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CRUPINA 





C. longirostra'ta (long-beaked). 3. Rich yellow. Winter. 



Mexico. 

 .. obscu'ra (obscure). 2. Yellow. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1820. 

 .. pa'llida (pale). Trop. Africa. 

 .. pulche'lla (pretty). See LEBECKIA CYTISOIDES. 

 iheba'ica (Theban). a. Yellow. June. Egypt. 



1818. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 C. ampltxicau'lis (stem-clasping). See RAFNIA AMPLEXI- 



CAULIS. 



anagyroi'des (Anagyris-like). 6. Yellow. July. 



Venezuela. 1823. 

 ,. anthylloi'des (Anthyllis-like). 4. Yellow. August. 



E. Ind. 1789. 



berteria'na (Berter's). See C. FUI.VA. 

 bractea'ta (/arg-bracted). 4. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1820. 



,, Bro'wnei (Browne's). See C. SALTIANA. 

 cajanifo'lia (cajan-leaved). 6. Yellow. August. 



.Mexico. 1824. 

 chine 'nsis (Chinese). 2. Yellow. June. China. 



1818. 

 cordifo'lia (heart- leaved). See HYPOCALYPTUS OB- 



CORDATOS. 



.. Cunningha'mii (Cunningham's). Pale yellow, purple. 



N.W. Australia. 1869. 

 cytisoi'dts (Cytisus-like). 3. Yellow. July. E. Ind. 



1826. 



.. fenestra'ta (windowed). See C. JUNCEA. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). See WIBORGIA FLORI- 



BUNDA. 



., folio'sa (leafy). 3. Yellow. June. Brazil. 1818. 

 ,. frutico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. Jamaica. 



1716. 

 fu'lva (tawny). 2. Yellow. June. Trop. Asia. 



1818. 



heynea'na (Heynean). White, blue. India. 1868. 

 ,, laburnifo'lia (Laburnum-leaved). 5. Yellow. Au- 

 gust. Trop. Asia. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). Jamaica. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved), i. Yellow. July. Nepaul. 



1820. 



lotifo'lia (Lotus-leaved). See C. LATIFOLIA. 

 ., medicagi'nea (Medicago-like). i. Yellow, green. 



June. E. Ind. 1816. 

 No'va-Holla'ndia (New Holland). 2. Purple. June. 



N. Holland. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 

 obcorda'ia (obversely-heart-shaped). S. Africa. 

 opposi'ia (opposite-leaved). See RAFNIA OPPOSITI- 



FOLIA. 



panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Yellow. June. Java. 1820. 

 ,, pelli'ta (furred). See C. RAMOSISSIMA. 

 ,. pe'ndula (hanging-down). See C. LABURNIFOLIA. 

 procu'mbtns (lying-down). i. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 

 ,, pu'lchra (beautiful). See C. PULCHERRIMA. 

 ,, pulchc'rrima (very beautiful). Yellow. E. Ind. 



1807. 

 ,, ramosi ssima (much-branched), i. Yellow. July. 



India. 1820. 

 ,, roxburghia'na (Roxburgh's). See C. CALYCINA. 



saltia'na (Saltian). 4. Yellow. July. Tropics of 



the Old World. 1816. 

 semper fto'r ens (ever-flowering). Golden yellow. 



Trop. Asia. 



stria'ta (streaked-/Iofrrd). 3. Yellow, red. Mauri- 

 tius. 1831. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). See C. JUNCEA. 

 tetrago'na (four-angled). Yellow. November. 



Trop. Asia. 



,, tu'rgida (swollen). 3. Yellow. July. 1820. 

 virga'ta (twiggy). 3. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 1816. 

 vitelli'na (yolk-of-egg-coloured). Yellow, violet. 



Brazil. 

 u'aUichia'na (Wallichian). See C. SEMPERFLORENS. 



CROTON. (From kroion, a tick ; referring to the 

 appearance of the seeds. Nat. ord. Spurgcworts [Euphor- 

 biaceae]. Linn. 2i-A/ono?a, lo-Monadelphia. Allied 

 to Jatropha.) 



The most powerful of purgatives is Croton oil, obtained 

 from the seeds of C. Ti'glium. Stove evergreen shrubs, 

 except C. rosmarinito'lia ; loam and peat ; cuttings 



root readily in sand, under glass, in heat. For the plants 

 with highly coloured foliage, sold and grown under the 

 name of Croton, see CODI.VUM. 

 C. alabamie'nsis (Alabaman). 8t->io. White. N. Amer. 



1889. 

 .. castanafo'lius (chestnut-leaved). See CAPERONIA CAS- 



TAN^EFOLIA. 



,, cauda' tus (tailed). India. Java, &c. 



,. cilia' to-glanduli' fcrum (ciliate-gland-bearing). Mexico. 



,, denticula'tus (finely-toothed). See C. CAUDATUS. 



,, di' scalar (two-coloured). Dominica. 



., Eleuttfria (Sea-side balsam). 6. White, green. July. 



Jamaica. 1748. " Eleuteria Bark." 

 glabe'Uus (smoothish. Laurel-leaved). 6. White. 



green. Jamaica. 1778. 

 ., linea'ris (narrow-leaved). 6. White, green. July. 



W. Ind. 1773. 

 ,. lu'cidus (shining). W. Ind. 

 ,, ni'veus (snowy). Bahamas. 

 ,, rosmarinifo'lius (rosmary-leaved). See RICINOCARPUS 



ROSMARINIFOLIUS. 



,, Ti'glium (Tiglium). 10. White, green. E. Ind. 1796. 

 " Croton Oil." 



CROWBERRY. Empe'trum ni'grum. 



CRO'WEA. (Named after /. Crowe, a British botanist. 

 Nat. ord. Rueworts [Rutaceae]. Linn. lo-Decandria, i- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Boronia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cuttings 

 root readily in sand, under glass ; loam and peat. 

 C. angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Pink. Australia. 

 .. latifo'lia (broad-leaved). See C. SALIGNA. 

 ,, sali'gna (\v\ttovf -leaved). 3. Purple. September. 



1790. 

 CROWFOOT. Ranu'nculus. 



CRUCIANELLA. Crosswort. (From the diminutive 

 of crux, a cross ; referring to the way the leaves are 

 arranged. Nat. ord. Stellates [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 4- 

 Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Rubia.) 



The leaves of all the plants in this tribe are produced 

 in whorls along the stem. Hence the name of the order. 

 The greenhouse species thrive well in loam and peat, 

 and readily increase by cuttings ; the hardy perennial 

 kinds by seed and division, in garden-soil. There are 

 several annual species, but not worth cultivating. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 C. america'na (American), i. Yellow. July. Mexico. 



1780. 



mari'tima (maritime), i. Yellow. July. France. 

 1640. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



C. xgypti'aca (Egyptian). Egypt. 



,, ano'mala (anomalous). See ASPERULA MOLLUGINOIDES. 



,, a'spera (rough). See ASPERULA ASPERA. 



,, cMorosta'chys (greenish-yellow-spiked). Greenish- 

 yellow. July. Persia. 1837. 



,, gila'nica (Ghilan). See C. GLAUCA. 



glau'ca (sea-green). Yellow. July. Persia. 1837. 



,, glomera'ta (crowded). See ASPERULA GLOMERATA. 



pube'scens (downy). See ASPERULA INCANA. 



stylo'sa (/argtf-styled). See PHUOPSIS STYLOSA. 



suave'olens (sweet-smelling). i. YeUow. July. 

 Persia. 1838. 



CRUCIFERS. Crossworts. Flowers are called cruci- 

 fers when composed of four petals placed opposite each 

 other, like those of the cabbage and turnip. They in- 

 clude all those plants arranged by Linnaeus in the ifth 

 class of his system Tetradynamia. It may be stated that 

 all of this order are non-poisonous, and most are very 

 palatable vegetables. All the various Cabbages, Turnips, 

 Radishes, &c., are included. 



CRUCKSHANKSIA. See BALBISIA. 



CRUPINA. (Nat. ord. Composite.) Hardy herb, re- 

 lated to Centaurea. 



C. vulga'ris (common). 3. Flesh. June. Mediter- 

 ranean region. 1596. 



