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namental round the margin of ponds or 

 other water. 



CRESCI/NTIA. The Calabash Tree. 

 (Named after firsrcnti, an old author. 

 Nat. ord., Crrwatiitdx \ CrescentiacefeJ. 

 Linn., -TetrdHdria 1-Jfnitof/i/nia). 



The flowers of the Calabash-tree (C. Cujcte], 

 are intermediate between Gesnerworts and Big- 

 noniads, and in all the species are produced 

 from the old stems or branches. Stove ever- 

 green trees ; a mixture of loam and peat ; cut- 

 tings of ripened shoots root readily in sand, 

 under glass, in heat. 



C. acumina'tu (pointed- leaved; . 20. Green, 

 white. Cuba. 1822. 



cucurbiti'na (Gourd-fruited",. 10. White. 



West Indies. 1/33. 



Cuje'te (Cujete). 20. White. Jamaica. 1690. 



CRESS. (Lepi'd'mm sti'rt<m.) 



r<meties. There are three varieties : 

 Plain-leaved, which is the one com- 

 monly cultivated for salads; Curly- 

 leaved, equally good, and employed 

 likewise for garnishing ; Broad -leaved, 

 seldom cultivated. See Mustard. 



CRESS ROCKET. Vc'lla. 



CRI'NUM (From fouion, the Greek 

 name for Lily. Nat. ord., Amaryllids 

 [Amaryilidacere]. Linn., Q-Hcxandria 

 \-Moiioyynia). 



Nearly 50 species of Crinum, with numerous 

 varieties, and many cross-bred seedlings have 

 been described by Dr. Herbert. Many of them 

 are the most beautiful of this order. C. longi- 

 florum is perfectly hardy in England if planted 

 six or eight inches deep. It will grow in water, 

 but better on the margins of lakes, ponds, or 

 rivulets. The whole family delight in strong 

 rich loam, and an abundance of water when 

 they are growing. Bulbous plants of great 

 beauty ; rich loam, peat and sand ; readily in- 

 creased by offsets and many by seeds. 



HARDY. 



C. Ca'pensc (Common Cape). 2. Pink. July. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 1752. 



Herbc'rti( Herbert's). 2. Pink. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. 17/4. 



GREENHOUSE. 



C. angustifolium (narrow-leaved). 2. White. 

 June. New Holland. 1824. 



Austra'le (southern). White. April. Aus- 



tralia. 1/gi. 



crassifo'lium (thick-leaved). 2. Pink. Sep- 



tember. Cape of Good Hope. 17/4. 



fla'cdi&um (flaccid). 2. Pink. July. New 



Holland. 1816. 



tongifloirum (long-flowered). 2. Purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



longifo'lium (long -leaved). 3. White. 



Bengal. 1810. 



lorifo'liutK, (strap-leaved }. 5. White. July. 



Pegu. 1819. 



macroca'rpum (large-fruited;. l. July. 



Pegu. 1820. 



C. uiaHritia'nuin, (Mauritian;. 4. Pink. March. 

 Mauritius. 1812. 



molucca'ntun (Molucca;. 2. Pink. July. 



Moluccas. 1819- 



multifto'rum (many-flowered). 2. White. 



1822. 



peduncula'tutn (long flower- stalked). 3. 



White. July New South Wales. 1790. 



plicti'tum (plaited^. 2. White. July. 



China. 1818. 



ripu'ritim (river-bank 1 . 2. Pink. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 181b'. 



STOVE. 



C. Algoc'nsc (Algoa Bay). Red, white. Au- 

 gust. Cape of Good Hope. 1826. 



ama'bile (lovely). 5. Purple. July. East 



Indies. 1810. 



Amcrica'num (American). 2. White. July. 



South America. 1752. 



amce'num (pleasing). 2. White. East In- 



dies. 1810. 



la'oe (smooth-edged). 2. White. 



East Indies. 1819. 



nngustifoliitm (tall-narrow -lca\ed . 



2. White. East Indies. 1819. 



uHgu'aiinn (narrow). 1. Pink, July. Mau- 



ritius'. 1818. 



ano'nmlinn (anomalous). 1. White. July. 



China. 1822. 



uqua'ticum (water). 4. Pink. August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



arena'rinm (sand). 2. White. May. New 



Holland. 1822. 



bla'ndum (mild-looking]. 2. Blue. 



May. New Holland. I8S1. 



Asia'ticum (Asiatic Poison bulb). 3. White. 



July. China. 1/32. 



Australa'sicum (Australian). White. June. 



Australia. 1838. 



brachya'ndrum(short-stnmcned). 5. White. 



July. New Holland. 1819- 



brachyne'ma (short-stamened). White. East 



Indies. 1840. 



brat-tea' turn (bracted . 2. White. July. 



Mauritius. 1810. 



angustifotlium (narrow-leaved;. 2, 



White. July. Mauritius. 1810. 



brevili'mbum (short-fringed). 2. July. Pa- 



cific Islands. 1820. 



Broussone'ti (Broussonet's). \. Red, white. 



July. Guinea. 1740. 



Ca'ffrnm (Caffre). Red, white. September. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1825. 



cunaliculu'tum (channelled - leaved,. 4. 



White. July. East Indies. 1810. 



canalifo'lium (chahnclled-leaved). 2. July. 



East Indies. 1820. 



Curcya'num (Carey's). 2. White. July. 



Mauritius. 1821. 



Commeli'ni (Commelin's). 2. White. July. 



South America . 1 798 . 



confe'rtum (crowded). 2. White. June. 



New Holland. 1822. 



crue'nttt m (bloody -flowered). 4. Red. July. 



East Indies. 1810. 



declina'tutn (curved- down). 2. White. 



May. Silhet. 1818. 



dcfi'xum '(.denxed), 2. White. August. 



East Indies. 1810. 



di'stichum (two-rowed). 2. White, purple. 



June. Guinea. 1774. 



