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Crossandra continued. 



spikes, I. stalked, ovate-acuminate, much narrowed to the 

 base ; margin wavy. h. 1ft. to 3ft. East Indies, 188L A very 

 ornamental erect-growing stove plant. SYX. C. \i\fundiLtili- 

 formis. See Fig. 553, for which we are indebted to Mr. BulL 



CROSS BEARER. 



Asparagus Beetle. 



Crotalaria continued. 



ppecies of stove or greenhouse sub-shrubs or herbaceous 

 plants, widely dispersed over all warm regions. Flowers 

 mostly yellow, with small bracts along the pedicels, or at 

 the base of the calyx. Leaves simple or digitately com- 

 pound; these latter are usually trifoliolate, rarely five to 



CROSSWORT. See Cmcianella. 



CROTALARIA (from krotalon, a castanet ; the pods 

 are inflated, and, when they are shaken, the seeds rattle). 

 OBD. LeguminosoB. A large genus containing more than 200 



FIG. 553. CROSSAXDRA UNDUI^FOLIA. 



seven-foliolate. Many species bloseom freely, and arc very 

 handsome when in flower; but few of those cited by 



Johnson and Paiton are now to be found in cultivation. 

 All thrive well in any light, rich soil. Young cuttings 



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