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C.ala'ta (winged). 1. Pale yello\f. July. 

 Nepaul. 1818. Biennial. 



angulu'ta (angled). 1. Yellow. June. S. 



Amer. 1700. 



biala'ta (two-winged). 1. Yellow. June. 



1820. 



bifa'ria (two-rowed). 3. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1817. 



Burma'nni (Burmtinn's). 1. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1800. 



calyci'na (torgr-calyxed). 1. Blue. June. 



E. Ind. 1816. 



Cube'nsis (Cuba). 1. Yellow. July. Cuba. 1820. 

 fu'lua (tawny). 1. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 1817- 



glau'ca (milky-green). 1. Yellow. July. 



Guinea. 1824. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 1. Yellow. July. E.Ind. 



1818. 



. Langs do' rfii (Langsdorf's). 1. Yellow. June. 

 1820. 



mia-ophy'lla (small-leaved). $. Yellow. July. 



Arabia. 1820. Trailer. 



ova'lis (oval). 1. Yellow. July. Carolina. 



1810. Half-hardy. 



pu'milu (dwarf). . Yellow. June. Cuba. 



182:1. Trailer. 



purpura'scens (purplish). 1. Purple. July. 



Madagascar. 1825. 



-- Pu'rshii (Pursh's). 1. Yellow. June. N. 

 Amer. 1800. Half-hardy. 



Senegale'nsis (Senegal). 1. Yellow. June. 



Senegal. 181Q. 



specta'/iilis (showy). 1^. Purple. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



stipula'ris (Zwg'e-stipuled). 1. Yellow. July. 



Cayenne. 1823. 



tria'ntha (f.hrce-flowered). 2. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1824. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). 1. Purple. June. 



Nepaul. 1821. Greenhouse. 



verruco'sa (warted). 1. Blue. June. W. 



Ind. 1731. 



acuminn'ta (pointed-leaved) . 1. Blue. 



July. E. Ind. 1731. 



villo'sa (soft-haired). 1. Yellow. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1824. Half-hardy. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 

 C. argefntea (silvery). 1. Yellow. June. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1823. 



dicho'toma (forked). 1, Yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1824. 



obscu'ra (obscure). 2. Yellow. June. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1820. 



Theba'icn (Theban). 2. Yellow. June. 



Egypt. 1818. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 



C. anagyroi'des (anagyris-like). 6. Yellow. 

 July. Trinidad. 1823. 



anthyllin'des (anthyllis-like). 4. Yellow. 



August. E. Ind. 1789. 



Berteriu'na (Berter's). 2. Yellow. June. 



W. Ind. 1818. 



bractea'ta (Jarg-e-bracted). 4. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



Bro'wnea (Browne's). 4. Yellow. July. 



Jamaica. 1816. 



cajanifo'lia (cajan-leaved). 6. Yellow. Au- 



gust. S. Amer. 1824. 



Chine'nsis (Chinese). 2. Yellow. June. 



China. 1818. 



cytisoi'des (cytisus-like). 3. Yellow. July. 



E. Ind. 1826. 



folio'sa (leafy). 3. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 

 ft 18, 



C.ft-utico'sa (shrubby). 2. Yellow. June. Ja- 

 maica. l/l6. 



linifo'lia (flax-leaved). 1. Yellow. July. 



Nepaul. 1820. 



medicagi'neu (medicago-like). 1. Yellow, 



green. June. E. Ind. 1816. 



No'vce Holla'ndicB (New Holland). 2. Purple. 



June. N. Holland. 1823. Herbaceous 

 perennial. 



paniculu'ta (panicled). 3. Yellow. June. Java. 



1820. 



pelli'ta (furred). 1. Yellow. July. Jamaica. 



1820. 



pe'ndulu (hanging-down). 5. Yellow. August. 



Jamaica. 1820. 



procu'mbens (lying-down). 1. Yellow. June. 



Mexico. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 



Roxburghia'na (Roxburgh's). 2. Yellow. June. 



E. Ind. 1820. 



stria' ta (streaked-flowered). 3. Yellow, red. 



Mauritius. 1831. 



tenuifo'lia (fine-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. E. 



Ind. 1816. 



tu'rgida (swollen). 3. Yellow. July. 1820. 



virga'tu (twiggy). 3. Yellow. June. E. Ind. 



1816. 



CRO'TON. (From kroton, a tick ; refer- 

 ring to the appearance of the seeds. Nat. 

 ord., Spurgewurts [Euphorbiacese]. Linn., 

 21-Moncecia 10-Monadelphia. Allied to 

 Jatropha.) 



The most powerful of purgatives is Croton oil, 

 obtained from the seeds of "(7. Ti'glium. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs, except C.rosmarinifo'lia; loam 

 and peat; cuttings root readily in sand, under 

 glass, in heat. 



C. eleute'ria (Sea-side balsam"). 6. White, green. 

 July. Jamaica. 1/43. 



glabe'll't (smoothish. Laurel-leaved}. 6. 



White, green. Jamaica. 1778. 



linea'ris (narrow-teamed)- 6. White, green. 



July. W. Ind. 1773. 



pi'cta (painted). 4. White, green. July.' E. 



Ind. 1810. 



rosmarinifo' lia (rosemary-leaved). 5. June. 



N. Holland. 1S24. Greenhouse. 



Ti'glium (Tiplium). 10. White, green. E. 



Ind. 1/96. 



variega'ta (variegated). 10. White, green. E. 



Ind. 1804. 

 cri'sjta (curled). 6. White, green. July. 



E. Ind. 1804. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). 2. White, green. 



India. 1847. 

 me'dia (intermediate). 6. White, green. 



July. E. Ind. 1804. 



CROWBERRY. Empe'trum ni'grum. 



CRO'WEA. (Named after J. Crowe, a 

 British botanist. Nat. ord., Rueworts [Ru- 

 taceae]. Linn., \Q-Decandria \-Monotjy- 

 nia. Allied to Boronia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings root readily in sand, under glass ; 

 loam and peat. 

 C. elli'ptica (ovzl-leuved). S. Pink. July. 1845. 



lafifo'li'i (broad-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 1825. 



sail' gnu. (willow- leaved). 3. Purple. Sep- 



tember. 1790. 



stri'cta (upright). 2. Pink. 1845. 



CROWFOOT. Eanu'nculus. 



