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C. erube'scens Berbicc'fise (BerToice). 2, White. 



July. Berbice. 181 9. 

 Coranty'num (Corantyne). Pale red. 



June. S. Amer. 1820. 

 gla'brum a'lbum (smooth- white). White. 



June. S. Amer. 1820. 

 gla'brum ru'brum (smooth-red). Red, 



white, June. Maranham. 1824. 

 ma'jus (larger). 3. Red, white. July. 



S. Amer. 1789. 

 - mi'nus (smaller). l Red, white. July. 



S. Amer. 1789. 

 octoflo'rum (eight- flowered). White. 



June. Spanish Main. 1820. 

 rttbrili 1 rnium (red-fringed). Red. June. 



S. Amer. 

 viridifoflium (green-leaved). 3. White. 



July. Demerara. 1819. 

 ~ erythrophy'llum (red-leaved). 2. Red, white. 



July. E. Ind. 1825. 



exalta'tum (lofty). 3. E. Ind. 1820. 



Forbe'si (Forbes's). Red. White. July. 



Delagoa Bay. 1824. 

 formo'sum (beautiful). 2. July. Brazil. 1820. 



gigu'nteum (giant). 3. White. July. Guinea. 



1792. 



hu'mile (low). 1. White. October. 1822. 



imi'gne (noble). 3. Pink. November. E. Ind. 



181Q. 



La'ncei (Lance's). Red, white. July. Suri- 



nam. 1825. 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. Pink. July. 



E. Ind. 1806. 



Lindleya'num (Lindley's). White, purple. 



June. Marauham. 1824. 



Loddigesia'num (Loddige's). White, purple. 



August. Mexico. 



Paxto'ni (Paxton's). Red, white. June. E. Ind. 



pediolu'tum (pediolate). White. Purple. July. 



S. Africa. 1792. 



specta'bile (showy). White. July. Sierra 



Leone. 



prate'nse (meadow). White. June. E. Ind. 



1810. 



pro'cerum (tall). 3. White. July. Pegu. 1820. 



purpura'scens (purplish). Purple. June. 



Fernando Po. 1826. 



revolu'tum (rolled- back). l. White. June. 



Maranham. 1823. 



ri'gidum (stiff). White. June. E. Ind. 1810. 



sca'brum (rough). 4. Pink. May. Azores. 



1810. 



Si'nicum (Chinese). 1. White. China. 181Q. 



specio'sum (showy). 2. Pink. July. E. Ind. 



1819. 



stri'ctum (straight). l. White. September. 



1824. 



subme'rsum (submerged). l. Pink. July. 



Rio Janeiro. 1820. 



Sumatra'num (Sumatra). 3. White. July. 



Sumatra. 1810. 



undula'tum (waved- leaved). l. White. 



November. Maranham. 1824. 



venu'stum (graceful). 1. White, red. July. 



E. Ind. 1821. 



verecu'ndum (ruddy). 2. Pale red. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



yuccaoi'des (yucca-like). 2. ReJ, white. 



June. Guinea. 1740. 



Zeyla'nicum (Ceylon). 3. Purple. Job. 



Ceylon. 1771. 



- longisty'lum (Ions-styled). Pale red; Jaly. 

 E. Ind. 1806. 



CRISTA'RIA. (From crietz, a crest; tiio 

 form of the seed-vessel. Wat ord,, 



Mallowworte [MalvacefiB]. Linn., 1C- 

 Monadelphia 8-Polyandria. Allied to 

 Sida.) 



A very neat little hardy herbaceous perennid. 

 Peat ; cuttings during,the summer months. 

 C.cocci'nea (scarlet). . Scarlet. August. 

 Missouri. 1811. 



CRI'THMUM. Samphire. (From krithe, 

 barley; resemblance of the seeds to 

 barley. Nat. ord., Umbellifers [Apiacese]. 

 Linn., 5-Pentandria 2-Diqynia. Allied to 

 Seseli.) 



Samphire (C. mari'timum) i* excellent ia 

 pickles. 



C. latifo'lium (broad-leaved). l. Yellow. July. 

 Canaries. 1/80. Greenhouse evergreen. 



mari'timum(sea). 1. White., August. Britain. 



Hardy herbaceous. 



Culture. Cri'tfimummari'timum, though 

 a native of the sea-shore, may be culti- 

 vated successfully in the garden. 



Soil. It requires a sandy, rich soil 

 and the north side of a wall. 



Propagation. The roots may be 

 planted, or the seed sown, in April ; the 

 only cultivation required being to keep 

 the plants free from weeds, and to water 

 it about twice a week with water contain- 

 ing half an ounce of guano, and one 

 ounce of salt per gallon. 



CROCKING is putting a piece of pot- 

 sherd over the hole at the bottom of a 

 flower -pot, previously to adding the 

 drainage, &c. 



CEO'CUS. (A name adapted from Theo- 

 phrastus,. Nat. ord., Irids [IriclacesB], 

 Linn., 3-Triandria L-Monogynia.) 



Hardy bulbs. The saffron of the shops is the 

 dried stigmas of C sati'vus. The Sicilian saffron 

 is from those of C. odo'rus. 



C.albiflo'rus (white-flowered). J. White. Fe* 

 bruary. Austria. 



annula'tus (ringed). |. White. March. 



South-East Europe. 1629. 

 Ada'micus (Adam's). . Purple. March. 



Caucasus. 

 a'lbus (\\hite-Jlowered'). White. March. 



Opschina. 

 biflo'rus (two-flowered). . White. March. 



Crimea. 1629. 

 biflo'rus stigmato'sus (long - styled). |. 



White. March. 

 ccerule'scens (bluish). Bluish. February. 



Naples. 



estria'tus (unstreakedpc/s). Lilac. Fe- 

 bruary. Florence. 



Qrce'cus (Grecian). February. Greece. 



nubi'gena (cloudy). White. March. Mount 



Gargarius. 1845. 

 purpwa'scens (purplish-/toweral). Pur 



pie. March. Dalmatia. 

 puai'llus arge'nteus (Hilary). White. 



February. Pisa. 

 puffi'Llus lin'M'tus (liusd). rebruary._ 



Parma. 



