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CoutoubAa, Aublet. The name given to it in 

 Guiana. Linn. 4, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Gentian&cece. 

 The species of this genus require a mixture of 

 peat and loarn ; increased by seed, which must 

 be sown in a hotbed frame, or in the stove. 

 Synonymes: 1, Exacum rambsum ; 2, E. spi- 

 catum ; 3, E. verticillatum, Genticma verticil- 

 lalci. 



ramdsa 1 . . White . 7, S. 

 spicata 2 . . White . 7, S. 

 verticillata 3 White . 7, S. 



A. 14 Brazil . . 1824, 



B. 14 Maran. . . 1823 

 B. 1 Trinidad . 1S18 



C6wa. See Garcinia Cbwa. 



Cowaqe. See MucAna. 



Cowage cherry. See Malplghia urens. 



Cowania, D. Don. In commemoration of the 

 services rendered to botany by the late Mr. 

 James Cowan, a merchant who visited and in- 

 troduced a number of plants from Mexico and 

 Peru. Linn. 12, Or. 3, Nat. Or. Rosacea. A 

 very beautiful and interesting shrub, about 

 two feet high, with large showy blossoms, 

 resembling the rose ; if it should prove suffi- 

 ciently hardy to endure our winters, it will be 

 a very great acquisition to the ornamental 

 shrubbery. It requires to be grown in sandy 

 peat, and may fee increased by divisions, 

 though it has, as yet, been found extremely 

 difficult to propagate, 

 plicata . . . Red . 6, H. Ev. S. 2 Mexico . . 



Cowbane. See Cicuta. 



Cowberry. See Vacclnium Vitis Idwa. 



Gowdxe pine. See Ddmmara austrdlis. 



Cow-grass. See Trifdlium medium. 



Cow-herb. See Sapoudria Vaccaria. 



Cow-itch. See Mucuna. 



Cow-parsley. See Heracleum pdnaces. 



Cow-parsnep. See Her&cleum. 



Cow's horn orchis. See Schomb&rgkia tibicina. 



Cowslip. See Primula viris. 



Cow-tree of Ceylon. See Gymnema lactifeva. 



Cow-tree of the Caraccas. See Galactodbn- 

 dron. 



Cow-wheat. See Meldmpyriim. 



Crab. See Pyrus mains. 



CrAcca. See Vicia Crdcca. 



Crake berry. See Empetrum. 



Crambe, Tournefort. The Greek name for Sea- 

 kale, or Sea-cabbage. Linn. 15, Nat. Or. 

 JSrassicacece. Some of the species are much 

 valued, and cultivated as vegetables. They 

 require a good rich soil, and may be increased 

 by dividing the roots, or by seed. See Sobo- 

 UwsHa. 



cordif&lia . White . 5, H. Tu. P. 4 Caucasus . 1822 

 marftima . White . 5, H. Tu. P. 14 Brit., sea sho. 

 tartarica . White . 6, H. Tu. P. 3 Siberia . 1754 



dspera, filifbrmis, fruHcbsa, hispdnica, orirnta- 

 lis, pinnadfida, renifdrmis, strigbsa. 



Cranberry. See Oxycbccus palustris. 



Cranberry of Tasmania. See Astrbloma hu- 

 mifusa. 



Crane's-bill. See Geranium. 



CrANIchis, Swarbs. From hranos, a helmet; 

 the form of the flower. Linn. 20, Or. 1, Nat. 

 Or. Orehidacece. A pretty little orchid, re- 

 quiring similar treatment to Bletia. 

 muec6sa . Wb. gr. . 7, S, Ter. J Jamaica . 1845 



Craniolaria, Linn. Derived from Jcranion, a 

 skull ; on account of the fancied resemblance 

 in the capsules. Linn. 14, Or. 2, Nat. Or. 

 Pedalidccoz. A greenhouse species, growing 

 about two feet high, and succeeding in any 

 light sandy soil, in which it merely requires 

 sowing. Synonyme: 1, Marti) nia craniolaria. 

 annua 1 . White . 7, G. A. 14 S. Amer. . 1733 



Craniotome, Bon. Derived from hrancion, a 

 helmet, and temno, to cut. Linn. 14, Or. 1, 

 Nat. Or. Lami&cece. See Anisbmeles. 



Craspedia, Forster. Derived from craspedon, a 

 fringe ; in allusion to the flowers. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asterdcem. Curious plants, 

 preferring a light loamy soil, and propagated 

 readily by cuttings in sand, under a glass. Sy- 

 nonymes : 1, Bichia glaikca ; 2, Rlchia glauca, 

 0. pilbsa, Podospirma pedunculare, C. glaHca. 

 glauca 1 . . Yellow 4, H. Her. P. 14 N. Holl. 1836 

 macrocephala Yah. w. 4, F. Ev. P. 14 V. D. L. 1834 

 plebeia . . Yellow 5, G. Ev. S. 14 N. Hell. 1823 

 Richei 2 . . Yellow 6, H. A. 1 Australia 1859 



Crassif6lia, thick-leaved, 



Crassula, Linn. A diminutive of crassus, 

 thick ; in reference to the fleshy leaves and 

 stems. Linn. 5, Or. 5, Nat. Or. Crassulaccce. 

 Succulent species, thriving best in a mixture 

 of sandy loam and brick rubbish, care being 

 taken to have the pots well drained ; cuttings 

 taken off and laid for two or three days in the 

 sun to dry, take root freely. Synonymes: 1, 

 Turgdsia alcHdes ; 2, T. capitellata ; 3, T. per- 

 tusa; 4, T. lingucefblia ; 5, T. obovdla; 6, 

 T. tomentdsaj 7, T. tArrita. See CurlSgyne^ 

 Grammdnthes, Globulea, Kalanchbe, Kalosdn- 

 thes, Larbchea, Turgdsia, and Vaudnthes. 



