solitary or in fascicles 
and showy. Leaves opposite, three-nerved amma 
Branches elongated, slender. Crawfurdias thrive in а 
mixture of loam, sand, and peat, with thorough drainage. 
They may be increased by cuttings, or by seeds. The 
latter should be sown in a gentle heat, in spring; and, in 
the middle of May, the seedlings should be transplanted 
at the foot of a south wall, outside. 
С. fasciculata (íascicled).* urple, large ; corolla tubular; 
limb furnished with rit tg sagan: peduncles short, 
fascicled, bibracteate. August, L lanceolate, acuminated, three 
to five-nerved. Himalayas, 1855. (B. M. 4838.) 
C. Iuteo-viridis (yellowish-green). /., corolla between funnel 
and bell-shaped, twice as long as the calyx lobes ; tube oe 
limb white, with green folds, l ovate, ovate-cordate, ог mh 
lanceolate; margin entire, or waved. Stem slender, red With 
age. Sikkim Himalayas. A very showy twiner when laden 
its ellipsoid, cylindric, brilliant red fruits, (B. M. 
C. sp (showy).* fl, purple, solitary, on long, nearly naked 
icels; corolla campanulate, without accessory lobes ог 8 
ments. 4. ovate, acuminated, five-nerved. Himalayas, 
CREEPERS, or TRAILERS, differ from clin 
plants in assuming both a proeumbent and pendent 
position. They are very generally suitable for gro 
baskets and for furnishing rockeries. 
Saxifraga 
CREEPING SAILOR. See 
CRENATE. Having convex flat teeth. 
mentosa. 
CREPIS (from krepis,a slipper). Hawksbeard. 
Compositæ. About 130 species of hardy annuals or 
nials, with slender, simple, white (rarely brown) SP. 
pappus hairs, in many series; achenes cylindrical, ай 
the beak long, short, or absent. Two only аге pubia 
growing. О. aurea is a neat border perennial, and on 
a pretty annual; both thrive in sandy soil. С. aurea m! 
sown at the same time, in the open border. Other Spe?" 
formerly included here will be found under ‘Tolpis. " 
C. aurea (golden heads отіп inge, usually solitary ; Loy zu 
and stem cove! th long black hairs, mixed with a fey роп, 
white woolly ones. Autumn. 1. radical, spathulate, P Alps 
dentate, or runcinate, light green, shining. h. 4in. to 1210. > pid 
fl.-heads red, solitary ; involucre SA ier 
scarious. Autumn. h, біп. to G. 801.) 
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