CRATJEGUS 



CREPIS 



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K- 3 i in. high: stones 3-."). June. Amurland, N. China, 

 Japan. Gt. 1862: 366. Var. nUtfar, N. E, Brown. Lvs. 

 larirrr. less deeply lobed : fr. oval, 1 in. long. G.C. II. 

 26:620. 



DD. liran<'lil<-ts and Int.pulH-srriit. run-?!/ Irs. glabrous: 



fr. Idrye, often j>i(hcs<-i nt . 



18. Azarolus. Linn. (C. Ardnia, Se"r.). Shrub or tree, 

 to IT. ft.: Ivs. short-petioled, cuneate-obovate, deeply 

 3-5-lobed. with the lobes nearly entire or incised at the 

 apex, grayish green, pubescent, l%-2% in. long: corymbs 

 few-fid., densely tomentose: fr. orange-red or yellow, 

 globular or .ovoid. %-l in. across. May. N. Africa, 

 W. Asia. H.H. 22:1897 (as C. Aronia). R.H. 1856:441. 

 Var. Sinaica, Boiss. Lvs. glabrous: fr. smaller, reddish 

 yellow. B.R. 22:1855 (as C. Maroccana). 



578. Paul's Tkorn Crataegus monogyna, var. Pauli. 



19. orientalis, Pall. (C. odoratissima, Lindl.). Shrub 

 or small tree, with spreading, almost unarmed branches : 

 Ivs. short-petioled, cuneate, obovate or oblong, pinnately 

 3-5-cleft, with the lobes incisely serrate at the apex, 

 tomentose pubescent, 1-2 in. long: corymb dense, tomen- 

 tose : calyx lobes entire : fr. depressed globose, brick- or 

 orange-red, %-l in. across. June. S. E. Eu., W. Asia. 

 B.M. 2314. B.R. 22:1885 (as C. odoratissima). Var. 

 sanguinea, Schrad. Fr. dark red. B.R. 22:1852. 



20. tanacetifolia, Pers. Shrub or small tree: Ivs. cune- 

 ate, obovate, pinnately 5-7-cleft, withthe lobes glandular- 

 serrate, villous-pubescent, 1-2 in. long: corymb dense, 

 .5-7-fld. : calyx lobes large, deeply glandular serrate: fls. 

 large: fr. pubescent, yellow, 1 in. or more across, with 

 laciniate bracts at the base. May, June. W. Asia. 

 B.R. 22:1884. Gt. 43, p. 215. 



CC. Fr. black, shining, globular. 



21. nlgra, Kit. Shrub or small tree; branches pubes- 

 cent, with short spines: Ivs. short-petioled, ovate or 

 ovate-elliptic, deeply pinnately 5-9-lobed with serrate 

 lobes, slightly pubescent above, densely pubescent be- 

 neath: corymbs dense, 10-15-fld., tomentose; pedicels 

 short : fls. white, becoming slightly red : fr. Kin. across. 

 S. E.Eu. L.B.C. 11:1021. 



C. acerifblia, Mnch.= C. cordata. C. acerifolia, Hort.= C. 

 mollis. C. cesticalis, Torr. & Gray. Tree, to 30 ft. : Ivs. cuneate- 

 oblong, erenate-serrate, pubescent below: corymbs few-fld., gla- 

 brous: fr. large, red. S. states. S.S. 4:192. C. apiifblia, Hort. 

 = C. orientalis. C. arborescens, Ell.= C. viridis. C. berberi- 

 f dtta, Tor r.& Gray. Allied to C.Crus-galli. Lvs. obovate, rounded 

 at the apex, pubescent as are the corymbs. S. states. S.S. 4:179. 



C. brachyacantha, Sarg. & Engelm. Tree, to 50 ft. : Ivs. elliptic 

 or oblong-lanceolate, rarely 3-lobed, glabrous at length: corymbs 

 many-fld.: fr. large, bright blue. Louisiana, Texas. S.S. 4:177. 



C. Californica, Hort.= C. pinnatifida major. C. Carpdthica, 

 Lodd.= C. nigra. C. Celsidna, Bosc. Shrub : Ivs. pinnately 

 lobed, slightly pubescent beneath: corymbs many-fld.: fr. ovoid, 

 red. Origin unknown. C. chlorosdrca, Maxim. Allied to C. 

 sanguinea. Lvs. pinnately lobed, glabrous at length: corymbs 

 many-fld. : fr. black, with green flesh. Manchuria. C. coccinea, 

 var. viridis, Torr. & Gray.= C. pruinosa. C. crenulata, Roxb. 

 = Pyracantha cremilatai C. cuneata, Miq. Low shrub: Ivs. 

 cuneate, obovate-oblong, serrate or slightly lobed : corymbs few- 

 fld.: fr. large, red. Japan. C. Dahurica, Hort.= C. pinnatifida. 



C. Douglasi, Hort., not Lindl.= C. macracantha. C. Floren- 

 tlna, Zucc.= Pyrus (Malus) crataegifolia. C. flbrida, Loud.= 

 C. uniflora. C. Fontanesiana, Spach. Allied to C. Crus-galli. 

 Lvs. elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, almost glabrous, shining 

 above: corymbs many-fld., pubescent: fr. red. Probably hybrid 

 and belonging to C. prunifolia. C. gldbra, Hort., not Thbg.= 



C. cordata. C. glandulbsa, Mnch. (C. flava, var. pubescens, 

 Gray) . Allied to C. flava. Lvs. broader, of firmer texture, more 

 pubescent andglandaUr: fr.subglobose, red or yellow. S. states. 

 S.S. 4:190 (as 0. flava elliptica). B.R. 212:1890 (as C. spathulata). 

 C. grandiflbra, Koch. Small trees: Ivs. elliptic, serrate, often 

 slightly lobed toward the apex, pubescent: fls. 1-3, large: fr. 

 brown, glolose, large. Supposed to bo a hybrid between Mes- 

 pilus Germanica and a Cratsegus. G.F. 10: 35. R.H. 1869, p. 80 

 (as C. lobata) . C. heteroptiylla, Fluegge. Allied to C.monogyna. 

 Lvs larger, usually trifid: fr. larger, bright red: corymbs many- 

 fld. B.R. 14;11G1 and 22:1847. C. E"oroZA-6m,Hort.=C.pinnati- 

 tida, var. major; also C. chlorosarca and C. sanguinea, var. 

 Altaica are cultivated sometimes under this name. C. lobata, 

 Bosc.= 0. grandiflora. C. lucida, Mill.= C. Crus-galli, var. 

 splendens. C. Matira, Linn, f .=C. Azarolus. C. melanocdrpa, 

 Bieb.= C. pentagyna. C. Mexicdna, Sess.& MOQ. Small tree, 

 to 20 ft.: Ivs. cuneate-obkmg, coarsely serrate or slightly lobed, 

 pubescent: corymbs 3-10-fld., tomentose: fr. large, red or yellow. 

 Mexico. B.R. 22: 1910. S.B.F.G. II, 3:300. C. microcdrpa, Lindl. 

 = C. spathulata. C. odoratissima, Lindl.= C. orientalis. C. 

 Oliveridna, Dum.-Cours.= C. pentagyna. C. pentagyna, Kit. 

 Shrub or small tree : Ivs. pinnately 5-7-cleft, pubescent: corymbs 

 many-fld.: fr. pyriform, black, dull, small. B.R. 22:1874; 

 23:1933. C. populifblia, Ell. Allied to C. coccinea. Lvs. smaller, 

 glabrous: fr. green-purple or dull purple, glaucous. N. Eng. to 

 Fla. (7..pnmu>sa,Wendl.=C.populifolia. C.purptirea,T$osc.= 

 C. sanguinea. C. Pyracdntha, Pers.=Pyracantha coccinea. C'. 

 pyrifblia, Ait.= C. tomentosa. C. rivuldris, Nutt. Allied to C. 

 Douglasi. Shrub : Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, serrate, glabrous at 

 length. Oregon to N. Mexico and Calif. S.S. 4:176. C. spathu- 

 lata, Mchx. Shrub or tree, to 20 ft.: Ivs. ctineate.oblanceolate, 

 crenately serrate or 3-lobed at the apex: corymbs many-fld.: 

 fr. scarlet, globular, %in. across. S. states. S.S. 4:185. B.R. 

 22:1846 (as C. microcarpa). C. succulenta, Schrad. = C. macra- 

 cantha. C. Tatdrica, Hort.= C. pinnatifida, var. major. C. 

 tomentbsa,\a,r. mollis, Hort.=C. mollis. C. Tournefbrti, Griseb. 

 =C. orientalis, var. sanguinea. G. Virginica, Lodd.=C. glandu- 

 losa. C. viridis, Linn. Tree, to 35 ft. : Ivs. cuneate, oblong-obo- 

 vate, irregularly serrate, often slightly lobed, glabroxis: corymbs 

 many-fld., glabrous or sparingly villous : fr. scarlet or orange. 

 S.Caro. and Fla. to Texas. S.S. 4:187. ALFRED REHDEB. 



CRATJ5VA (after Cratevas, an obscure writer on 

 medical plants, not, as sometimes stated, at the time of 

 Hippocrates, but at the beginning of the first century 

 B. C., since he named a plant after Mithridates). Cap- 

 pariddcece. A genus of 14 species of tropical trees and 

 shrubs: leaflets 3: fls. in corymbs, usually polygamous, 

 with the odor of garlic : sepals and petals 4 : stamens 

 8-23: torus elongated: berries ovate-globose, with a slen- 

 der stripe. The bark of the Garlic Pear, C. gynapdra, 

 blisters like Cantharides. C. religiose, from Malabar 

 and the Society Islands, is a sacred tree, and is planted 

 in native graveyards. The bitter, aromatic leaves and 

 bark are used by them in stomach troubles. The above 

 and some other species are cultivated in Europe as 

 ornamental greenhouse shrubs. 



religidsa, Forst. t.\C. Nurvdla , Buch.-Ham. ) . Leaflets 

 2K to 3 times as long as broad : stamens 20-28. Cult, by 

 Franceschi, Santa Barbara, Calif. 



CEEAM NUT. See Bertholletia. 



CREEPING CHARLIE. A children's name for the 

 fragrant little blue-flowered weed, Malva rottmdi folia, 

 which bears the "cheeses" dear to boyhood's memory. 

 The name is hardly dignified enough for most botanies. 

 This name is sometimes applied to Lysivnachia nummu- 

 laria. 



CREPIS (the application of this name is obscure). 

 Compdsitce. This variable genus contains a few hardy 

 annual and perennial herbs, especially C. Sibirica, 

 which resembles a sow-thistle in habit, and has corymbs 

 of reddish blue flowers, about the size of a hawkweed, 

 or a small dandelion. It is one of the coarser border 

 plants, and rare. Rather light, sandy soil, and full ex- 

 posure to the sun are essentials to the welfare of this 

 plant. It is contented in a rather dry position, either in 

 the rockery, or in the border. It is prop, by division. A 

 common plant on the moss of English thatched cot- 

 tages is C. virens, a yellow-fld. plant, resembling a 

 dandelion. 



Sibirica, Linn. Perennial, 2-3 ft. high, and at least as 

 wide when in bloom: plant covered with short rough 

 hairs: root, large, fleshy: Ivs. rough, wrinkled, coarsely 

 dentate, somewhat cordate, 12 in. long, including a pet- 

 iole half as long: fls. bright yellow: involucre loose, 



