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a. C. arouiatieus L. (A. laccifera Willd. C. lacciferus L. ). 



India. Lac tree. One of the trees yielding shellac, a resinous 

 exuckite caused by the puncture of an insect; Lac (Seed-luc, 

 grain-lac, stick-lac, etc.); Lacca, Kesina lacca; Ger. Lack, 

 Gummilack; Fr. Laque, Gomme lacque; Sp. Goma laca. See 

 Butea, Covillea, Erythrina, Ficus and Schleichera. 



b. C. Eluteria (L. ) Bennett (Clutia Eluteria L. ). Bahamas. 



Sweetwood tree. Bark; Cascanlla, U. S. P., Br., Cortex 

 cascarillae, Cort. eluteriae v. thuris; Ger. Kaskarillrinde, Ka^- 

 karille; Fr. Cascarille officinale (Codex), Ghacrille, Ecorce 

 Eleutherienne; 8p. Cascarilla; stimulant tonic. [The bark of 

 (c) C. Cascarilla (L.) Bennett (Clutia Cascarilla L. ) may 

 be sometimes sold as Cascarilla bark. ] 



d. C. Maldmbo Karst. Venezuela. Source of Malambo bark. 



Properties of (b). 



e. C. monotliogynus Michx, Southern U. S. and Mexico. 



Prairie Tea. 



f. C. niveus Jacq. (C. Pseudo-China Schlecht. ). Mexico. Source 



of Copalchi bark; bitter, nervine, antiperiodic. 



g. C. pavana Hamilton. [Perhaps not distinct from (h)]. Seeds, 



Tilly-seed^, i^urgative. 



h. C. Tiglinm L. (T. officinale Klotsch). East Indies. Croton- 

 oil {ilant. Seeds Molucca grains, Croton seeds; Semen tiglii v. 

 crotonis, Grana tiglii; Ger. Granatin, Purgirkorner; Fr. Cro- 

 ton tiglium, Graine de Tilly ou des Moiuques (Codex), Petits 

 pignons d' Inde; Sp. Grana tiglio; purgative. Source of 

 Cleum Tiglii, U. S. P., Oleum Crotonis, Br., P. G; Croton oil; 

 Ger. Crotonol, Granadillol. 



607. CRUSEA, Cham. & Sch. (not Rich.). Crusea. Rubiaceae. 

 Named for Prof. W. Cruse of Koenigsburg. Herbs. About 



10 species, mostly of Mexico and Central America; 3 in U. S. 



608. CRYPTANTHE, Lehm. 1832. Cryptanthe. Boraginaceae. 



From Greek, "hidden flower". Syn. Krynitzkia, F. & M. 

 1841. Low annuals. About 50 species, America; 46 in U. S. 



609. CRYPTOCARYA, R. Br. (Cryptocaria). Lauraceae. 

 From Greek, "hidden nut". Trees. About 45 species, 



tropical regions. 



a. C. moschata Nees. & Mart. Brazil. Brazilian Nutmeg tree.. 

 Fruit aromatic, resembling true nutmeg. 



610. CRYPTOGRAMMA, R. Br. Eock Brake. Polypodiaceae. 



From Greek, "hidden writing", alluding to the ccmctaled 

 sporangia. Small ferns. Two species, one in boreal Europe 

 and Asia, one in northern U. S. 



611. CUBEBA, Raf. - Cubeb. - Piperaceae. 



From vernacular, Persia or India. Syn. Piper (Kew), in< 

 part. About 20 species, tropical Asia and Africa. 



