CRO 



CRY 



C. panicula'ta (panicled). 3. Yellow. June. 

 Java. 1820. 



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



1820. 



pe'ndula (hanging-down). 5. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1820. 



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



Mexico. 1823. Herbaceous perennial. 



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



June. East Indies. 1820. 



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



Mauritius. 1831. 



tenuifo'lia (line-leaved). 2. Yellow. June. 



East Indies. 1816. 



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



virga'ta (twiggy). 3. Yellow. June, East 



Indies. 1816. 



CRO 'TON. (From kroiou, a tick ; re- 

 ferring to the appearance of the seeds. 

 Nat. ord., Spwryewortt [Euphorbiace;e], 

 Lirin., 21 - Moncecia 10 - Monadelphla. 

 Allied to Jatropha.) 



The most powerful of purgatives is Croton oil 

 obtained from the seeds of C. TigliUm. Stove 

 evergreen shrubs, except C. rosmarinifolia ; 

 loam and peat; cuttings root readily in sand, 

 under glass, in heat. 



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

 green. July. Jamaica. 1748. 



glabe'lla (smoothish. Laurel-leaved'}. 6. 



White, green. Jamaica. 1778. 



linea'rls (narrow- tea y erf). 6. White, green. 



July. West Indies. 1773. 



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



East Indies. 1810. 



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



New Holland. 1824. Greenhouse. 



Ti'glium (Tiglium). 10. White, green. 



East Indies. 1796. 



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



East Indies. 1804. 

 cri'spa (curled). 6. White, green. 



July. East Indies. 1804. 

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



green. India. 1847. 

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



green. July. East Indies. 1804. 



CROWBERRY. Empc'trum ni'yrum. 



CRO 'WE A. (Named after J. Crowe, a 

 British botanist. Nat. ord., Rueworts 

 Rutaceee]. Linn., W-Decandria 1- 

 Monogynia. Allied to Boronia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol- 

 land. Cuttings root readily in sand, under 

 glass ; loam and peat. 



C.elli'ptica(ov*l-leaved). 3. Pink. July. 1845. 



lattjo'ha (broad-leaved), 3. Purple. July. 



Sali'gna (Willow-leaved). 3. Purple. Sec- 



tember. 1790. 



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

 CROWFOOT. Ranun'cidus. 

 CRUCIFERS. Crossworts. Flowers are 



called micifers when composed of four 

 petals placed opposite each other, like 

 those of the cabbage and turnip. They 



include all those plants arranged by 

 Linnaeus in the loth class of his system 

 Tetradynamia. 



CRUCIANE'LLA. Crosswort. (From 

 the diminutive of crux, a cross ; refer- 

 ring to the way the leaves are arranged. 

 Nat. ord., Stellates [Galiacea?]. Linn., 

 i-I'etrandria \-Monoyynia. Allied to 

 Rubia.) 



The leaves of all the plants in this order are 

 produced in whorls along the stem, hence the 

 name of the order, which has been reared on 

 the ruins of Rubiaceae, which is now cancelled. 

 The greenhouse species thrive well in loam 

 and peat, and readily increase by cuttings ; 

 the hardy perennial kinds by seed and division, 

 in garden soil. There are several annual spe- 

 cies, but not worth cultivating. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS. 



C. America'na (American). 1. Yellow. July. 

 South America. 1780, 



mari'tima (maritime). 1. Yellow. July. 



France. 1640. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



C. ano'mala (anomalous). 1. Yellow. July. 

 Caucasus. 1820. 



a! spent (rough). Greenish yellow. July. 



Iberia. 1837. 



chlorosta'chys (greenish - yellow spiked.) 



Greenish-yellow. July. Persia. 1837. 



Gila'nica (Ghilan). Yellow. July. Persia. 



1837. 



glomera'ta (crowded). 1. Yellow. July. 



Iberia. 1824. 



pube'scens (downy), 1. Purple. July. 



Candia. 1799, 



stylo'sa (large- styled). 1. Pink. July. 



Persia. 



suave'olens (sweet - smelling;. 1. Yellow. 



July. Russia. 1838. 



CRYPTOCHI'LUS. (From kryptos, hid 

 den, and cheilos, a lip ; the lip or label- 

 lum being partly hid by the sepals. 

 Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidacefe]. Linn., 

 20-Gi/nandria l-Monandri. Allied to 

 Acanthophippium. ) 



Stove orchid ; root division ; soil rough fibry 

 peat and rotten wood. 



C. sangui'nca (blood-coloured). 1. Scarlet. 

 June. Nepaul. 



CRYPTOCO'RYNE. (From kryptos, hid- 

 den, and koryne, a club ; the club-shaped 

 spadix, or spike, in the centre of the 

 flower is hidden by the hooded spathe 

 peculiar to this order. Nat. ord., Arads 

 [Araceoe]. Linn., 21- Moncecia 2-Dian- 

 dria. Allied to Arum.) 



Stove herbaceous perennial ; divisions, and 

 seeds when obtainable; loam and peat. Summer 

 temp. 60 to 80 ; winter 45 to 55, and dry. 



May. 



C. cilia 'ta (hair-fringed). Green, purple 

 East Indies. 1824. 



