BOTANICAL NAMES 75 



group. Gets its " cross M from both leaves and 

 petals being arranged Maltese-cross way ; " wort " 

 (Saxon for plant). 



Crow Berry. Eng. name for Empetrum group (see 

 Kraka). The black berries are greedily eaten by 

 crows. 



Croweana. Second bot. name for one of the many 

 varieties of Tea-leaved Willow, Salix group. 



Crow Foot. Or Buttercup. Is the usual name given 

 to all the members of the Ranunculus group. All 

 of them, except Water Crowfoot, are acrid, and 

 are not eaten by cattle, but when dried and made 

 into hay lose their acridity. 



Cruciferae (kroo-sif-er-a). L. " Crux " (a cross); 

 " fero " (to bear) ; because the four petals of all the 

 flowers of this family are arranged in the form of 

 the Maltese Cross. This family has 27 groups. 

 Cabbage, Kale, Turnip, Radish, &c., all belong to 

 it. 



Cruciata (kroo-si-a-ta). L. adj., "cross-shaped"; 

 hence Eng. name " crosswort " for the plant; also 

 known as Maywort. Second bot. name. 



Crus-Galli (krus-gal-li). L. " Crus " (a leg) ; " galli " 

 of a cock; i.e., Cockspur. Second bot. name of 

 one of Panicum group. 



Cryptogams (krip-to-gams). G. " Kruptos " (con- 

 cealed) ; " gammos " (marriage); from the organs 

 of fructification not being readily seen. " They 

 have no real flower, neither stamens nor pistils nor 

 true seeds, the fructification consisting of minute 

 granules, called Spores, enclosed in Spore cases, 

 often called capsules." 



Cryptogramine (krip-to-gram-me). G. " Kruptos " 



