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ingly numerous, and their increase from seed 

 every year is so great, that anything like a list 

 for reference could not be supplied in a bota- 

 nical catalogue. The names and descriptions of 

 these can be better obtained from the bulb lists 

 of nurserymen, which are published annually. 



Crocus blight. See Rhizoctbnia Crocbrum. 



Crossandra, Salisbury. From krossos, a fringe, 

 and aner, a male, or anther ; in reference to 

 the anthers being fringed. Linn. 14, Or. 2, 

 Nat. Or. Acanthaccce. Beautiful, free-flower- 

 ing stove shrubs, succeeding well in any light 

 rich soil, and easily propagated by cuttings in 

 sand. Synovyme : 1, Harrdchia specidsa, Ru- 

 ill 'a infundibulifdrmis. 



undulseMial Or.Scar. 3 8. Ev. S. 1J E. Ind. . .1800 

 flava . . . Yellow . 3, 8. Ev. 8. l\ Sierra Leone 



Cross-corn. See Zia CuraqHa. 



Crosswort. See Crucianilla. 



Crosswort. See VaUntia cruciate/,. 



Crostal. See Lecanbra parilla. 



CrotalAria, Linn. Derived from krotalon, a 

 Castanet ; the seeds are in inflated pods, and 

 rattle when shaken. Linn. 16, Or. 7, Nat. 

 Or. Fabacece. This is a numerous genus, some 

 species of which are very ornamental. O. 

 jtincca is said to be a valuable fodder ; they 

 require a mixture of loam and peat. The per- 

 ennial kinds may be increased by cuttings in 

 sand, under a glass. The annual and biennial 

 kinds merely require sowing. Synonymes : 1, 

 serlcea; 2, Mrta ; 3, Trifoli&strum ; 4, chi- 

 ninsis ; 5, laevigata ; 6, stricta, anthylloides ; 

 7, aerulea ; 8, imcan&scms. See Hypocalfptus, 

 Ncurocarpum, Oxyr&mphis, Rdfnia, Vascba, 

 and Vibirrgia. 



acuminata . Yellow 7, P. A, 1 C. G H. . . 1820 

 alata . . .Pa. yl. 7, 8. B. 1 Nepal . . . 1818 



B ana6 rghi " ] Tellow 6 > s - Ev - s - 2 E - Ind - • • ls2 ° 

 senegalensis . Yellow 6, 8. A. 1 Senegal . . 1819 

 specEsbilis . Purp. . 7, 8. A. 1J E. Ind. . . 1820 

 stipularis . . Yellow 7, 8. A. 1 Cayenne . . 1823 

 striata . . Yl. red 7, 8. Ev. 8. Mauritius . 1831 

 tenuifolia . . Yellow 6, 8. Ev. S. 2 E. Ind. . . 1816 

 theb&ica . Yellow 6, G. Ev. 8. 2 Egypt . . 1818 

 triantha . . Yellow 6, 8. A. 2 Mexico . . 1824 

 tuberdsa . . Purp. . 6, G. A. 1 Nepal . . .1821 

 tfirgida . . Yellow 7, S. Ev. S. 3 . 1820 



verruebsa 7 . Blue . 6, S. A. 1 W. Ind. . . 1731 

 acuminata . Blue . 7, 8. A. 1 E. Ind. . . 1731 

 vill6sa . . . Yellow 6, 8. A. 1 C. G. H. . . 1824 

 virgata . . Yellow 6, S. Ev. S. 3 E. Ind. . . 1816 

 anguslifblia, arboriscens 8, axillaris, benghal- 

 insis, bifldra, cv/rlata, diffusa, fenestrata, Mrta, 

 ineana, juncea, laburnifolia, lotifdlia, rtdcans, 

 micrdntha, nepaUnsis, oriocensis, pdllida, par- 

 vifldra, PaulAna, platycdrpa, prostrata, pul- 

 chilla, pulchdrrima, ptilchra, purpurea, quin- 

 quefblia, re&sa, rubigindsa, sagittalis, SaltiUna, 

 semperflbrens, serlcea, tetragdna, mtelMna, dl- 

 bida, ilegans, eUlptica, Orahdmi, lanceolctta, 

 Leschena&Uii, montana, rnysorinsis, nana, 

 nummuldria, parviflbra, platycarpa, Purshii, 

 sagittalis, spartiouies, trichdtoTna, undulata, 

 virgularis. 

 Cr6ton, Linn. From Jcroton, a tick ; in refer- 

 ence to the resemblance of the seeds. Linn. 

 21, Or. 10, Nat. Or. EwpTiorbiacex. A genus 

 (with the exception of one or two species) of 

 little interest. The bark of O. Cascarilla is 

 aromatic ; and the seeds of C. Tlglium are 

 purgative. They will all succeed in a mixture 

 of three parts loam and one peat ; and cut- 

 tings, with the leaves left on, root freely in 

 sand, under a glass, in heat. Synonymes : 1, 

 digitata; 2, Aleuritcs dmbinux. See Euphbrbia, 

 RUtlera, Croznphora, and Codiamm. 

 discolor . Wt.gn. 7, S. Ev. 8. 4 E. Ind. 



