398 CREPis 



hairy. July, Eu., Asia, Minor, Himalayas. Gn. 53, p. 

 493. -The tallest and largest-fld. of the genus. Its 

 white, plumy masses of seeds are also attractive. 



0. niVrm. Reichb. Height 1ft.. fls. or.-in-. I iii li Tlie 

 coiiiinnnest perennial species of thegemi^ li I I. ;> 1 1' Ii 



soil,— C. rfi/^ra. Linn. Annual height t?-:; J ii!i.v 



.solii.irv. Italy. Greece. Thee 



CBESCENTIA (after Crescenzi, thirteenth century 

 Italian agricultural writer). BignoniUcea. This genus 

 is chiefly interesting for the Calabash tree, and has no 

 near allies of horticultural importance. It consists of 

 tropical trees, glabrous: Irs. alternate, solitary or clus- 

 tered in nodes : fls. large, tubular, with a fluted 5-cut 

 limb, yellowish, with red or purple veins : calyx 2-parted 

 or deeply 5-cut. The Calabash tree is a native of tropi- 

 cal America, is especially familiar in the West Indies, 

 and can be grown outdoors in extreme S. Fla., S. Calif. 

 The outer skin of the fruit is removed, and the seeds 

 and pulp from within, and the hard, woody shell is 

 used for water-gourds and for all sorts of domestic ves- 

 sels, according to size and shape. The growing fruit 

 can be made to assume various forms by skillful tying. 

 It is a tree, 20 ft. high, and readily distinguished from 

 all others by its' peculiar habit of growth, as it bears 

 large, horizontal, scarcely divided branches, which bear 

 clusters of leaves at intervals. 



Cujfite, Linn. Lvs. 4-6 in. long, broadly lanceolate.taper- 

 ini; at the base: Hs. solitary, pendulous; calyx 2-parted 

 ocn.Ua c.ii.tri.tiMl below the middle, and then swelled 

 ah.ivf, malodorous when decaying; stamens 4, some- 

 times 5. B.il. 3430. 



CBESS. The ordinary garden Cress {Lepidium sati- 

 vum), sometimes called peppergrass, is still absent in 

 the majority of American gardens, although its leaves 

 have the pleasant pungency of the Water Cress, and 

 might be used more freely as a condiment, to be served 

 with salads, or for garnishing. The quick sprouting 

 habit of the seed is proverbial. If Cress is wanted in 

 its prime continuously, seed must be sown every few 

 days. The young plants, which may be left thickly in 

 drills, need 'protection from the flea beetle, as this is as 

 fond of Cress pungency as any gourmand. For winter 

 use, garden Cress may be grown in large flower pots, 

 boxes, or on a bench, in anv IIlIiI im'I i . i-onably warm 

 place. There are curled anU : ' ' types. Aus- 

 tralian or Golden Cress is ,i i li-leaved va- 

 riety. Water Cress (7V«.v/.f ». f; //.|,ahardy 



perennial and important luai ki I ciuij, e;ui be grown in 

 moist soil in the greenhouse, or in almost any ditch, 

 pool, or shallow water course. Covered with water, it 

 winters well. To introduce it in any suitable place, all 

 that is necessary is to scatter seed or a few freshly-cut 

 branches, and it will soon spread and flourish. "Erfurt 

 Sweet" is a superior strain. Similar to Water Cress in 

 form of leaf and in taste is the Upland Cress {Barba- 

 Tea vxdgaris) , a hardy biennial which can easily be 

 grown from seed. T. Gbeiner. 



CBIMSON FLAG. Schl 



styU. 



CRtNUM (Greek name for a lily). AmaryUidAceo' . 

 A rather large and cosmopolitan genus of splendid flow- 

 ering bulbs, mostly tender, closely allied to Amaryllis, 

 and distinguished by the longer perianth tube. Lvs. 

 mostly persistent, usually broad; fls. few or many in an 

 umbel, often very fragrant and with three types of 

 coloring, pure white, banded red or purplish down the 

 center, or flushed with the same colors ; perianth 

 spreading or funnel shaped; tube straight or curved; 

 segments linear, lanceolate or oblong. 



The species of Crinura require widely different cul- 

 ture, and their geographical distribution furnishes an 

 important clue as to their rarity and the degree of 

 warmth required. There are only two hardy species, C. 

 longifoHum and C. Moorei, the latter being less hardy 

 than the former, but with finer flowers. These two 



flower, thouu' 

 showy as tlia 

 marked color 



ing 



I others in blooming all summer in- 

 •t period, and in the greater lasting 

 r-;. An iiiti-restint; livbrid between 



i. l,.,r-li, nl, o, .-.M/:,.,, ;, and the 



/ 'Ti. I ■ : hree well 



: ■ . > -lO^'Iebulb 



''■'■•■■• iiiK bulbs in 

 i . . .r.,^s can easily be 



I ! :i'l^ require a deep, 



^ .luringthe grow- 

 ■ 1/ . ., \V. Watson, Lon- 

 . Ti-l.ieous positions on ter- 



II \, 1 1 ere flowers are wanted to 

 -tatuary for summer effect, 



,. The Agapanthus is fre- 



.,■:".-.-, i. iT ilii f'rinum is 



■ ■■ : . '';■•■ l.ir^-especi- 



.1 - . •.■ , I, ,1 ■■ , ■ : . not easily 



-■I. - ..I" -ii, ^1 in Hol- 



races or lawn-. ■ ' 



combine with n ' 



they are of tin 



quently gro« o , ; , 



scarcely knou, I ,, li 



mens are neiili . 



lost." The l.uii I I I 



land and in Floii.l.i. TIil..i,I,, naii.. .--(.i .n -, C. JnieW- 



canum, the "Swamp Lily of Florida," makes a brilliant 



and striking spectacle when seen in dismal places far 



from civilization. It is no wonder that it is cherished in 



Florida gardens. 



Of the greenhouse Crinums some are evergreen, others 

 decidous; some warmhousc, others coolhouse species. 

 Like Pancratiums, they require too much space to be as 

 popular here as in the Old World. Speaking especially 

 of C. amabile and G. Asiaticum, Robert Cameron says 

 (G. F. 10: 217) : "Crinums thrive in a compost of turfy 

 loam, dry cow-manure and a little charcoal. When they 

 are grown in large pots they do not require annual re- 

 potting; in fact, our large plants have not been shifted 

 for the past five years. A top-dressingof good, rich soil 

 is all that is necessary, and when they are well estab- 

 lished liquid manure is very beneficial." C. amabile 



may be taken as a type of the < Ihouse and C. gigan- 



teu'm of the warmhouse kind, i m i'm :.i'i i -i-o.-ies, W. 

 Watson says (G.F. 4: 221): " l< uly in the 



size of its flowers. The erect m : iihcd sev- 



eral times a year at varying s.n n-, lii ilowi-rs are 

 powerfully and deliciously fragrant, ami last about a 

 week. This species requires plenty of moisture all the 

 year round, and it is happiest when planted in a large pot 

 of rich soil, or better still, in a bed under the shade of 

 palms." w. M. 



Among the great family of large-flowering Aniaryllids 

 I do not recall anv more beautiful in bloom than Crinum 

 Moorei and its hj'brid C. PoieeUii. The culture of the 

 former is of the simplest. It requires potting, and is not 

 fastidious as to soil. It is well to grow it along into a 

 fair-sized tub with its offsets, of which it is prolific, until 

 itmakes a good specimen, as it will then be more effective 

 in the garden when in flower. In late fall it should be 

 removed to a coolhouse and kept fairly dry till new 

 leaves appear in midwinter, when it may have more 

 moisture, the supply being increased on removal out- 

 doors in spring. C. Powtilii has a shorter necked bulb 

 and drooping channelled leaves soni,. tines t feet long, 

 while O. Moorei has spreadini: I'm- 1 1'. . t or more 

 long. C. PowelUi is especially \:ilii.ili|. lor its hardi- 

 ness. In a sheltered place at I'.li/ai.i tli, X, J., it is 

 cut to the ground, but reappears in the spring, being 

 protected only by a small mound of ashes or earth, which 

 serves to throw off moisture. , ,.t ^ 



J. N. Gerard. 



Alphabetical list of s) 

 sinicum, 10 ; aniabilo, 

 15; Asiaticum, 1; auL i 

 latum, 15; Capfxse. '.t . 

 .sifolium, \:<,: I"l . r;i i 

 ce«.?,HBK..S: I ' ■ 

 flomm, 9; llor 

 Kirkii, 11 ; A 

 Eoem., 8 ; limair. 17 



Makoyaimm , W ; JI 



14 ; pedunculatum. l^ I 

 Powellii. 18; pratens< , 

 19; scabrura, 19; Hrhi'ii 

 riabile, 13 : Sanderiann 

 cum, 19 ; Zeylanicum, : 



below: C. Abys- 

 II. 4 ; aqtiaticumf 

 ■ lie, 2; campanu- 

 olensoi, 10; eras- 

 Ait., 7 ; erubes- 

 teum,21; grandi- 

 I'.i; hybridum, 1; 

 Kunthianum, 

 ; Mackenii, 10 ; 

 ■.. , 10 ; omattim, 

 I'llum, Hort., 1 ; 

 seabro-Capense, 

 escabrum, 1; va- 

 iim, 22 ; Virgin!- 



