CRINUM— CUCURBITA. 



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pyrifo'ha, (pear-leaf thorn, w. J. T?.) 

 thorny or unarmed ; leaves oval ovate, gash- 

 eerrato, somewhat plaited and rather roagh- 

 hah-ed ; culyx a little villose ; Ical'ets lance- 

 linear, serrate ; styles 3. 



crus-gal"li, (thorn-tree, w. M. "^ .) thorny ; 

 leaves wedge-obavate,. sub-sessile, shining, 

 leathery, serrate ; corymbs compound ; 

 ieafets of the calyx lanceolate, sub-serrate 

 styles 2. 



Jla'va, (yellow-berried thoni, M. ^ .) thor- 

 ny; leaves wedge-obovate, angled, glab- 

 rous, shining ; petioles, calyx, and stipules, 

 glandular ; flowers sub-solitary ; hemes 

 turbinate, 4-celled. 8-10 f. 



lu'cida, (A. Tp .) thorny ; leaves wedge- 

 obovate, crenate, coriaceous, lucid ; corymbs 

 simple, few-flowered ; styles 5. 10-12 f. S. 



CRI'NUM. 6—1. (Narcissi.) [From krinon, 



a lily.] 



ainerica /lum, leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 glabrous at the margin ; flowers pedicelled, 

 tube shorter than the limb. S. 



CRITIF'MUM. 5—2. (Umhdlifera.) 



mnrili'imnn, (sea samphire, w. 1^. Au.) 

 Ieafets lanceolate ; leaves twice ternate, 

 glaucous, smooth, with a salt aromatic fla- 

 ror. This is the true samphire of English 

 botanists. 



CRO'CUS. 3—1. (JridcB.) [The ancients fa- 

 bled that a youth, Crocus, was changed into 

 this flower. Crocus also signifies saffron 

 color.] 



officina'Iis, (saffron crocus, y. 21.) leaves 

 luiear, with revolute margins ; stigma ex- 

 eert, with long linear segments. Var. sati- 

 vns, having violet corollas. The .stigma is 

 of a deep orange color, and affords the saf- 

 fron of commerce. Blossoms in Septem- 

 ber. Ex. 



ver^'niis, (spring crocus.)stigma not exsert, 

 with three shr)rt, wedge-.shaped segments; 

 tube hairy at the mouth. Color of the flow- 

 er various, purple, yellow, &c. Blossoms 

 in March. Ex. Var. versw/Zor, feathered 

 with purple, bijlo'rus, the vScotch crocus, 

 striped white and purple, the earliest in 

 spring. Var. snsia'nus, striped orange and 

 dark purple; s^^lphure'^ls, very pale yel- 

 low ; lute'7t.s, the common yellow. 



CROTALA'RIA. IG— 10. (LegiminoscB.) [From 



krotaliin, a rattle.] 



sagitta'lis, (rattle-box, y. Ju. 0.) hairy, 

 erect, branching; leaves simple, ovate- 

 lanceolate ; stipules lanceolate, acuminate, 

 decurrent; racemes opposite the leaves, 

 about 3-flowered; corolla smaller than the 

 calyx. 12. i. 



parv'ijlo'ra, (y. J. %.) hirsute, erect, 

 branching; leaves simple, lance-linear; 

 stipules above decurrent, with two short 

 teeth; racemes opposite to the leaves; co- 

 rolla smaller than the calyx. 



ova'l/s, (y. .Tu. ^.) hirsute, diffuse, branch- 

 ing ; leaves simple, oval, petioled , upper 

 stipules scarcely decurrent, sliort ; racemes 

 opposite to the li'aves, long; corolla as long 

 as the calyx. 12 i. .S'. 



l/eviga'ta, (Ju. ^.) glabrous, erect, sim- 

 ple; leaves lance-oblong ; stipules lance- 



olate, acuminate, decurrent ; racemes op- 

 posite to the leaves, 3 flowered. S. 

 CRO'TON. 19-15. {Euphorbia:.) [From itr<h 



tco, a tick, from the form of its seed.] 



viarati'mum, leaves oval, sub-cordate, 

 obtuse, pale above, hoary beneath ; branches 

 tomento.se ; pistillate spikes few-flowered. 



laccif'erum, is the species from which iho 

 gum-lac is obtained ; it is a southern plant. 

 tigli'jtm, leaves oval, acuminate, serrate; 

 stem aborcscent; this species affords a cel- 

 ebrated medicinal bubstance, called croton 

 oil, an extract from the seeds. Ex. 



tincto'riicin, leaves rhomboid, stem herba- 

 ceous; from this plant is obtained the lit- 

 mus, considered as one of the most delicate 

 tests of the chemist. Ex. 

 CRYP"TA. 2—2. iPortulaccm.) [From a 



Greek word, to conceal, the stamens bemg 



concealed in the capsular calyx.] 



'min"ima, (mud-purslane, w^-g. S.) stem 

 dichotomous, decumbent, striate ; leaves 

 v^^edge-oval oi obovate, oppo.site, sessile, 

 entire, papillose above, with very minute 

 stipules; flowers axillary, sessile, solitary. 

 Very abundant on the shores of the Hud 

 SON, between low and high-water mark, 

 about a mile below Albany. 

 CRYPTOTCE'NIA. 5—2. (Umbellifera.) [From 



a Greek word, to conceal, in allusion to the 



concealed edgings of the fruit.] 



cana(1eii"sis, (w. J. 2X-) the lower umbels 

 originate from the axils of the upper leaves ; 

 fruit oblong; stem glabrous; leaves ter- 

 nate. smooth", Ieafets rhomb-ovate, acute, 

 gash toothed. 1-2 f. 

 CUCU'BALUS. 10—3. (Caryophyllca:.) 



be'hen, (campion, w. Ju. ll-) glabrous, 

 decumbent ; leaves oblong oval, acute, 

 nerveless ; calyx inflated, veiny. 

 CUCU'MIS. 19—15, (Cucurbitacece.) [From 



the Celtic cuce, a hollow vessel.] 



angii'ria, (prickly cucumber,) leaves pal 

 mate-sinuate ; fruit globose, echiuate. 



me'lo, (muskmelon, y. Ju. 0.) angles of 

 the leaves rounded ; pome oblong, torulose. 

 Sweet scented. Ex. 



siiti'vns, (cucumber, y. Ju. ^.) angles of 

 the leaves straight ; pomaceous berry ob- 

 long, .scabrous. Brought from Asia. 



colocyii"tkh, (bitter apple, ^.) leaves 

 many cleft ; fruit globose, glabrous, very 

 bitter. Ex. Poisonous. 



aih"gu'uih, (snake. cucumber, ^.) leaves 

 lobed ; fruit cylindric, very smooth, long, 

 contorted, plaited. Ex. 

 CUCUR"niTA. 19— 1. "5. (Cucurhitaccw.) [The 



name signifies crooked.] 



ovif'tra, (egg-squash, %) leaves cordate, 

 angled, 5-lobed, denticulate, pubescent • 

 pomaceous berry with flllet-like stripes 

 length\vi.se. Ex. 



pcp"o, (pumpkin, y. Ju. %.) leaves cor- 

 date, obtuse, sub-o-lobed, denticulate ; pO' 

 maceous berry roundish or oblong, smooth. 

 Var. /?o/t'ro,has the fruit more or less flat- 

 tened. From Asia. 



citnd"lus, (watermelon, y. Au. 0.) leaves 

 S-lobed ; the lobes sinuatepinnaiilid, ob- 

 tuse ; pomaceous berry oval, smooth. Fruit 

 watery, olten stri])ed. From Africa and 

 the south of Asia. 



